3/5's this means baby's head is engaged - right??

[Dawn2820]

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is that right?

when did you get to 3/5 and how long after did baby arrive????

I'm bumping you Dawn, I'm on my first pregnancy so can't help but hopefully a bump up will get an answer from someone who does! x

With my first I was 3/5 engaged for about 2 months. DD1 arrived a measly 2 days early.

With DS1 there was no engagement until the week before onset of labour. He was 10 days late.

I'm afraid I have no recollection of what happened with my 3rd. Too much else to do by then.

When are you due?

my first due date was the 25th oct and my scan said 3rd nov

so it could be any of them

unfortunatly it isnt engaged. engaged is the full 5/5. good news is baby cant turn breech now i dont think. im 41 weeks pregnant my baby is 4/5 and has been 4 ages. my cervix is tight shut and it dont look like labour is going2 start on its own im being induced in 3 days and its frustrating. but i was told by a midwife it makes no real difference whether babys engaged or not. labour can start before babys head engages

i think its that way round 5/5 is engaged 1/5 is still high up. is that right?

It all sounds fine Dawn - your baby is getting ready but it doesn't mean the birth is imminent (which is what I thought with my first being wedged down like that ).

And with 2 possible due dates the baby can really keep you guessing!

Have a great birth!

number1 - I think that's right too!

It means the head is three fifths engaged but not fully engaged. Some people don't get fully engaged until labour.

I was 3/5 engaged at 35wks with DD1 but she came at 40+6 and was OP (back to back) so not sure how she managed that twist around! Good Luck.

Hello

Basically, you can 'fit' 5 fingers on a baby's head. If you're 3/5 engaged, the mw can only feel 2 fingers-worth of head above your pubic bone. And yes, you can go into labour without being engaged at all, though I think this is more likely with second babies.

I am now 40+4 and only started engaging 2 weeks ago. I'm 3/5 engaged today, after a sweep yesterday. I asked the mw today whether she could estimate how long it would take now I'm 3/5...but she said it's not possible.

Hang on in there!

3/5 technically means the head is engaged. It means that 2/5 of the head is in the pelvis. Unfortunately engagemnt does not let you know when labour will start.

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