3/5 engaged?? lol yeyyyy but huh??

[*Sparklez*]

k i went to my hossy appt today and i told the nurse bout the ripping feeling n the sharp lightening pains down there... she said its prob bub moving down its quiet common..
i then laid down to get my measurements and she felt for her head and commented" Geez no wonder u can feel those pains n that her head is right in there.. its 3/5 engaged.. i dont even think u will make it too ur next appt..." me"YAYYYYYYYYYYY"" lol but thing is she is one of those vague midwives and does ur appt really quick and sends u out...
just wondering does anyone know what this means??
she also said i can go whenever now so ladies IM READY!!! what can i do??
i walk non stop im constantly chasing my son round literally
sex is becoming soooooooo uncomfortable sometimes i wanna cry thats how bad it is..
ive been cleaning like crazy...
so tell me what else???

[Aligater]

Drive on a really bumpy road. Do you live near the beach? a walk on really soft sand can walk(old wifes tale worked for me my waters broke). Cant think of anything else at the moment hope your bub makes an apearance soon

[~*familyof3*~]

awww not long now till you can hold your new lil bub yay. sorry ive no idea .....but ima take notes on replies just in case for later lol

[*Sparklez*]

LOL
aligator - i cant stand the bumps on the road lol they frustrate me otherwise i think id b driving up n down them lol.. n i dont have a beach near here i wish i did i would love a walk in the sand... it would be soooooooo relaxing
familyof3 - lol i hope sooooooo i cant wait any longer... yeah im interested too i never got this with my others it was always very messy info so im sort of excited

[willow5]

3/5 engaged is down there all right I know the pains you're talking about. But DS3 was 3/5 engaged, then he'd pop himself up a bit, then down he was like a yoyo But you still could go any time.
Hmmm...well sex is usually helpful, but in my experience the more you want it to happen ASAP the less likely it is, murphy's law you know. Maybe you should try planing a trip or dinner party, bub would surely make an early appearance then to muck up your plans
I've heard a good curry can help, or chilli, nipple stimulation...I can't think of anymore at the moment.

hope you get it going soon

[toomanyshoes]

No idea! But hoping it all gets going for you soon!

[Calluna]

Nipple stimulation and accupuncture worked really well for me.

[*Sparklez*]

this nipple stimulation thing im not clear on ppl say its good if u use a breast pump for 15 min on each side n its not just the nipple that ur working on.. but im worried if i get my milk going n i dont start anything but the milk lol
and the acupuncture im too scared of lol im a big chicken but is that anywhere they do it?? is it especially for preg.

[Calluna]

Accupuncture works by putting tiny needles in specific points. So they use different points for different things. It shouldn't hurt. The needles are tiny, the only time it hurts is if they get it in a little too far, shouldn't happen too often. (It's only happened twice to me and I've had hundreds of needles stuck in me.) If you tell them it hurts they adjust it and it doesn't hurt anymore. Finding a good accupuncturist is the key. Hope that makes sense

with the nipple stim, I just played with my nipples for a few mins. Lol til I had a BH. Next morning my waters broke. Possibly coincidence but worth a shot?

I'm pretty sure the pumping would only get you colostrum. I had colostrum from about 14 weeks and never saw a drop of milk. I think it's the hormones that make the actual milk come in after a few days.

HTH.

[*Sparklez*]

aaaahhh ok i might actually give these a shot lol thanks heaps!!!

[Kazbah]

sounds like we'll be reading your BA very soon!!!!!!

[MrsFabuloso]

With the 3/5ths engaged, it's a way that the miwife can locate the position of the babies head in the pelvis. The midwife or Ob will feel put their fingers/hand right in the pelvis under your belly and try and feel the babies head. They measure this from 5-1 (fiths). Meaning that a baby at 1/5th is basically at the pelvic outlet and then as the babies head lowers in your pelvis, so do the numbers. So being 3/5ths would mean that yes your baby's head is in the right place and still has about 2/5ths until she is fully engaged.
HTH, and good luck, sounds like things will be happening soon!

[*Sparklez*]

thanks ladies for ur responses im sooo excited but not going too get too excited in case she decides now that she wants to take her time.. lol but def want her to come out so i can meet my lil princess that ive been waiting for for soo long

[Calluna]

your welcome hun. Good Luck. I hope things happen soon.

*labour vibes*

[~Gee_Whizzy~]

how exciting!! - hmmmm to bring labour on? maybe get a brazilian wax! - my bestie got her braz wax done the sunday and her bub was born the next day after a 3 hr labour! he was 2 weeks early too!

GL with everything tho, sending you heaps of labour *vibes*

[*Sparklez*]

lol negrita- im keen but not that keen!! lol i would rather walk for 2 hrs from suburb to suburb then have that i nearly cry doing my eyebrows my skin is so sensitive atm lol id probably boot the lady in the face if i did it

[Calluna]

Ooh if your skins sensitive accupuncture might hurt a little bit. Still worth doing but didn't want you to go and lie there being angry at me cause I said it wont hurt. Lol

[Party-of-five]

the best way I found was to make plans I made plans to do things like go out for dinner and made a hairdresser appointment and what do ya know I had a baby so I couldnt make appointments worked for the girls any ways