What does palpable mean?!

[Bigfam]

It's so confusing! Does it refer to how much of the baby's head can be felt above the pelvis, so 1/5 would be fully engaged (or near enough) and 5/5 would be not engaged at all, or is it the other way round?!

Palpable = can be felt. Yes, the more that is palpable, the less engaged the baby's head is in the pelvis. 5/5 palpable means that they can feel all of baby's head, so none of it is in the pelvis.

It means 'can be felt', that's all.

You'll have to ask the MW for more info... good luck!

Was 36 weeks friday. Not my first baby so wasn't expecting her to engage before labour.
Thanks