When does a second baby engage?

[MrsHappy]

That's it really!

I am coming up to 35 weeks so realise it is early days and this baby's head is down but free.

My DD was engaged to a lesser or greater degree by about 32 weeks (not that it helped: she was nearly 2 weeks late and got stuck), but I suppose I am hoping for a sign that I don't have another 7+ weeks of giant-waddling-full-of-cold-crying-for-minor-reasons-sleepless-hormonalness to go, so was really hoping that it does not matter that this baby has not yet engaged.

Thanks!

My DS2 didnt engage until labour and DS3 kept popping in and out again

I'm 36 weeks and the head is 4/5 and has been for the last 2 weeks. This is DC2.

1st Baby was pretty much engaged from 34wks, born 40+3.
2nd Baby never engaged, was induced at 14 days overdue.
3rd baby I am 38+wks pregnant, been to midwife today and this one is still 'free'. Hope that's not a bad sign don't want to go really overdue again!

First baby engaged from about 35 weeks, I think. Pregnant with second, 38+, saw a midwife yesterday and the baby's head is apparently 3/5 engaged. However, she advised me that it could pop back out, so I should not get too excited ...

Hi dd1 head engaged at about 36 weeks. DD2 head didn't engage until labour. Looking at the responses anything goes!

Thanks all - I do hope that anything goes! I am aiming for a VBAC and have this fear that lack of engagement might be used an an excuse to call it off...

Is there any way I could encourage this baby to engage?

Head may well not engage until you get some really strong contractions in labour, pretty normal with second or more babies.
Try bouncing on a birth ball if you have one to encourage the head in the right direction or squatting if your thighs can cope.

dd1 about 30 weeks born at 38

dd2 32 weeks born at 39