My son was breech and born by c-section on October 27th, 2006.  I found out at 38 weeks that he was breech, after my OB did an exam and assured me that his head was down.  He must have suspected the baby was breech because he sent me for an ultrasound the next day.  The u/s tech confirmed the baby was breech, and my OB refused to let me try external cephalic version because my fluid was low.

 

I was furious that my OB mistook a head for a bum, and I was devastated that I was going to need a c-section.  I felt completely robbed of the experience of going in to labour.  I cried for days and tried everything I could to get the baby to turn.  I finally accepted the fact that he would be born by c-section. Before I found your website, I never realized how little say I had in the whole experience.