Joined: 13 Jan 2004 Posts: 1436 Location: Grand Blanc, Michigan
What Do Ya Think? Posted: 05-20-04 20:14pm
K im sure its absolutely nothing but im a
paranoid girl so ya know.. Anyhow, I
feel like the baby is all the sudden
lower.. And I feel like when I stand
sometimes now, I feel heavier lower and
like I have more pressure. Do you think
the baby just switched position and put
his head down like its supposed to be?
You dont think he couldve already
'dropped' do you? I mean that happens I
think only a few weeks b4 labor and im
only 31 weeks (today!) its just I was
carrying quite high everyone said, and now
I seem a little lower. Thanks~! O
yeah, im finally startin to feel him move
alot more throughout the day and nite, I
wasnt barely ever b4, now I finally am, so
he must be packin on the lbs! Supposibly
he weighs 3-3.5 lbs or so right now* (or
so some books say)
ps. For those who are preg, how far are
we all today???
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mumof2
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Posts: 307 Location: Australia
Posted: 05-20-04 20:33pm
They say with first pregnancies it is
normal for the head to engage (atleast
partially) form 30 weeks on, it helps to
stretch out the muscles and ligaments that
have never been stretched b4, so that it
isnt such a shock to them when the time
comes. With second and beyond pregnancies
it is common for the baby to move in and
out of the engaged position because it is
all stretched and anot as tight as with
the first baby, and there for it isnt till
the last weeks when its own weight and
size catches it into place, with some
second babies it is common for the baby
not to engage till right before the birth,
even as late as when the mother is in
labour.
It sounds as though you are engaging, yay
for you your breathing will become eaiser
and you will feel lighter. Keep an eye on
your weight, it has been noted that most
pregnant women will lose 1 kg (2.2 pounds)
in the days leading up to the birth!
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babyrae
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Posts: 2957 Location: Manitoba, Canada
Posted: 05-20-04 21:34pm
Aww hun I had the same thing! I was
workin and I felt pressure and I didnt
know if baby dropped and some lady told me
to go to the hospital right away cuz thats
how she had premature labor so I got all
scared and called my doc and went to see
her and she told me its nothing really to
worry about unless its followed by
continuous lower backpain and pain across
the abdomen. She said some women could
even start feelin some sort of pressure
at about 25 weeks! This happened to me
like 4 weeks ago and sometimes every now
and then I get a lil bit of pressure but
the doc reassured me its okay hope I helped!
hope I helped!
