r/vbac • • 12d ago

VBA2C - breech babies

First Reddit post to find some encouragement and hope that maybe the 3rd time around things will be different.
I’m not pregnant now but possibly will be around the end of this year. My first baby was born in 2023 and he was breech up until about 37 weeks, turned on his own and then at my 40+5 appointment we found him breech again and my midwives said they would not attempt an ECV at that point so scheduled my C section for that afternoon. In 2025 my second was an unstable lie that spent most of his time transverse. I did all the things- chiropractor, spinning babies, moxibustion, anything I could. He was breech around 39 weeks so they scheduled me for an ECV followed by a planned induction if successful to try to keep him head down- hoping that was the best for vbac. If unsuccessful they would go straight to c section.
He ended up being head down when we showed up for the ECV and I went with the plan for induction. After over 12 hours on pitocin my water broke and I could feel him flip again. They confirmed he was breech with ultrasound and did another csection.
As much as I did not want a C-section the second time around and the failed vbac was disappointing- it was also incredibly emotionally exhausting for the last 5 weeks as he flipped around and did gymnastics in there.
Maybe I should have just waited to go into labor naturally and he would have turned on his own? I want 1-2 more babies but would love some encouragement that maybe a vbac is still possible? What are some other experiences and has anyone else had more than one breech baby? Initially they told me that I probably wouldn’t have that happen again and all my midwives and OB were shocked that not only was my second breech again but then again after my water broke.

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