mrsS I'm sure they're just being over-cautious and covering all bases, be glad you're being well looked after and they're being super attentive!
rehune I believe its to do with the proportion of the baby's head (three fifths) that's in the pelvis, not really sure what it tells them other than that its head down and ready to go, and presumably the more engaged it is the closer you are to birth? I'm sure some babies are fully engaged for ages, while others don't engage til you're in labour. Hopefully someone will come along with a more succinct explanation!
I've made it to 34 weeks today, only one more week til I see midwife for first time in 9 weeks. I've noticed that when I lie down the baby takes the opportunity to really stretch out, and the bum is right up in my ribs, but when I'm standing it all drops and the bum is by my belly button. Very odd. Poor scrunched up child when I'm upright.
Having been totally convinced I'm having a boy, I'm now giving serious thought to the idea that it could be a girl. My junk food cravings have been replaced by the desire to eat apples, and the way the baby's bum is, is just like DD was. My early pregnancy cravings were more like the ones I had with DS though. Who knows?!
Now three friends have given birth on three consecutive days! Last night I chatted for an hour with the friend who gave birth on Monday, and it got me so excited about having this baby that I could hardly sleep all night, I'm uber impatient for the next 6 weeks to pass quickly.
Can anyone remind me what's supposed to go in a hospital bag? Mine contains baby grows, maternity pads, disposable pants, newborn nappies, and lots and lots of haribo 