Bub has been head down for about six weeks, so I'm betting that he/she has decided to drop down. I'm getting some strong and heavy kicks in the rib area still, so I can only assume bub must be happy enough. I remember with DS that he started to engage several weeks before he was born (even though I don't recall feeling quite this uncomfortable with him), so given I'm 33wks, I guess it's really time things started to head south.

Pish - eeh gads about DD's hand virtually in your groin! You could well be right about our tummy's not necessarily being a good indicator of where bub is.

Rufalina - I had a good, shortish natural labour (5 hours) with DS, so fingers crossed for the same with this bub.

Thanks everyone else for your thoughts and advice too. Appreciate the replies.

Have a (regular) Ob appt on Monday, so I guess all will be revealed as to why I'm feeling like I do!

Cheers, Andie