Drop??

[ashy2005]

39+5 weeks... soooooo ready to meet my little boy and all i hear is 'oh love you havent dropped at all, it will be a few weeks yet' or 'Gosh iv never seen someone so high up and due so soon, he doesnt wana come out.'

I remember dropping with my little girl 7 years ago but do you really have to drop in every pregnancy? I know its a silly question but its really getting to me as i wake up every day hoping to finally meet him and when people say things like that it gets to me xx

[CarolineDarz]

Apparently not, baby tends to drop/ engage earlier in your first labour but in subsequent ones it sometimes doesnt drop until labour begins. Ignore ppl they always like to seem like they know better. I had someone tell me that my baby hadnt dropped last week but i knew bubs had, which was confirmed at my midwife appointment 2 days later!! Try not worry x

[ashy2005]

Thank you I feel a lot of pressure and i had thought he had dropped, Iv heard that second babies might not drop until labour. Sometimes you just wish people would keep their opinions to themselves lol.. I guess he will come when hes ready xox

[CarolineDarz]

I know you mean, I had ppl telling me my bump was to small, which started me worrying. Now bump i too big, if anything!! Lol. Aaahhh people!!! Lol x

[Allyemo1985]

No Hun my second was breech at 37-39 weeks she didn't drop at all she turned at 40+ thank god, I had a sweep only when I was 4-5cm I lost my plug and waters went at 7-8cm anything is possible with your second x

[clowiie in reply to Allyemo1985]

Im Glad to hear that! Im I 10 days today as of today.. and keep waking up hoping to see signs of the plug going... With my first I went in to slow labour @ 35 weeks so all this waiting around is new to me I keep hoping for signs that my little one is coming but nothing as of yet... I was starting to worry that Ill go Over due.. but since I read your post I feel better X Hate how 2 pregnancy's can differ so much !!!!!

[Allyemo1985 in reply to clowiie]

it really is unpredictable I had my sweep @3pm back ache around 6-7pm and went into hospital at 1-2am I remember the midwife saying have you had a show , my reply no, oh ok well we will check and see how far, she did I was 4-5 cm needed loo after the check and plug came away. How long have you got left Hun? I'm seeing my doctor tmrw 39 weeks exact x

[clowiie]

i have 10 days to go as of today... due 28th... Got my midwife appointment on Thursday.. So Hoping she will give me a sweep :S X

[ashy2005]

I guess Everyone is so different.. 40 weeks tomorrow and have my hospital app on Thursday so hopefully they do something.. I haven't had so much as a wimper of anything no show, no contractions, no nothing.. really don't want to go over but have tried everything lol. Hopefully you girls have more luck than me.. the waiting is the worst xoxox

[hippolike]

Hello Ashy and everyone,

I totally sympathise. I am now 40+6(!) and never really dreamed I would be overdue

As others have said, no-one other than the midwife/GP can really tell you how far away from labour you are. My baby's head is engaged, but I never actually noticed when / if I "dropped", as such - though other people have expressed the view that I have(!) I am off to have my second sweep now, so fingers crossed that it does something! Good luck to all of you and wishing you imminent labours xx