Baby dropping

sunshine525 · December 2014

I'm 28 weeks today with my third baby. Yesterday she dropped down. I can't tell if she's head down or not, but I'm a little nervous! Has anyone else dropped? I have an appointment Monday, so I'll just wait until then to ask my OB about it, just curious about others.
Thanks!

HailsMom · December 2014

My Lo has dropped a few times. Sometimes it just depends on what position he/she is hanging out in.

jennjilljo · December 2014

This is my second kid and I still don't get what people mean by dropped. Do I feel like she's close enough to crawl out at times? Yes. Can I feel movements directly above the pubic bone? Yes, and I'm praying she's putting her hands in her face because I'm in trouble if I can feel her turn her head left to right. According to many people who like to strike up conversations in stores at random, however, I have not dropped.

flyster · December 2014

I get that too...like for a few days he will feel really low and then just migrates back up a bit. Its like he is reminding me how uncomfortable he can make me if he wants too(And how uncomfortable he will be making me at some point).

cndupree15 · December 2014

@jennjilljoite‌ I agree with you on that one. I'm pregnant with my second and have absolutely no idea what dropping means. Even when looking at others. They all just look pregnant to me.

kismetjess · December 2014

I was informed last week that baby has dropped and is at a -2 station. I dropped at 28 weeks with DD as well.

erobbins09 · December 2014

I think dropping a baby is like shaking one... Don't do it.

I'm all seriousness for months ladies on here have talked about positioning and other than knowing he's only ever hung out on my right side, I know nothing for sure. I asked my OB on Tuesday when we start worrying about positioning and she told me she'll start paying more attention to it around 34-36 weeks. She said before that you could have a baby positioned perfectly and they can still wiggle out of position.

I have a very hands off through pregnancy OB who let's me determine what worries me and gives me info when I ask and I love it. Others need a ton of info whereas I only need to know what I need to know, if that makes sense. I do know I prefer when he is low over high because of the extra lung space/rib space I get when he's low.. So consider that a blessing!

crystalw88 · December 2014

A coworker of mine told me last week that she thought baby dropped and that my belly looked lower, I was just like "oh, thanks for noticing" and went about my day. There's days were I feel like he's so low I'm going to snap his neck if I sit but then things change. I just think they're getting so cramped in there that they're filling more and more space inside of us.

jeanzcarol · December 2014

Pregnant Chicken, one of my favorite websites, had a post recently about why "dropping" means nothing. https://www.pregnantchicken.com/pregnant-chicken-blog/dropping-why-it-means-nothing

(Edited for grammar)

ambz06060 · December 2014

erobbins09 said:

I think dropping a baby is like shaking one... Don't do it.

When I first saw the title, I thought, "omg, someone dropped their baby!"

Dannylion24 · December 2014

jennjilljoite said:
This is my second kid and I still don't get what people mean by dropped. Do I feel like she's close enough to crawl out at times? Yes. Can I feel movements directly above the pubic bone? Yes, and I'm praying she's putting her hands in her face because I'm in trouble if I can feel her turn her head left to right. According to many people who like to strike up conversations in stores at random, however, I have not dropped.

4th baby and I'm the exact same way. With #3 I had to pee pretty much hourly for the last month and so I was sure that that must mean she'd 'dropped,' yet every Commentator Carol I met would talk about how 'high' I was carrying. Sigh

acpruchnik · December 2014

jeanzcarol said:

Pregnant Chicken, one of my favorite websites, had a post recently about why "dropping" means nothing. https://www.pregnantchicken.com/pregnant-chicken-blog/dropping-why-it-means-nothing (Edited for grammar)

Pregnant Chicken should be a staple in every woman's life!

Dannylion24 · December 2014

acpruchnik said:

jeanzcarol said:

Pregnant Chicken, one of my favorite websites, had a post recently about why "dropping" means nothing. https://www.pregnantchicken.com/pregnant-chicken-blog/dropping-why-it-means-nothing

(Edited for grammar)

Pregnant Chicken should be a staple in every woman's life!

That was a pretty fantastic read - thanks, girls!

psychobutthead · December 2014

I don't think Lo has dropped yet. I'm not really loooking forward to when he does. Not being able to pee more than a tablespoon at a time and feeling toes in my ribs is something I can deal with at like the last two weeks.

twinklymama · December 2014

I'm guessing my LO has dropped but only because now I can eat more! I had no room for food before.

sunshine525 · December 2014

Thanks for all the input! I have yet to drop or shake any outside babies.

For me dropping means I can breathe easier and this baby literally feels like it is between my legs!

acpruchnik · December 2014

I've been carrying a lot lower this whole time than I ever did with DS so I've actually been really enjoying it. I may not be able to put my ankle over my knee and I don't necessarily like the lower back pain most days, but I can breathe and eat as I please so it's definitely worth it

People make the "wow you dropped already! there's no way you're gonna make it full-term!" comment to me on a weekly basis. I've started informing them that they've found it has nothing to do with when you'll actually go into labor and that usually shuts them up.

I did notice my belly going into lower stages with DS, though. Doc told me that meant my belly had dropped but was never concerned about it so I didn't worry. I had enough on my plate with that little turkey as it was!

sunshine525 · December 2014

Oh and how have I never heard of the pregnant chicken blog? Hilarious and informative! Thanks!

MrsTucker2011 · December 2014

Last pregnancy, I was actually able to notice the baby "dropping" within the hour he did. I was out shopping with my mom, and between one store and the next I noticed I could breathe a lot better, and I saw myself in the dressing room mirror. I could totally tell my belly dropped a few inches - it was so weird! It was a month before he was born, if I can remember correctly.

We'll have to see if this time around something similar will happen.

triplej9 · December 2014

This is pregnancy number two for me... and I still can't tell when they drop. I'm the worst.

rosieo52 · December 2014

FTM and I don't know how people tell which direction is which! I feel movement up top most of the time, but I have no idea it's hands, feet, head or butt! Maybe because I'm only 30 weeks along, does this come close to due date??

racheltherose · December 2014

@rosieo52 I feel like I would have no idea what end was what if I didn't get monthly growth ultrasounds and if he hasn't been head down every time. Now I just guess based upon that, I'm sure if I could actually see what was what I would be dead wrong

kefttsc · December 2014

If my babies drop any more, they will be on the ground. They've been so low the WHOLE time.

Lisa+Acevedo · December 2014

I am 29wks and 4days preggo and I as well have felt like I have dropped been feeling lots of pressure when I walk I feel myself swaddling from side to side sometimes. Hope I don't have my baby early cause my other two pregnancies came 2&3weeks early.

one2andnow3 · December 2014

This little guy has. It makes me concerned that he wants out early. My dr even mentioned last week that he was riding low.

sunshine525 · December 2014

My lady went back up after three days! I mentioned it to my OB and she said that's completely normal. My first two never did that. I guess things are just more stretched out this time, so the baby has more room to move? Haha!

Alygohome · December 2014

My nurse asked if I feel her head in my pelvic cavity cause she has dropped. I told her I waddle so I don't squish her little head. Nurse said nothing to worry about doesn't mean anything RE: going into labor early.

sunshine525 · December 2014

In an interesting turn of events my little lady has some how crawled back up and she's so high now that I'm measuring three weeks ahead! I can barely breathe! I have to have an US at my next appt in two weeks to check her size. Crazy baby! Calm down in there!

kerrycharpe · December 2014

I'm convinced mine is just all over the place and huge at that! I'm 32 weeks - half the time I feel like she might fall out, but there are feet way up in my ribs and I can't breathe at all. All random strangers are convinced enough to ask me if I'm "sure" she's not a boy.

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