Does baby not bring engaged at 39 weeks mean ill go overdue?

[weeblueberry]

We went for a scan this morning (massive waste of time but that's for another thread...) and the only information they gave me was that the baby isn't engaged at all. She said she also has her spine on my right and possibly even to my back. Ugh. I'm less concerned about the back to back than I am about her not being at all engaged because I'm worried she'll go late and ill need induced .

Just wondered if anyone had any happy stories they could tell me of a midwife/sonographer who's told you that baby wasn't engaged and then, oh I don't know, your waters went that evening? That would help me a lot lol.

My ds2 was the only one not to engage and he came the earliest. My waters went with the big gush and I had no clues up until then that he might be early. (Ds1 I was 41 plus 3, DS 2 38 plus 4)

Mine only engaged in labour - born at 39+5.

All 5 of mine engaged in Labour

DD wasn't engaged at 39 weeks. At 39+3 I ate a tin of pineapple chunks and she dropped about a foot in the space of twenty minutes, and turned up on her due date. There's hope!

I was told baby was 'free' and not engaged at 41 weeks when i went for a sweep. He was born less than 24 hrs later.
When she told me he wasn't engaged I asked if that meant labour was way off. she said if that was the case then there would be no such thing as a preterm baby.

Aaah thanks so much. You guys have made my night.

Your welcome and good luck x