Did you "drop" before birth?

**LimeSlice** · January 2nd, 2011, 01:56 PM

Just wondering when, if at all, bubs dropped before birth for you?

Charlotte dropped about 34 weeks I think, then again at the day or so before I went into labour.
This one I am getting some weirdo prelabour stuff going on, or rather, off and on lol but as bubs hasn't dropped considerably I am really not too concerned...
So wondering if it is possible to have bubs without that classic drop?

**Arimeh** · January 2nd, 2011, 02:03 PM

DD2 never dropped or engaged until I was in active labour

**Junglemum** · January 2nd, 2011, 02:08 PM

I did drop a little but not so you'd really notice I just knew because I could breathe easier.

Not long to go now.

**Kazbah** · January 2nd, 2011, 02:08 PM

Nope, no dropping here.

**skybie** · January 2nd, 2011, 02:12 PM

DD1 dropped,cant remember when, DD2 neither dropped or engaged till i was well in labour

***EJ*** · January 2nd, 2011, 02:21 PM

I'd get other people telling me i had or i hadn't which ended up confusing me no end. I had lots of painful pelvic twinges from 35-36 week mark that would make me double over but they eased after a week or two.

During the labour of DD i felt the head drop during active labour. With my boys i never felt it, probably because i was stuck on a bed.

**angelaartsstudent** · January 2nd, 2011, 02:28 PM

Moved down a bit when my water's broke but not noticably until just before pushing.

**Trillian** · January 2nd, 2011, 02:40 PM

I only ever dropped with DD1 - so second baby. But even then it wasn't till just after labour started. The other 3 never dropped, even though they were engaged.

**LimeSlice** · January 2nd, 2011, 02:47 PM

Huh. Well there you go!

This one has been low throughout the whole preg, despite my bump being quite in the middle. But she has been head down for a couple of weeks now, and been pushing on my cervix the whole time too anyhow...
Maybe I won't get a drop! lol
Oooh it is all quite random really isn't it?

**Lisa** · January 2nd, 2011, 02:59 PM

I only dropped with my first.

**Trillian** · January 2nd, 2011, 03:10 PM

Lime, I think I didn't drop with the other 3 because they were all ridiculously long babies, so even though they engaged, they used the extra room to stretch out.

**Aligater** · January 2nd, 2011, 03:23 PM

I didnt with either of mine and with DD2 they had the moniter on and had dificulty finding the heart beat as she was dropping so fast we only realized that after as my labour was 35 mins long

**RhiChiChi** · January 2nd, 2011, 03:40 PM

No, I didn't. DD was jammed under my ribs

**black_rose** · January 2nd, 2011, 03:47 PM

Dd1 never dropped, she was breech and her hips were dislocated so she couldn't turn or drop but I went into labour at 34 weeks and had a emergency c sect.

Dd2 dropped and I went into labour the next day, but that was at 35 weeks so I was on medication for two weeks. She had a bug hematoma on her head.

Ds dropped and engaged at 34 weeks and again I went into labour a few hours later, I was on bed rest until 39 weeks when my waters broke.