Lots of babies don't engage before labour including first ones.
I've done two births this month, both first babies that weren't engaged at the onset of labour.
I'd really encourage you to do some research into an induction - with your baby still high, your body may not be ready to labour and an induction will dramatically increase your risk of a caesarean.
And an induction at one day over your EDD seems a tad trigger happy if everything else is fine. Is there anything else going on that has your OB concerned? It's really important that you ask questions - don't be led into something if you don't understand exactly why it's being recommended. All the best.
Tobily, yes I will do some research - in fact, that's why my ob 'warned' me that an induction might be on the cards. I think you misunderstood - he certainly is not going to do it one day over - that's just when my next appointment is! We will try to book it in for the maximum 'safe' time I'm sure, as he is completely willing to allow me to take the lead in my own pregnancy. But thanks for your concern and for all the info you other ladies have provided. I'll let you know...
My first was only 1/5 engaged when my waters broke. She came down in the end but got a huge bruise for the effort. She was 1/5th engaged from 30-35wks never moved lower.
A friend of mine who just had her third last week was telling me the baby engaged from zero to fully in one go as her waters broke and that water went flying! It left a pretty funny visual.
although my last pg was my 3rd child, it was the first time i had a natural labour so treated like a newbie- also a VBAC
OB had concern that bubs would not engage and be too big to engage and would have to have repeat c/s. No way was i gonna let that happen
The nite before i had him i felt a drop and clunk and pressure in my pelvis- so much that i got out of bed to check that my waters hadnt broke- they hadnt and didnt till i hit transition in labour
cx started 9 hours after i felt bubs engage and i had him that afternoon- 6 hours later.
trust yourself and your body- it will do what it needs to- when the time is right!!!
good luck
I saw ob this morning - bub STILL hasn't engaged but my cervix is soft (not sure what that means, but ob said that was a good sign). So he has booked me in for an induction next Mon evening so by Tues we should have our first little baby! That's assuming she doesn't come earlier all on her own (I hope so) but I'm happy to take my ob's advice and go with the induction if she doesn't. He said at 41 weeks, doing an induction doesn't increase the chances of intervention but does reduce the risk of lots of other rproblems that arise with overdue babies. I am taking his word on that (he should know I guess!) as I would like to have as close to a natural birth as possible.
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