Heads Up!! Most babies enter the world “head first.” But, some babies come the other way around. If they have their feet, butt, or knees down, they are breech. In many cases, babies can be born breech. This article will help you understand your baby’s position, a few ways to get a baby into an optimal position, and understand what to expect if you decide to have a vaginal birth with your breech baby.

Babies have sleepy times, and wake times throughout the day. Knowing your baby’s normal movements will help you respond quickly in the rare event that something changes. This simple daily check-in can literally save a baby’s life.

Ideally, labor should begin on its own. But in rare circumstances it’s necessary to nudge someone into labor. IMPORTANT: The strategies in this article should NOT be used without first consulting your midwife. This article explains things that can be done to support the natural onset of labor if needed.

If the is you first birth (or the first time you get to go into labor spontaneously) you might be anxiously anticipating that moment when you get to utter those classic TV words . . . “Honey! It’s Time!”. If only it was that easy to know if labor has started. Often, you won’t know exactly when labor started until you reflect back after labor is pretty advanced.

What if I told you there was something you could do that would

• make your labor shorter

• reduce your perception of pain

• reduce your stress and anxiety

• help prevent lacerations in birth

• improve safety in your birth

• increase your potential of birthing without medication

When labor is “wonky” — long, uncoordinated, unusually painful or uncomfortable — it might be because the baby isn’t quite in the best position.

Spinning Babies is the original collection of functional, physical movements moms can try to balance their pelvis, bring their baby into an optimal position, and help make labor easier and faster.

Unfortunately, many physicians are unwilling or reluctant to attend a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC).  So, women who had a cesarean birth who don’t want a repeat cesarean without a medical reason often turn to midwifery care for their births. Frisco Midwifery has created this page to help you understand the benefits, risks and special considerations of Vaginal Birth after Cesarean (VBAC).