Dumb question about engagement/descent
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Topic: Dumb question about engagement/descent
Posted By: Maya
Subject: Dumb question about engagement/descent
Date Posted: 22 May 2008 at 3:29pm
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I *should* know the answer to this, and I *used* to know the answer to this but I am completely blank atm!
How do the descent numbers work? Baby is currently D2, which my midwife describes as "pretty deep", am I remembering rightly that D4 is fully engaged? -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 22 May 2008 at 3:30pm
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D5 I think. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: aussiegirl
Date Posted: 22 May 2008 at 3:38pm
I just saw my midwife and she said I was 3/5 and when you are in labour you are 5/5... is that the same thing as what you are talking about?   ------------- Mum to Hayley **30.6.08
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 22 May 2008 at 3:40pm
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Probably! That does sound right. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 22 May 2008 at 4:17pm
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Interesting - no-ones ever explained any of that to me. lol ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 22 May 2008 at 4:21pm
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Yeah I'm pretty sure D5 or 5/5 is labour and 4/5 is all systems go type thing....I think.... ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 22 May 2008 at 8:23pm
yep it starts at d1 or 1/5 as baby strats to decened and gos from there the only prob is that midwifes all use deff jurgan for that my midwife explaned it relly well  ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 22 May 2008 at 8:45pm
And just to throw a spanner in the works... some m/w do it backwards As if preggy brains weren't confused enough already 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 22 May 2008 at 10:25pm
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Im D3 nearly D4 and my mw said that I am jst about fully engaged. ------------- |