Cervix Whisperer

Today I had my 36-37 week Dr.s appointment. They checked me and I am dilated to a 1 1/2. Which is way better than with Dylyn, I hardly dilated before they induced me with her. On a different note, we have been watching the baby's position very closely because he can't make up his mind. It seems to go every other check, one time he will be head up and the next he will be head down and so on. Today he has decided to be head UP! This does present a few problems. Dr. N said that we could turn him this week, turn him next week, or do nothing and see if he will turn on his own. The chances of a baby turning on their own when they are not a first pregnancy is 40-50%. We have decided to wait until next week and see what he decides to do. We have a plan to induce on the 1st, so this way we would only be a week away from delivery.

In the mean time, my sister Gina has found a list of home remedies for changing a breech position to try:

Burning mugwort-moxa sticks-outside of the little toe. Keep close enough to the skin to feel hot but not close enough to burn yourself.

Have your partner or a friend speak to the baby through a toilet paper tube placed down by the cervix. Be relaxed, friendly and gently encouraging. A warm voice and loving words might make the baby want to hear more and get closer to the sound.

Visualization-See in your mind's eye your baby's heavy head slowly and gently surrendering to gravity and sinking down towards your cervix. Imagine that your baby has already changed position and is head down, ready to be born.

Talk to your baby-Tell her or him all about your situation and request that she/he change position. You could say how much more comfortable it might be to have his head cradled by your pelvis and going with gravity, how much safer you would feel with her head down, or anything else that comes to mind.

Talk to yourself! Sometimes a mother holds her baby close to her heart due to fears of birth or parenthood, feelings about safety of the world the baby will be born into, or other emotional reasons. Explore why you might feel a need for your baby to be breech.

We have decided that our best bet lies within the second option. Now if we can talk Jerrmey into being the Cervix Whisperer! Can you believe the crazy things that people come up with?!?