1.    First of all, make sure you are drinking PLENTY of fluids to maximize the amount of amniotic fluid in the uterus. This helps the baby have more room to turn.
2.    Visualize your baby turning into the correct position. Talk to your baby. Prayer, communication with your baby and positive thinking can do wonders!
3.    Postural inversion, lie on a slanted board or with pillows under your hips for about 20 minutes, three times a day. You want your hips to be elevated 12-18 inches higher than your head.
4.    If you have access to a warm pool, do a headstand in the pool with someone there to help you. Do this several times and on several occasions if possible.
5.    Shine a bright flashlight onto your belly directly above the pubic bone. Put the flashlight directly on your skin!
6.    Put a frozen bag of peas (or another ice pack) at the top of your uterus, directly on the baby’s head if possible. You can do this at the same time as when you’re using the flashlight. Babies tend to move away from cold things and toward light.
7.    Another idea is to have Daddy talk to the baby with his mouth down in the same place where the flashlight is. Or put a small radio with music right in that spot. Any combination of these things can be done at the same time to maximize the effect.
8.    If the above tricks don’t work with Mom lying comfortably, try doing them with Mom on her hands and knees. Do the “pelvic rock” while in this position as well. This brings the baby up and out of the pelvis, giving it more room to turn.
9.    Find a chiropractor experienced in “The Webster Technique” for turning breech babies. I can recommend a good chiropractor if you’re interested.
10.    Ask your doctor about doing an external version if the baby is still breech at 36 weeks. Ask what his/her success rate is with this procedure.
11.    If you are successful in turning your baby to the correct position, keep it that way by sitting tailor style on the floor as much as possible from then on. Avoid sitting in lazyboy type chairs – you always want to keep your knees below your hips. This sitting position is a good idea to encourage baby to turn also.

*This is my midwife’s advice: Chiropractor first, then if that doesn’t work, use the slant board, swimming, and pulsatilla (homeopathic remedy.)

*This information is for informational purposes only. Contact your medical caregiver for diagnosis and treatment.

Author: Brenda Minica, CD (CBI)  – All rights reserved.