So my baby seemed to have dropped suddenly. I can feel his head pretty much in my vag.
At this point, walking even very short distances is very painful. Anyone else experiencing this?
I know we are in the final stretch, how are you coping? Anything helping?
Re: Baby dropped: can't really walk, anyone else?
BFP #2 8/22/12 | EDD 5/5/13 | DS1 born 5/9/13
BFP #3 4/25/15 | EDD 1/7/16 | MMC 7/2/15 @ 13w1d | D&E 7/8/15
BFP #4 12/9/15 | EDD 8/22/16 | DS2 born 5/18/16 at 26w2d
Just keep swimming.
I've been waddling for weeks. My Dr said the baby was so low that it actually causes me to "measure small". Meaning that so much of the baby's head has dropped into my pelvis that the tape measure from the pubic bone to the belly doesn't fully measure the baby.
ETA: To answer your question. I just try to move around often. It may seem counter-intuitive, but I tend to hurt most going from stationary to moving. So moving keeps things loose and alleviates the pain.
DHsays he is going to start putting out "duck crossing" signs when I'm walking due to my waddle.
TTC #2:
March - May 2014 - Natural cycles - no luck
June 2014 - Clomid 50mg - BFN
July 2014 - Clomid 50mg - BFN
August 2014 - Clomid 50mg - BFN
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LOL!
My doctor said this to me yesterday, too! I'm measuring 34 weeks instead of 36, but she said it's NBD because baby is super low. I don't think it's completely dropped yet, since I can still usually walk OK, but my belly is definitely lower.
This is definitely true for me too. I hurt the worst getting out of bed, and things seem their best when I've been moving around a little bit here and there throughout the day.
BFP #2 8/22/12 | EDD 5/5/13 | DS1 born 5/9/13
BFP #3 4/25/15 | EDD 1/7/16 | MMC 7/2/15 @ 13w1d | D&E 7/8/15
BFP #4 12/9/15 | EDD 8/22/16 | DS2 born 5/18/16 at 26w2d
Just keep swimming.
Same here. I was measuring 4 weeks behind and had to have growth u/s to double check the growth. Turns out baby is just super low.
Yep this is me too. This baby has been so low this whole time, it's been causing me to measure about 4 weeks behind at every appt. It wasn't till they started doing my internal checks that they realized it was because of how low the peanut is. At this point all I can do waddle around and laugh at myself.
Oh yes, for sure! If I'm up and moving it's less painful that going from stationary to moving. I'm dreading getting up out of this office chair...
Yes, going from sitting to standing/walking is almost torture. I feel like he could just fall out. He's really low and it's no fun.