if baby's head engages early does it follow baby will arrive early?

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Am 36 weeks with 2nd baby and it is halfway engaged already. Bump is so low. Couldn't bring myself to ask the midwife this Q today as I felt sure she would tell me there's no way of knowing and I would so like the baby to come early or on time.

My second baby engaged at about 35 weeks. She was born at 41 weeks. Sorry!

DD was 2/5 engaged for nearly 5 weeks. >thud< Sorry. Hope you have better luck than me!

Hi No sorry it doesnt go hand it hand i went into early labour at 36 weeks and was fully engaged it all stoppped thankfully and I am still here 38+5!

DD1 engaged at 34 weeks and was born at 40+6

My son was engaged at 35 weeks and born at 42 +4

Nope (sorry) my DS engaged at 32 weeks - contractions started 40 weeks on the dot born at 40 weeks +1day.

Mind you I noticed I could eat again as he'd moved down away from my stomach

DS1 was not engaged at all when I went to the doctor and then was born the next day....

oh bums. Had a feeling it would make no difference. Please no 41/42 weeks for me this time

engaged at 35 weeks......dd born 42weeks after induction

Sorry - this baby engaged at 20 weeks. He's staying in for the duration whether he likes it or not.

Also with DD she was engaged from 25 weeks till 37 when she flipped to breech, twice, before free floating for the rest of the pregnancy!

20 weeks, bloomin nora. It's sooooooo umcomfortable, I feel like I've got a bowling ball hanging between my legs. I don't think ds could have engaged properly til I was in labour as it never felt like this with him. Will have to stop second guessing and be patient, she'll come when she's ready

My GP asked if I had some sort of water infection because I was 'walking like John Wayne'.

BTW, it's very worth sitting on a birth ball, reduces the pressure on your bladder.