Question - Baby's head 4/5ths in........

[Ponka]

at 34 weeks. How far is that from engaged? Is engaged at 5/5ths or further? I feel like it's low. I've developed a bit of a "duck waddle" over the last few days.

4/5 means just in. Hopefully, will move down to 3/5 and 2/5 etc to fully engaged. Mind you my dd1 wnt down to 3/5 and then started to 'move back up - dd2 never got more than 4/5. Think it is normal for there to be backwards movement IYKWIM.

Good luck.

Thanks Hotmama. You're from round Notts way, aren't you?

Might get to meet you some day!

Worth bearing in mind they don't always engage. Especially second and subsequent babies.

4/5 is how much the midwife can feel.
so baby's head is only 1/5 engaged

DD2 never fully engaged was always 4/5's palpable which means 1/5 was in the pelvis. Her head was still high during labour I was 8cms when first examined (probably 30 mins after pains first hit) but because her head was still high and my waters hadn't gone it delayed things, labour was 2 1/2 hours and that was it delayed. MW asked if I wanted waters broken to speed things up I was like "yes please" she broke them and DD2 was born soon after.