When did your Baby drop ?

2weeks to go, yet we're riding as high as ever.
I'd like to hear from some naturally-labouring mums that didn't drop
until the very last minute or so



--
Baby, I can't wait to meet you !
EDD: 10-Apr-2004

On Sun, 28 Mar 2004 13:30:57 +1000, melbgal1
wrote:



2weeks to go, yet we're riding as high as ever.
I'd like to hear from some naturally-labouring mums that didn't drop
until the very last minute or so

I don't remember ever dropping with #1. I went to my 39w appointment
on the Wed afternoon, the OB told me I was about 2 or 3/5th engaged
(which means that about half the head was still outside the pelvis)
and the next morning my waters broke. I didn't feel any changes in
fundal height or head movement from the day before so I'm guessing my
baby engaged while I was in labour.

Interestingly I could feel my third child engaging during labour, she
was high when my waters broke and when my contractions started but at
the contractions continued I could feel her getting closer and closer
to my cervix as it dilated. That was kind of weird.


--
Cheryl
Mum to Shrimp (11 Mar 99), Thud (4 Oct 00)
and Mischief (30 Jul 02)

says...
melbgal1 wrote:



2weeks to go, yet we're riding as high as ever.
I'd like to hear from some naturally-labouring mums that didn't drop
until the very last minute or so

I don't remember ever dropping with #1. I went to my 39w appointment
on the Wed afternoon, the OB told me I was about 2 or 3/5th engaged
(which means that about half the head was still outside the pelvis)
and the next morning my waters broke. I didn't feel any changes in
fundal height or head movement from the day before so I'm guessing my
baby engaged while I was in labour.

Interestingly I could feel my third child engaging during labour, she
was high when my waters broke and when my contractions started but at
the contractions continued I could feel her getting closer and closer
to my cervix as it dilated. That was kind of weird.

thanks Cheryl. I've only got a short torso, so i'm wondering if there's
really no room to move unless you're on the way out, so to speak


--
Baby, I can't wait to meet you !
EDD: 10-Apr-2004

I've got three kids, and all three times, baby didn't drop until
labour started i.e. with baby #2, I remember the midwife feeling my
belly and being able to grab his head ABOVE my pubic bone in early
labour - and he was in my arms 6 hours later.

Mary G.

melbgal1 wrote in message et...
2weeks to go, yet we're riding as high as ever.
I'd like to hear from some naturally-labouring mums that didn't drop
until the very last minute or so


I'm really not sure when I dropped...I am pretty sure it wasn't until
the day I went into labor. My stomach always looked like I was
carrying high (even when the doctor said critter was it -1 position),
and I never really felt like the pressure from critter pushing up into
my lungs let up until maybe the day of his birth. I wouldn't worry
about not dropping early at all!

-Michelle and Owen (3/17/04)

Drop? I've been carrying this baby around practically on my thighs for a
couple weeks now! Baby seems especially fond of this low position during
yoga class, which is not always helpful, either. Ocassionally plays at
being engaged, but so far nothing permanent.

-Karen, mom to Henry 3 3/4 and someone due in 4 weeks!-

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2weeks to go, yet we're riding as high as ever.
I'd like to hear from some naturally-labouring mums that didn't drop
until the very last minute or so

Here is one naturally-labouring mom whose baby didn't drop until the very
last minute ;-):-)

Elly
Mom to Erin - Oct 12th 2003

thanks all !

i'm not as worried now, and the more I think about my short torso, the
more I figure "if you're moving down, you're moving out"


--
Baby, I can't wait to meet you !
EDD: 10-Apr-2004