Comments on: My Baby is All Ass-Backward

By: Carly Burt

Carly Burt — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:03:45 +0000

I’ll probably go see one just to see if I should avoid working out. I don’t trust them to fix me up, but I can definitely trust them to let me know what I need to avoid.

By: Teresa Strasser Welcomes Son Nathaniel James - Celebrity Wildcard | Celebrity Wildcard

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:56:22 +0000

[...] 24th, the proud new mama announced on Twitter. Nathaniel was delivered via scheduled cesarean due to frank breech positioning, Teresa [...]

By: shiduri

shiduri — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:16:29 +0000

I love this post. (and your blog in general.)

Little Homie is breech, and I referenced your idea (and your blog) in my recent blog entry…

Feel free to read it

My Va-Jay-Jay Needs a DJ!

By: Teresa Strasser Welcomes Son Nathaniel James – Celebrity Baby Blog – People.com

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:02:02 +0000

[...] 24th, the proud new mama announced on Twitter. Nathaniel was delivered via scheduled cesarean due to frank breech positioning, Teresa [...]

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:03:45 +0000

I have a friend who had this problem and had heard that placing something cold near the baby’s head would make her turn around. With low expectations, she tried it by placing a bag of frozen peas on top of her belly and it worked! The baby turned around.

Good luck with everything!

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:42:59 +0000

T, I heard ‘Home On the Range’ when young and have been seeking wide open spaces ever since.

By: All Torn Up

All Torn Up — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:46:23 +0000

~T,
Nothing like a good ol’ fashion turning. My son came out arm first like Superman. The doc decided that he could SHOVE, errr place, my son’s arm back at his side. Thank God for the epidural!

No matter which delivery method is used for you, I know you’ll be a great mom! I wish you the best!!

P.S. The doctor was successful and thanks to my sister-in-law I have pictures and one hell of a story about how the doctor was “elbow deep”. Ha!

By: Kelli

Kelli — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:27:37 +0000

How about a children’s song.

“Down, down, baby! Down, down, the roller coaster. Sweet, sweet, baby. Sweet, sweet, don’t let me go. Shimmy, shimmy cocoa pop. Shimmy, shimmy ride…”

By: Vic_T

Vic_T — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:41:32 +0000

I also agree! The C-Section scar is SO tiny – you’re amazed a baby can fit through there! I wore a teeny bikini in Hawaii this past summer and must say I looked great! hehe

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Sitting Stretch Mark Shiva « Exploiting My Baby : A Blog by Teresa Strasser — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:53:44 +0000

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By: Brad in Ohio

Brad in Ohio — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:06:50 +0000

“Livin’ Thing” by Electric Light Orchestra.

Good luck, T.

By: Tricia

Tricia — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:00:26 +0000

Flip, Flop And Fly – Jerry Lee Lewis

By: B

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:06:19 +0000

Ok… I had a c-section (emergency) 2 weeks ago. On the plus side, it all went very fast. Actually I had gone into labor and was 10 cm dilated when they brought me to the operating room , but the baby’s heartrate had dropped and we couldn’t take the chance to go natural. On the downside, don;t let anyone tell you the recovery is fun. The hard part is that you have a hard time getting up and down, especially out of bed to get the baby in the middle of the night every 2 hours. Pain meds helped for sure but after a week, I needed my wits about me so I could take care of the baby No regrets on the c-section (I had the choice to go natural once her heart rate stabilized – after the full paralyzation through the Epi but I said no). I was happy to have a quick delivery and no horror stories of a 48 hour labor. Just sucks not being able to get up and not being able to get around or drive for a couple of weeks. Oh .. wait.. one other thing, I had the most freakish swelling in my feet from all of the fluids they gave me.. I had never seen anything like it!!!

By: Jennifer L.

Jennifer L. — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:53:28 +0000

Hi,

There are medical ways you can get your baby to turn around. My massage therapist who had a home birth was told she needed a c-section. That was out of the question for her so she found a doctor who had experience with turning breech babies around. She said he used a muscle relaxant in order to turn her baby. She delivered at home with a midwife a few days later. It’s called “external cephalic version”.

LOVE your blog, by the way. I’m 7 weeks pregnant and it gives me a lot of comfort to read your blog. I have been a fan of yours for a long time now and am so thrilled for you! I’m sending good thoughts your way and can’t wait to hear more updates!

By: Donna from Seattle

Donna from Seattle — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:24:44 +0000

Hi T, Just wanted to let you know I had a breech baby and went into labor before my scheduled C section. The scar was no big deal because it was low and the healing time was pretty quick. Not real painful. I would definitely have another without a second thought. I had really thought the baby was going to be a girl but turned out I had a boy. I can say that I am sooo happy to have a boy- especially since all my friends have girls and he has been so much easier. Motherhood has been the best experience of my life (not always easy but so rewarding). Best wishes to you and your new family.

By: Emily

Emily — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:42:23 +0000

I agree with you Mike I,

T, I just had an emergency C-section on sept 6th after contracting for 2 days straight (first baby) and the scar is soooo not that bad. I’m actually kind of proud of it Good Luck!!!!

By: Erica

Erica — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:33:34 +0000

“Here comes the sun” by George Harrison
“Hot child in the city” by Nick Gilder
“Hold your head up” by Argent
“Hello it’s me” by Todd Rudgren

By: Craig

Craig — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:15:32 +0000

As you are now unfortunately out of work, Teresa, I would like to say we, your readers, should all be so generous as to chip in to send to you Six Flags for a day to see if we can shake that baby like a British nanny until it turns upside down; however, I’m sure at this point there’s no chance in hell you’d be able to sneak past the “you must be under this wide” sign to get on any of the good rides. Therefore, I can only wish the best of luck to you, your husband, and the bundle of genes currently awaiting delivery in your womb. Perhaps by the time you’re ready to spit out that second baby you want so badly, Ace will have developed some type of human paint shaker machine that can turn an unruly seed on its head in the event that this happens again.

All the best!

By: Rory

Rory — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:22:09 +0000

Just out of curiosity, why are they scheduling it a week early? (Maybe you answered this earlier…)

I think someone might have said it already, but in the end, it doesn’t matter how the baby arrives, only that he did.

It’s funny, everyone tells you about how they forgot the pain afterward (labor or c-section). I have to say, I remember the whole event clearly (labor and c-section). I remember not being particularly happy, I remember how I felt, but despite that I don’t particularly have unpleasant memories of the whole thing. Weird.

By: Teresa Strasser

Teresa Strasser — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:04:22 +0000

I love this. And I love lefties. My dad, brother & grandfather are all left-handed. It’s nice to hear something positive about this breech thing.
C-Section scheduled for Sept. 24th, unless Buster decides to bust out sooner. Promise to keep you posted and can’t thank you enough for the support and new year’s well wishes.
T