Need help with a breech baby?
You have questions, but information about breech is notoriously difficult to come by.
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This book is like a private consultation, a knowledgeable friend, sitting down with you on your couch, walking you through your options.
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Why are babies breech?
When do babies turn head down?
How to tell if your baby is breech
Is your uterus misaligned?
When to be concerned about breech
Are breech babies normal and healthy?
How to turn a breech baby naturally
What is most likely to work
ECV: What to expect
ECV: Research and Wisdom
Risks Associated with Breech Babies
Safety of Vaginal Breech Birth
Scientific Research on Breech Birth
Who delivers breech babies?
Comparing Vaginal and Cesarean Birth
Emotional Support for Decision-making
Why Providers are Hard to Find
Your Rights and Choices
Risk Analysis
Plus!
Fetal Positioning Checklist
Here is the information you need to be truly informed.
“Here’s a much needed conversation for parents on a breech perspective from a mother who speaks from experience!”
-Gail Tully, CPM
Minneapolis, MN
SpinningBabies.com
“The Breech Baby Handbook is a great resource for all things breech. Lauren provides everything a family will need to make an informed decision about the delivery of their baby. This handbook is educational, concise and entertaining, during what can be a very difficult and stressful time for mother to be. I would highly recommend this guide to help families feel less overwhelmed and more empowered to make a decision that is right for them.”
-Erin Smith, M.Ac, L.Ac.
www.erinsmithlac.com
“This is a very well-researched handbook, and I think it will be a must-have for all birth workers and parents faced with the decision on how to bring their breech babies safely into the world.”
-Kristi Keen, CBE, BBCI
Sugar Land, Texas
keendoula.blogspot.com
“Having h
ad a breech baby myself, I can attest to the fact that navigating the medical side of birth while trying to explore the options for breech birth can be very frustrating. Not only was the information lacking and hard to find but the support was as well. Lauren’s Breech Baby Handbook is an amazing resource for breech moms because, instead of moms scrambling through various websites or research studies to figure out their options, Lauren has done the leg work for us and laid out all the information in this handbook. Now as a birth doula, I can use this handbook for my clients as well to help them navigate their options.”
-Cameo Sherman, DOULA
Bowie, Maryland
www.mamanamaste.com
Need more?
Try a Package with More Resources!
Flip a Breech “Try Everything” Program
For women who “would do anything” or want to “try everything,” this customizable program makes the book actionable. You will learn a healthy, 10 minute morning and evening routine to help you and your baby settle *down*. Helpful instructions, 16-day checklist, and Morning & Evening Routine posters.
Micro-courses on:
Vaginal Breech Birth
Better Cesarean
Preventing Breech Babies
Watercolor visualization poster
Vinaver Method Instructions
Try turning your baby at home with exercises in one day.
Fear release mp3
Plus accompanying script
Handbook
Breech Baby Handbook pdf
Detailed instructions for 17+ turning methods
Wisdom and calm from an experienced breech mom
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Handbook PLUS
Breech Baby Handbook pdf
Detailed instructions for 17+ turning methods
Wisdom and calm from an experienced breech mom
Try Everything Program to turn a breech baby, including a 16 day checklist, visualization poster, and more!
Tutorial for the Vinaver Method, which uses exercises to turn a baby head-down in as little as 24 hrs.
Micro-course on preventing breech position
Micro-course on vaginal breech research
Micro-course for better cesareans
Micro-course: Breech 101
Fear release script
Fear release mp3
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Professional Certification
Breech Baby Handbook pdf
Detailed instructions for 17+ turning methods
Wisdom and calm from an experienced breech mom
Print and Share License: Choosing this option will grant you license to copy and share the following with your clients:
Tutorial for the Vinaver Method, which uses exercises to turn a baby head-down in as little as 24 hrs.
Micro-course on preventing breech position
Micro-course on vaginal breech research
Micro-course for better cesareans
Micro-course: Breech 101
Fear release script
Fear release mp3
Plus lots more!
LICENSE TO COPY supplemental materials.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why did you write this Handbook to put out there?
I’ve spent a lot of time learning about and researching breech babies….thinking about all the hows and whys and what ifs, checking out every new study. I put up a website to organize and share this information about four years ago (MyBreechBaby.org). Around 300 people visited the website every day. (Recently, MyBreechBaby got a big updating and moved here to Better Birth.) Women regularly contact me to help them determine their options. They are almost always feeling needy, lost, afraid, confused, overwhelmed.
