Baby posterior & not engaged

[Visitor7]

I forgot to add in my first post that DD1 was induced and posterior. I had a fantatsic labour. Don't lose hope hun.

[~clover~]

Both by youngest 2 children didn't engage until I was in labour. DS was posterior, DD was sideways. They turned & engaged while in labour, so just because your bub isn't engaged, doesn't mean labour won't start itself.
My last labour was also only 5 hours, even without him engaged.

[Renee_AW]

Thank you so much - your stories are helping me to feel more positive which is wonderful. Baby doesn't need a miserable Mummy!

[human bean]

Do you have access to a fit ball? Draping your arms over it, resting your head on it, letting your belly hang, and some pillows under your knees might be more comfortable then actually on your hands and knees

[Alan]

As others have said not all babies engage prior to labour.
Instead of putting your hands on the floor and thus causing pressure on your wrists try using a pillow on the floor for your head but still with your bum up in the air. (I hope that makes sense).

[Hahamama]

Hey hun,

I don't have any advice but just wanted to offer and wish you well, I really hope things turn out the way you want them to.

Try not to feel stressed/upset about it, as hard as that will be! Being scared and stressed can make labour longer and more painful, I'm sure you know this. Don't think of things as going "belly up", even if the birth doesn't happen the way you planned, I'm sure you're in the best of hands, and at the end of the day, a healthy bub is the only outcome that matters! Try to stay positive about it all.

[~Hestia~]

My DS was also posterior & did not engage until my waters broke, at which point I was already in hospital at 8cm dilation. Which is exactly what my midwife had said would happen!
So please don't worry that this means you won't go into labour naturally. It's quite normal! Good luck!