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32 - 37 weeks is the best time to turn a breech baby.

Here are some articles with tips and tricks. http://suite101.com/article/turning-a-breech-baby-a7421

http://www.babycenter.com/0_breech-birth_158.bc

Yikes, very likely! And the external cephalic version is very frequently successful. Some hospitals in the US are even starting to do vaginal breech births - mine does, and I know I'd be exploring that option if I ever had to. Don't be talked into a csection without all the information!

I have a friend who is 39 weeks and her baby just turned. You have time.

Here's a list of tips I found -

· Relax!
o Many times maternal fears lead to tense muscles (including those of the uterus), making the breech position the most comfortable one for baby, or the one in which it was stuck, and is then unable to move to vertex because of the confines of the uterus
o Necessary for other turning attempts to work—no amount of turning will get the baby out of breech if the uterine muscles are just too tense
· External Cephalic Version
o Basically, someone manually turns the baby head-down by pressing and pushing on the mom’s stomach
o This is typically done at 36+ weeks, and can be done during labor
o There is the possibility of cord compression or some other cause of fetal distress, so it’s typically done in the hospital, in case a quick C-section needs to be done
o Some other countries tend to do ECVs earlier (31 weeks or so); this tends to make it easier, because the baby is smaller, so there is more room in the uterus, but there is a higher possibility of the baby turning back breech in the intervening weeks
· Webster technique
o A chiropractic technique in which the body is manipulated to release stress on the mom’s pelvis and relax the uterus and ligaments
· “Breech tilt”
o Mom lays on something like an ironing board (or several large pillows) with one end on the floor and the other end propped up on a couch, with her head on the floor side
o Done three times a day for 10-15 minutes at a time
o Best done on an empty stomach and when baby is active
· Music
o Play nice relaxing music near your pelvis to induce baby to come closer to hear better
o Or play loud raucous music near your fundus so baby will move away
· Shine a light near your pelvis, or even between your legs
· Have the father talk to the baby, low on the belly, and tell him/her to move
· Hypnotherapy (helps to relax)
· Lots and lots and lots of pelvic rocking
· Elephant walking (walking on hands and feet, to get your rear-end up as high as possible)
· Swimming—diving into pool, doing somersaults, or walking on your hands in the water
· Acupressure
· Drink plenty of fluids
o This may help especially if low amniotic fluid is making not enough room for baby to move freely enough to turn
· Posture
o Keep your belly open by keeping spine straight and tall
o Sit “Indian style”, leaning slightly forward
o Watch out for “bucket seats,” recliners, and other types of seats that tip you slightly back
· Moxibustion (a Chinese herb that is rolled into a stick, then the end is lit and put on various acupressure points of your body)
· Various herbs
· An ice pack or frozen bag of peas where the baby’s head is, to encourage it to move.

Mine didn't turn and at this moment I'm up breastfeeding an utterly gorgeous baby girl who was born by c section last week. I opted not to have the ECV though. We tried moxa sticks instead. Baby is very likely to turn on its own, there's still loads of time. If not, a c section is really not that bad-I'm just over a week out and feel pretty good, despite the stigma attached to it. Good luck!