Head down and engaged at 29 weeks?

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Should I be worried or prepared to go early? Midwife didn't seem concerned just a bit surprised.

Surprising if it's your first
Otherwise very common.

Really? I was just told this morning by my midwife that it was unusual for the head to be engaged with a second baby at 36 weeks! Apparently with a second baby they move in and out of the pelvis more easily so don't engage as early.

For a first baby you are more likely to be engaged earlier but I don't think it means much in terms of labour. My DS head never engaged until I was in labour and he was two weeks early.

This is my 3rd baby and I can feel low movement and pressure, like I did from about 36 weeks with previous pregnancies. Hopefully baby will move again soon, just scared to do too much walking etc which I know sounds silly but I've got a holiday booked in a few weeks which entails a lot of family walks hmm

I'm having my second. And he was head down, engaged at my 34 week mw appointment.

My little one was head down very early but she never properly engaged and then turned the wrong way in labour.