I wrote the Breech Baby Handbook to offer women and their partners a clear, comprehensive springboard to move forward with a breech baby.
How is this different than your website?
The website is a useful collection of breech information, available free for everyone. The Handbook is that information plus more, in an easy-to-read format. The Handbook contains everything I know about breech that may be helpful to you, is simply organized and easy to navigate. There are more charts and pictures, more details and it’s much easier to find what you need at a glance. The sections on research are more thorough and contain more links to studies. The Handbook will save you time.
Breech Baby Handbook is like taking a crash course in breech birth and having a consultation for your situation. The website is like access to a pile of my notes.
It sounds a lot like what is available free on Better Birth…is there overlap?
The Handbook contains everything you will find on the website plus more, laid out in a way that helps you apply what you learn. You can find much of the raw information in the breech section of Better Birth, but you will have to wade through it. The Handbook is more complete, it’s easy to navigate, printable, clear, and contains more research, links to studies, graphs, charts, and how-to information.
Can I learn this for free elsewhere?
Breech is a very niche topic. You are unlikely to find a book at your library–or even on Amazon–about breech. The exception is Breech Birth by Benna Waites, sometimes available on Amazon, which is excellent and worth a read if you have the time. Some websites, such as Birth Without Fear blog, sometimes feature breech birth stories or carry posts about breech birth and options. But if you want to have it all at your fingertips and begin helping yourself or your client as soon as possible, Breech Baby Handbook will take you from confusion and stress to a clear path forward.
Can you learn everything I did for free? Besides the price of a few conferences and a number of print books, I got all my information, science, and wisdom for free and so can you. The internet is huge. The availability of balanced information on breech is thin. This book is a distillation of what I’ve learned through all of it over almost 5 years. If you really want to know what there is to know about breech, you can save yourself a lot of time. Even if you only use the Handbook for the links to studies and as a platform for continued study.
What is different about the package?
The HANDBOOK PLUS! package comes with the book plus a number of other resources that make applying breech knowledge easier. Many women with breech babies feel lost. If you are looking into breech because you want to turn your baby in order to avoid a cesarean, the package includes a step-by-step 16-day program called Try Everything to walk you through all the turning options that have helped people. The program includes a printable watercolor poster, more specific directions, a daily check-list, and a fear-release meditation. It also includes a few micro-courses, which are one-page printable graphics to learn about topics at a glance. Included are: Better Cesarean, Research on Vaginal Breech Birth, Preventing Breech Position.
Is there really that much to say about breech babies?
If you have a breech baby or want to help people who do, you know that these decisions are not easy to make. There is also a lot of discussion about breech babies–they are controversial. So if everyone were in agreement about what to do in the case of a breech baby you would not need a book to help you. But everyone is not in agreement, and this book helps you to see what people who have been working with and around breech babies have to say.
Why should I trust you to provide this information?
Besides having spent a lot of time researching, learning, and talking with professionals about breech babies, I am a childbirth educator and the mother of a breech baby. Most of all, I have a brain, I can read, and I’ve been using that to learn about breech babies because I want to help you. I want women with breech babies to feel more confident and calm. I want you to have access to the information you need to make an informed decision, and I want you to feel good about making it. The power should be in the hands of the people the decisions most affect. Your care provider, if she even has time to talk to you, probably doesn’t know all that much about breech. Information belongs in the hands of the consumers, so that’s where I am putting it.
Are you biased?
Of course. Breech is very controversial. I have heard it all, and I am presenting most of it to you. Some people don’t believe you should try to turn a baby through any means. I believe that babies will often turn head down if given the right environment, and I show you how to create that—at no risk to your baby. Some people believe breech birth is dangerous. Though the Breech Baby Handbook is very clear about the fact that cesareans are sometimes safest and there is no pressure to choose vaginal birth, I also want to bring back Vaginal Breech Birth so that those women who choose it can do so safely and easily. The Handbook dispels a lot of myths about vaginal breech birth and encourages women who feel good about it to pursue it.
Do you give refunds?
Yep. If the Handbook does not help you, let me know within 30 days and I’ll issue a refund. All I ask is that you let me know what was missing so I can make it more helpful for people.
