I had an appt today and bubs head is 2/5 palpable or 3/5 of the way engaged! Yay! Not that it really means much and I KNOW THAT logically but I am still happy and can't help but thinking maybe it is a sign I won't go over or heaps overdue hehe I KNOW i should be letting myself think such things because if i go overdue it will only make me upset about it but hey!
I'm going with 8 hour 15 mins labour, natural birth, very easy (haha wishful thinking) on the 12th April - I can't get that out of my head. Arriving mid morn / arvo so go into labour early early 12th april.
You have to keep a record of these and see who's correct. maybe we're all guessing for ourselves haha!
One q: does the midwife tell you how engaged the bubs is? our is still not engaged yet but they said sometimes they do that right at the end. does an engaged bubs mean its soon?
Mustang, that sounds great! Yea the can feel I had an appt with an ob 2day (just because it was 36w) and he actually went and got a portable u/s machine and checked too. Yea they sure can wait until the end sometimes they only engage when u are actually in labour! Nope doesn't mean he'll come soon...I would like to think that though!!
Nicky, 1week over I can handle that!! And ur short birth story fr me sounds great! 9pd 5 why not! I CAN DO THAT!!
Ask dh what his guess is today and he has guessed either the 7th april or the 14th he is convinced I'll go early he can't say y just thinks I will and thinks it will happen on a tues, his guess for length of labour is the same as mine 5-7hrs
my brother in law and i both have it in our heads that bubs will come on 17th april... i'm convinced of this as 2 can't be wrong (haha)... will be interesting to find out.
I think DP is convinced i'll go early also as the other morning (around 4am) i went and closed the spare room door where he was sleeping as i could hear him snoring... and he sat bolt upright and was like 'ARE YOU OK, WHAT'S HAPPENING'... mind you I didn't realise until morning that he's on edge for the 'it's time' moment
Noah was 9pd 4 and a half so minutely below 9pd5 so I know I can do it! Not that I have anything to personally compare it too but I dare say i don't think it's painful to push out a 9pd but a 6pd is pleasant iykwim! You still have to push a baby out and you could get a 9pd with small head and a 6pd with a big head iykwim
This pregnancy is going sooo quick I'm 36weeks tomorrow!
Hey just in regards to bub being engaged! I snuck into the Belly Buddies thread due1st-15th April (kinda like skipping forward in a week to week pregnancy book lol) and one of the ladies said bubs was engaged at 36week i think it was and her ob was very surprised because she was a 2nd time mum and bubs was already engaged and the ob told her to have her bags ready to go etc.
Would love to read anyone's experiences with bubs being engaged early 2nd time around
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