how long after baby has engaged

[hamandegger]

did you go into labour? baby no. 3 is now engaged, is it imminent?

Sadly, no. Babies can pop in and out, stay engaged for weeks, not engage until labour...though it is good that baby is head down

How long until your EDD?

poo. 8 days. Baby is so low though feels like it could fall out at any time. The other two were late, so i didnt have my hopes up too much anyway.

DC2 has been 3/5-4/5 engaged for 5 weeks now, sorry!

Currently 40+8 with dc3. Baby engaged at 37 weeks. In my experience, it means nothing.

Oh dear, I hope you both go into labour soon. It just feels so low at the moment, Ill have to be patient. It'll be in the nxt couple of weeks anyway I suppose. Just in time to dress the baby as a Christmas pudding.

What about if it's 0/5 palpable/5/5 engaged e.g. fully down? Does that make any difference with how long it will be? I am 40+4 today and was sent for a presentation scan on Friday as m/w couldn't feel any hea and was afraid he had turned vs fully engaged.. but head is down?

My dd was fixed and fully engaged for...

9 weeks.

Nah. My first child was fully engaged at 35 weeks. I was induced at 42+5!

none of this is making me feel better! I've just had to do another school/nursery run of 'ooh are you still here' and 'no signs yet'.

have been engaged now for 3 weeks and no signs, whatsoever, of anything happening.... sorry!