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kellverona 
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Posted: 13 August 2006 at 6:26pm |
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Hi, juts wondering, how do you know when baby is about to drop?? Are there any signs or do they just drop overnight?? I keep getting lots of funny movements really low, like pressure. Wondering if he might be starting to think about engaging.
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mum2emj
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Posted: 13 August 2006 at 6:34pm |
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not too early especially in a first pregnancy. i have noticed that as bubs has been slowly dropping this time, that i have been getting stabbing kinds of pains down my thighs at times. and my "bump" looks different. but my bubs is up and down all the time (again think thats common in subsequent pregnancies because of the stretched uterus??!!!
oh and one more thing, more pressure on the bladder again so more frequent toilet trips! arh!!!
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Posted: 13 August 2006 at 9:26pm |
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I have dropped and the main reason i knew is because everyone kept telling me but also my bump has changed shape and is lower.
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Posted: 14 August 2006 at 8:44am |
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Mine happened over night i woke up with a huge bump lol
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Posted: 14 August 2006 at 12:14pm |
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I was told I looked like I had dropped but neither of my babies were really ever engaged until labour
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Posted: 14 August 2006 at 2:06pm |
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My midwife poked arond in my tummy and told me baby has started to descend into my pelvis, but not by much, I think they do it on a scale of 0 - 10 and I WAS A 1 or something... but havign said taht I think I have dropped more since seeing her 2 weeks ago, I am sure that I look lower....
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Posted: 14 August 2006 at 2:50pm |
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You'll also begin to feel like you have a large grapefruit stuck between your legs whenever you have to walk anywhere! Hubby thought my waddle was hilarious but I am so so glad to be walking normally again!
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Posted: 15 August 2006 at 10:04am |
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Hmmmm I wish I could help with this one!!!
All I think I remember with Paige is the pressure down there. Like walking with a bowling ball or something.
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Posted: 15 August 2006 at 10:58am |
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I've started to drop also...I'm around 0-1....I think the scale is up to 5 Monique said.
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Posted: 15 August 2006 at 11:11am |
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5 is pretty much when the head is on the way out...so anything up to 3 is pretty good before established labour. My midwife told me (with Andrew) that second and subsequent timers often don't drop at all until they are on their way out the hatch...
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Posted: 15 August 2006 at 12:12pm |
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Oh wow so I was a one out of 5! Thats great! Only 4 more to go LOL!
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Posted: 15 August 2006 at 1:42pm |
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Yeah it makes you feel like at least they are moving in tehe right direction and hopefully won't stubbornly stay in much past thier due date! (now watch me get proven wrong!)
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Posted: 15 August 2006 at 2:19pm |
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ha ha yeah Paws I was thinking the same thing - my immeadiate reaction was "yay - hopefully this will mean baby will be here on time" but as soon as I thought that I thought "oh no - better not even THINK it cos Murphys law will be that baby will be late now" lol!
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Posted: 15 August 2006 at 3:23pm |
Yup we have both have now totally jinxed ourselves. *sigh* 
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