My first kept me waiting until 39 weeks. We went in for a final ultrasound to confirm that she was still breech and to book a c-section (although knowing what I know now I would have tried to vaginally birth her as a breech) and I felt a massive roll while we were sat waiting. Sure enough, she turned. 4 days later she was born. So it's never too late until you are in labor. This one's just turned at 32 weeks after spending a week transverse desperately trying to get head down. I can recommend spinningbabies.com too.

Totally understand the worrying. I'm a week and a half from my DD with my 3rd, previous 2 were head down for the longest time. This one didn't go head down until 36 weeks, which made me really nervous... I did go to spinningbabies.com and tried the exercises (as I cannot stand the thought of a c-section) I dunno if the exercises made the difference or not, but after I did a few during one week @ the next appt she had flipped.

I know that my midwife said that they recommend going to a chiropractor who can adjust the pelvis to allow the baby to flip, often there is a pelvic rotation causing the uterus to have a slight turn to it also and she said that with about 90% of the women that they send they come back with a head down baby

You still have hope until you actually go into labor! I had a baby turn at the very last minute, the night before I went into labor. In fact, I've heard of babies turning in labor. And, it's not that awful to deliver a frank breech baby vaginally, if you have a provider who actually knows how to do it.

I'm 32 weeks also and my baby is not head down yet.. he switches between breech and transverse. My midwifes said not to worry, that if by week 36 the baby is not in position they would try to turn the baby from the outside. I'm a bit worried but not that much because I think the baby is just doing flips in there all the time right now. I can feel the kicks all over the place, it's not staying in one position at all.. With my other babies they were really in one position all the time, this one is different.

My first baby was breech all the way. He resisted all the rocking on all fours and attempts to move him. I was booked in for a c-section for the day after my due date, but never made it. The day before my due date I was in heavy labour at 11pm at night and the emergency theatres were all ready full, so the decision was made then and there to have him naturally. He arrived bottom first, folded in two, six hours later and I didn't even need a stitch! So don't worry, baby will arrive one way or the other. Breech delivery is more than possible and perhaps you should look for somewhere that's happy to do breech delivery, just in case. Although, in all likelyhood baby will turn, even if he leaves it to the last minute, my following three boys all did.

The main reason that most breech babies are delivered by c-section is because most doctors have not been taught how to deliver a breech baby anymore. There's a technique to it, and most doctors seem to consider a c-section to just be easier. (As evidenced by the extraordinarily high c-section rate in the US.) There's a little bit extra risk in delivering a breech baby vaginally, but there's also extra risk in a c-section (both to mom and baby), AND the recovery for a totally normal c-section is so much harder than the recovery for a totally normal vaginal birth.

Some forms of breech *do* warrant a c-section. I don't think it's possible to deliver a baby vaginally if he's lying transverse (side to side), and I'm personally not comfortable with the risks of footling breech (much higher risk of cord prolapse). But even then, you can wait until labor to see if they turn. In fact, the March of Dimes recommends waiting for labor to start whenever possible, even for planned c-sections, to lower the risk of iatrogenic prematurity (slight prematurity caused by doing an induction or c-section just a little bit too early, often because the dates were slightly off).

As far as turning it can be last minute, my second turned from head down to transver during labour laying on the bed as they were measuring conractions.... that was a little drama as the nurse could not leave my side as if my water broke they would have to reach inside to hold the cord from falling out.... I know a little to discriptive... sorry. And I would then be rushed for c-section, Dr walked in and turned baby outside and broke my water to keep him from turning again!
Worrying won't help you can only do so much. Good luck, I am going to check out that website sounds like a good place to hang out for a while.

thought I'd check back in, had my 37 week appt yesterday and Dr confirmed she is finally head down - nothing like waiting till the last minute! I'm happy because this means we can continue our plans to induce at week 39!

Awesome, I'm so happy for you that the baby turned head down! Just wondering, how come you are inducing the labor instead of waiting for it to start on its own?

because I have HG, 24/7 nausea and vomiting, I have a PICC line in my arm for fluids and meds, the bigger I get the harder it is to deal with the dry heaving. Everything is favorable, even though I have only gained to date 8 pounds baby is measuring a week ahead, my cervix is favorable, and now baby is locked and loaded. I am ready for it to be over. This is my third, HG with all of them, from about 4 weeks all the way to delivery.

Oh, I am sorry to hear you have it so rough I am sure glad that your baby is doing well and measurements are great, but it must be so hard on you and your body I hope everything will go well with your delivery and that the HG ends as soon as you have your baby. I heard some people still have HG after the delivery for a while, hopefully not you!