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Possible dumb question

tstew96tstew96 member
in 3rd Trimester
FTM and I've never heard about your belly dropping before. what exactly does it mean? I feel like he sits so low already that it'd be impossible for him to get any lower.
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Re: Possible dumb question

  • kristib1027kristib1027 member
    Some babies don't "drop." Dropping is when baby will lower itself into the birth canal and sit right on the pelvis. Low babies can still drop, but like I said not all babies noticeably do this. My mother had 4, I was the only one to drop. If your baby happens to drop its very noticeable visually and you will feel it. My mother decribed it as holding a bowling ball between her legs, when my daughter dropped it was just constant feeling of pressure.
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  • tstew96tstew96 member
    @kristib1027 thank you!!
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  • cMichelle0423cMichelle0423 member
    These were taken about 10 days apart. I definitely noticed a significant difference between before baby dropped and after. With my second pregnancy, I didn't feel baby drop at all. He stay nice and high until labor. Like PP said, it doesn't happen to everyone or every pregnancy.
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  • YTuMamaTambienYTuMamaTambien member
    Well this clarifies it for me. With my first I didn't know about dropping so I didn't even think about it but now I check my belly daily to see if it has happened. I have been feeling pressure for a couple of weeks but I don't think baby has dropped... oh well whether she does or not she is coming eventually LoL
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