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Could this mean baby has “dropped” at 34 weeks?

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Spaghettiamaretti · 17/02/2021 20:28

This is my third pregnancy and in my previous two I don’t think I ever noticed baby engaging. With DS1 I had a midwife appointment at 36 weeks, baby wasn’t engaged at all and I went into labour the next day.
With DS I didn’t feel anything significant later in the pregnancy I just read in my notes they his head was engaged and that was that. I remember having a sweep at 38 weeks and the midwife said she could feel his head so easily with how low it was but I don’t think I felt much different, unless it was very gradual.

I’m 34 weeks today, and when out on a walk I had so many pains down below. Lots of lightening crotch and feeling a lot of pressure. I’m not worried as such my only slight concern is that DS1 was born at 36 weeks and I wouldn’t like another baby being born preterm as he had quite a few problems despite being so close to full term.

I’m assuming this is all normal though and my new adopted waddle will be my walk for the foreseeable?

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Inkpaperstars · 18/02/2021 08:42

It could be, but I had a similar feeling recently and really felt lots of pressure very low down, although it was about 31 weeks. It so happened I had a scan booked next day and far from being engaged the baby was actually transverse!

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