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He has engaged, am only 32 weeks.

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sparklygothkat · 12/09/2007 14:02

I saw a MW today and I asked her to check to see if DS2 has engaged (as I thought he might have done last week) and she said he is about 4/5 engaged, she could only feel a small amount of his head and he is firmly wedged in my pelvis. I know now that I will not carry this baby much longer..

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sparklygothkat · 12/09/2007 20:40

DH is about all day as we are fulltime carers, because DS and DD1 have cerebral palsy.

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magnolia74 · 12/09/2007 20:46

Any more contraction type pain? Keeping fingers crossed that you hold on at last for couple more weeks if not longer xxx

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sparklygothkat · 12/09/2007 20:48

no more pain! am relaxing on the sofa, chatting to my sister

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maxbear · 12/09/2007 20:51

As a mw myself if I write 4/5 on someones notes it means that 4/5 of the head is palpable ie not in the pelvis. The NICE guidelines recommend that the only form of palpation that is undertaken before 36 weeks of pregnancy is the measurement of the fundal height as anything else is notoriously inaccurate at this stage. Also it is entirely possible that the head could be popping in and out of the pelvis as ligaments are much more stretched in someone who has had babies before. Having said all of this obviously with your history of diabetes and previous prem births there is a fair chance that this one will also be early, but hopefully not for another four or five weeks.

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Nemo2007 · 12/09/2007 20:53

SKG may not mean anything, DS was engaged from 32/33wks yet still decided to stay in until 42+1

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sparklygothkat · 12/09/2007 20:53

she said he is firmly in my pelvis and could only feel a small amount of his head.

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sparklygothkat · 12/09/2007 20:54

that gives me hope nemo

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ChipButty · 12/09/2007 20:55

Take care. I hope everything goes well for you. x

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sparklygothkat · 12/09/2007 20:56

he has been head down since 24 weeks, and the scanner lady has to tilt me on the bed each time as she can't get the measurement because he is so low down. Could it just be that he like it down there??

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Nemo2007 · 12/09/2007 21:01

he could like it
My friends dd2 was like that, engaged/low from really early on, and she constantly thought she was in labour and going to drop, her dd2 was 3 days late where both her dd1 and ds had been born at 38wks

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magnolia74 · 12/09/2007 21:02

Yep maybe he is just comfy down there

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sparklygothkat · 12/09/2007 21:06

I hope so, I so want to get further this time. I am going to relax now and keep everything crossed... including my legs..

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Alfie72 · 12/09/2007 21:33

Wish my LO would get his/ her act together and turn over- he/she has been breech for the past 10 weeks. I have tried everything but to no avail....c section here I come !!
Hope your LO stays put in the hosue for a few more weeks.

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sparklygothkat · 17/09/2007 13:10

woooooooooohoooooo he is now 'free' according to the MW at the diabetes clinic

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Nemo2007 · 17/09/2007 13:16

seee...lol Glad he has moved, I think he just likes it down there!! Checking his exits and all that..lol

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sparklygothkat · 17/09/2007 17:04

lol nemo... couldn't believe it when I read that he was 'free' wooohooo I am getting a good feeling about this pregnancy now

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