https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:49:54 +0000 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:31:25 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=23619 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23619&PID=584844&title=belly-dropping#584844 Author: Natalie_G
Subject: 23619
Posted: 12 January 2009 at 3:31pm

Before I had Arianne, I was still really high, she had only lightly dropped, I had her 2 days early, she didnt have a chance to drop. Oh and she wasnt engaged either, prob why the labour took so long.

My mum kept saying that aswell that she will drop before birth and that she will be late, hahaha nope both wrong.]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:31:25 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23619&PID=584844&title=belly-dropping#584844 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23619&PID=584769&title=belly-dropping#584769 Author: palomino
Subject: 23619
Posted: 12 January 2009 at 2:15pm

i didnt 'drop' but he was engaged at about 36weeks. my mum said when she was preggers with me she didnt drop either so yea....

i got sick of people saying, ooo you still have a while to go, hes right up under your ribs. gave birth next week lol. ]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:15:26 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23619&PID=584769&title=belly-dropping#584769 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23619&PID=584548&title=belly-dropping#584548 Author: jessm
Subject: 23619
Posted: 12 January 2009 at 10:20am

People were constantly telling me that my belly hadn't dropped. I think baby was actually well engaged for quite a while before, but just wasn't really showing? Apparently I had strong abs, because the mw couldn't even work out whether baby was head down or breech! So I think 'dropping' is all in the eye of the beholder... babies don't read the textbook!]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:20:35 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23619&PID=584548&title=belly-dropping#584548 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23619&PID=583557&title=belly-dropping#583557 Author: monster
Subject: 23619
Posted: 10 January 2009 at 7:34pm

It definitely doesn't always happen before labour. I remember waiting for my belly to drop - it finally happened, but not till I was pushing him out!]]> Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:34:33 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23619&PID=583557&title=belly-dropping#583557 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23619&PID=583254&title=belly-dropping#583254 Author: kebakat
Subject: 23619
Posted: 10 January 2009 at 12:00pm

Nah I went up to the hospital to monitor movements and heartrate for at least 30 mins. It was quite cool. It showed he was moving about but I just couldn't feel it. It also shows if you are having contractions. I had a couple of tiny ones I put down to gas but were tiny contractions.]]> Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:00:28 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23619&PID=583254&title=belly-dropping#583254 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23619&PID=583246&title=belly-dropping#583246 Author: Danaj
Subject: 23619
Posted: 10 January 2009 at 11:48am

Is that just a check for the heart beat or do you have to go to hosp for proper monitoring?

I'm struggling to feel her much at all at the moment. Had MW on Tues and she'd already been quiet for about 3 days and the heart beat was really strong. ]]> Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:48:35 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23619&PID=583246&title=belly-dropping#583246 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23619&PID=583239&title=belly-dropping#583239 Author: kebakat
Subject: 23619
Posted: 10 January 2009 at 11:40am

hehe old wives tales. Daniel slowed down his movement alot in the last week leading up to his arrival (he came at 39 weeks). I had to try and get that 10 movements a day and twice I didn't and had to be monitored. Guess he was resting up for the big show but not all bubs do that]]> Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:40:58 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23619&PID=583239&title=belly-dropping#583239 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23619&PID=583235&title=belly-dropping#583235 Author: Danaj
Subject: 23619
Posted: 10 January 2009 at 11:36am

Thought as much.

My grandma tried to tell me that she would drop and I would see my belly change and that she would go to sleep for three days before the birth and I wouldn't feel her moving. That didn't sound right as I would be VERY worried if I didn't feel her move for three whole days!

Getting really impatient now.......]]> Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:36:41 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23619&PID=583235&title=belly-dropping#583235 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23619&PID=583231&title=belly-dropping#583231 Author: kebakat
Subject: 23619
Posted: 10 January 2009 at 11:32am

Nah I don't think I noticed my belly dropping at all.]]> Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:32:11 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23619&PID=583231&title=belly-dropping#583231 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23619&PID=583202&title=belly-dropping#583202 Author: Muzzie
Subject: 23619
Posted: 10 January 2009 at 10:44am

No there is no hard an fast rules about dropping.

My son born (oct 07) was down about 3 weeks before he came, over night he would be right down in my pelvis, I would wake up in the morn and have a somewhat faltish stomach, but as soon as I moved around he wriggled out of there and was all out in front again.

The day my waters broke, I saw my mid wife and he wasnt engaged at all . ]]> Sat, 10 Jan 2009 10:44:19 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23619&PID=583202&title=belly-dropping#583202 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23619&PID=583181&title=belly-dropping#583181 Author: Danaj
Subject: 23619
Posted: 10 January 2009 at 10:24am

Hi Ladies,

Does this ALWAYS happen before bubs arrives? Our girl is engaged and i'm sitting really high still. All the old fogies say she'll drop before she comes out but is this just another old wives tale or does it happen every time?

I have popped out at the bottom a bit but I think that's because she has changed position.]]> Sat, 10 Jan 2009 10:24:18 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23619&PID=583181&title=belly-dropping#583181