Will breech fetal legs be abnormal? Due to the limitation of space in the mother's body, the baby's limbs are generally coiled. This is a normal phenomenon. The position of the fetus in the uterine cavity can present a variety of postures. If you are pregnant for more than 30 weeks now, the fetal position is still like this, which will affect the future delivery.
Pregnant women should concentrate in a quiet room, and it is best to count the number of fetal movements in the lateral position, three times in the morning, three times in the evening, each time 1 hour. The sum of three fetal movements multiplied by 4 is the total number of fetal movements of 12 hour, and it is normal to exceed 30 times.
If your baby is breech, it means that the baby is not a normal fetal position with his head down, but his head is up close to the upper end of your uterus.
After 8 months of pregnancy, there is not much room in the uterus. Most babies will take a head-down posture in order to make better use of limited space. This posture is called head position, or the top is exposed first.
At the time of full-term delivery, about 97% of babies will be in this position, and most of the rest will be in the breech position. There are three breech positions: straight breech position with legs (hips come out first, feet are placed on the floor close to the head), complete breech position (hips come out first, cross legs), and feet come out first (breech position with one foot or two feet coming out first).
Usually, the doctor will feel the position of the baby's head, back and ass by touching your lower abdomen to judge the fetal position. Sometimes, B-ultrasound can also be used to locate the baby.
How to correct fetal breech position 1, knee-chest recumbent position practice
Knee-chest recumbent position exercises can be done before, after and during the 28-32 weeks of pregnancy, every morning and evening 1 time, every time 10 minute, and the fetal position can be turned positive for 1 week. Its posture is: on the bed or on the floor, chest and knees on the bed, hips held high, thighs perpendicular to the bed, chest as close as possible to the bed surface, but pay attention to loosen the belt before doing it.
2. Fetal inversion
If at 37 weeks, your baby is still in the buttocks, that is, breech position, the doctor may advise you to turn the baby upside down and try to turn it over to increase your chances of giving birth naturally. The specific method is to touch the fetal head on the abdominal wall by hand, then slowly transfer the fetal head into the pelvic cavity, and then push the buttocks up. Of course, this treatment must be done by a doctor. If you mess around, it will cause the umbilical cord to wrap around the neck or the fetus to peel off prematurely. If the baby's buttocks and feet have reached into the small pelvis, it is difficult to reverse, or the fetal heart has changed during the reversal. We can't force it, so we have to let this "stubborn" child stand up and give birth. It is suggested that caesarean section is safer.
3. Moxibustion therapy
This ancient Chinese medicine therapy is an important point to stimulate the body through hot herbs. In order to help breech babies correct fetal malposition, acupuncturists or Chinese medicine practitioners will put wormwood on the acupoints near your little toe, which is said to stimulate the baby to increase the activity and change the posture. Some small-scale studies show that moxibustion may have a certain effect on correcting fetal malposition. If you want to try, please consult a doctor first, and then go to the Chinese medicine hospital to find a qualified acupuncturist to help you.