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Can I Get My Breech Baby to Turn?

Baby is breech! Anything I can do to get him to turn?

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Baby is breech! Anything I can do to get him to turn?

The Bump Expert

Unfortunately, there's no surefire way to make baby shift. If there were, we would rarely see breech babies. Still, there are a couple of things you can try. (These aren't necessarily proven effective, but they aren't total hogwash either -- both methods have seemed to turn a number of fetuses in scientific studies.)

Knee-chest position

Get on your hands and knees (in a crawling position) on the bed, and lay your head, shoulders, and chest flat on the mattress. If your belly is pressed against your thighs, scoot your knees back until it's hanging free. Hold for 15 minutes, and repeat every two hours while awake.

Moxibustion

Acupuncturists experienced in turning breech babies may be able to urge baby to flip by burning an herb -- moxa, aka mugwort -- near your little toe. (Nope, we're not kidding.)

Plus, more from The Bump:

Shift a Breech Baby?

Delivering a Breech Baby?

Reasons for Breech Birth

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Can I Get My Breech Baby to Turn?

Yogis swear by Cat-Cow poses. Lots of them. 2-3 times a day. Also, if you can find a chiropractor that has training with the Webster technique, it's definitely worth a try to avoid surgery (if it's not in your birth plan)! ALSO I've read that babies do not like menthol, so some swear you can slather mentholatum ointment on the top of your bump and baby will turn away from it.

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