Hey hun.
Holly was breech and they offer you an ECV. You dont have to have it if you dont want to. They normally say you are a good candidate for it if you have previously had a child/children naturally.
You go in at 37 weeks and they do it in the hospital (just in case they start labour off when doing the ECV, which isnt common, so dont worry).
They gave me an injection in my leg which relaxes your womb for about half an hour. You cant feel anything, it just means that if you are having braxton hicks, etc. that they stop for a bit. They scan you again, just to confirm that baby is still breech.
Then they kind of lay you back on the bed and a consultant/registrar comes and tries to turn the baby. It is pretty uncomfortable, but well worth it if they do manage to turn the baby. They scan you throughout to make sure that baby is happy. They wont go on doing it for long as the injection only lasts the half an hour. My consultant said that they either manage it in the first ten minutes. If they cant, the baby is unlikely to move.
They tried to turn Holly 3 times but unfortunately she wasnt having any of it. It turned out after she was born (by c section because she was breech) that her leg was stuck so thats likely as to why she wouldnt/couldnt turn.
If baby wont turn they will either offer you a c section or, if they have the qualified staff, a breech delivery. I opted for the c section due to it being statistically safer for the baby, which as her leg was stuck turned out the best option for her.
Just shout if you want to know anything else hun xx
