When your baby's head got engaged, could
you tell when and did you have any pain?
The reason I ask is because I've recently
been having discomfort in my pelvis, and
on my pubic bone, and her feet are up high
on my right side. And I can feel her back
going all down my left side?!
At 32 weeks tomorrow is it too early for
her head to get engaged, even slightly?
i think with jordynne her head engaged
early, but she was pretty much head down
at like 17 weeks when i first moved here
and stayed there. near the end i cant
remember when she started moving down,
wich sucked, i swear it felt like she was
gonna fall out some days. its realy not
fun but they are just preping themselves
to get ready to come out. at least the
babies head down , and if theyre engaged
theres no turning around so labor should
be not so bad for ya.
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Lauren_Jay15
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Mar 2007 Posts: 483 Location: ,
Posted: 07-20-07 07:01am
Thank you, I appreciate your advice.
Only what worries me is that labour really
feels round the corner, I have loads of
pressure down there, pain in my pelvis,
and on the pubic bone. Aswell as a dodgy
tummy, excuse tmi. lol. but its true, I'm
kinda worried that some recent stresses
I'm having are gunna put me in early
labour.
thats not good, id try and relax as much
as possible at least hold off a few more
weeks if possible. my last month was like
that. Walking hurt soo much. from what i
heard thats like your pelvic bones
shifting to make space to deliver the
baby. Just keep a look out for
contractions or any other signs of labor.
Id tell your dr about al the pains at your
next appt so they can check you out to
make sure whats going on if anything at
all. Try not to continue to stress out too
much thuogh
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Lauren_Jay15
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Mar 2007 Posts: 483 Location: ,
Posted: 07-20-07 07:15am
Thanks, I will keep the stress down. Just
the father of this baby has his priorities
all wrong, that and daily life being
pregnant at 16 gets me so stressed! I
think I'll have a pampering day today,
relax and unwind.
If my girl was born now would she have a
good chance of survival or long term
damage? I just worry as a few people in my
family have gone in early and as much as I
want her out and in my arms, just not
yet!!lol
chances are her lungs arent fully
developed she has a good chance of
survival though but it all depends on how
developes she is already. Things can
happen a friend of mine had her baby still
born at 36 weeks. Just if you think u may
be in labor go to the hospital asap.
Because if u end up in labor anytime soon
they will want to get meds to the baby to
strengthen the lungs as much as they can.
some babies can be born totally fine early
while others dont do so good it all
depends on the babies development .
I hope your little girl stays put for a
few more weeks
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KatieFlower
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Feb 2006 Posts: 407 Location: Massachusetts, U>S>A
Posted: 07-20-07 09:19am
Good luck and try to take it easy. I know
though, it's easier said than done
especially if there is something (or
someone) in the back of your mind
stressing you out. I hope you can take a
load off!
~KAtie
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kaerbear
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Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 1557 Location: ,
Posted: 07-20-07 10:52am
your baby would be considered premature if
born now. they consider them late-preterm
if they are born after 34 weeks, but there
are still more risks involved at that
point. i know that here, the baby would
stay in the nicu until at least 37 weeks
no matter what. the baby probably only
weighs about 3 or 4 pounds right now (5 at
most). there are a lot of risks with
premature babies. they may not be able to
breathe on their own, they might not have
the strength to suck and not be able to
feed on their own. there's more chance of
them having complications like cerebral
palsy and digestive problems. their
chance of survival is good but only
because of medical technology and
knowledge. but you want more than just
survival for the baby, you want them to
thrive and be healthy. at 32 weeks that
baby is just not fully ready to be born.
the head can become engaged in the pelvis
around 34 weeks. if yours were to do so
now that wouldn't necessarily mean you
were going to go into labour right away.
they can move down gradually. the
engagement in the pelvis only means that
the baby will not likely be doing any big
movements anymore, like flipping over.
do you have a midwife? or is there a place
where you go to get prenatal care where
they would have someone you can talk to
about the stress? you have to be
resourceful and do what's best for you and
the baby and that includes getting help
for the emotional and mental side of
pregnancy because they do have an effect
on the health of your pregnancy. it's a
huge change for both parents and you need
to find some supports to help you through
it so the baby has a better chance of
staying put until she is ready. what
about your parents? or any other friend
or relative that can help, that has some
parenting experience, and that will help
the situation, rather than contributing to
the drama (some girlfriends can do that
even though they are well meaning). and
try explaining to baby's dad that he has a
responsibility to the baby as well and
that means helping you through the
pregnancy so the baby will be healthier.
that means emotional support as well - ie.
not causing you additional stress and
worry. i hope he smartens up!
the discomfort thing is normal. i've had
that for a long time and it's hard to deal
with at times but i'd rather put up with
it than have my baby early and have to see
it struggle through it's first weeks of
life.
good luck!
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Becky
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Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 6224 Location: London, England
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Posted: 07-20-07 10:56am
I hope she holds out until you are 37
weeks at least
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Lauren_Jay15
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Mar 2007 Posts: 483 Location: ,
Posted: 07-20-07 15:58pm
Thank you so much everyone for your
responses, nothings happened. Must be just
a dodgy tummy and all my ligaments
stretching. She's been moving loads so
hopefully in my heart, I feel its all ok.
I'm off to bed but will come back and
respond to each post properly. Just wanted
to let you all know me and my girly are
fine, silly mummy just worrying again.
xx
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kaerbear
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Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 1557 Location: ,
Posted: 07-22-07 08:38am
i was just thinking about you. glad
you're feeling better. don't worry about
worrying! it's only natural. hope things
are still going okay.
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jaemierin
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 611 Location: Alberta, Canada
Posted: 07-22-07 14:37pm
Lauren_Jay15
wrote:
Thank you so much everyone
for your responses, nothings happened.
Must be just a dodgy tummy and all my
ligaments stretching. She's been moving
loads so hopefully in my heart, I feel its
all ok.
I'm off to bed but will come back and
respond to each post properly. Just wanted
to let you all know me and my girly are
fine, silly mummy just worrying again.
xx
Lauren - I have the same thing going on
with me right now. I just saw my OBGYN on
Thursday and asked him about "dropping"
and the feelings / effects of it. He told
me that it was still a bit early, but that
it could happen. What I was feeling was
alot of pressure and pain in my uterus,
and when he checked me, he told me that my
pubic symphasis had started to seperate
slightly and that was the pain I was
feeling - that and like you said, all the
ligaments are stretching getting ready for
baby. I am just over 33 weeks, so we still
have a bit to go, but everything can
happen at different stages for women!
Hang in there though....it'll be time for
us soon! But glad to hear that you're
feeling better
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Lauren_Jay15
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Mar 2007 Posts: 483 Location: ,
Posted: 07-23-07 06:40am
Aww sorry to hear you're having the same
discomfort.
I'm seeing the midwife on Friday at 3.30
so I need to talk to her about the pain in
my pelvis and pubic bone. I can feel
baby's bum up high and her back all down
my left side now, so I'm assuming she may
have began to become engaged. I guess she
can always flip out of it but we'll see.
I'm 32 weeks and 2 days now so I'm not too
worried about prem labour, the dodgy belly
has gone, must have been something I ate,
lol. And I am sure the discomfort I've
been having is just stretching and stuff,
afterall I'm bound to get it more as I'm
only 16 and my body technically isn't 100%
ready for carrying a baby, but its no big
deal. She's kicking and moving around like
a yoyo today. She woke me up last night
from kicking me so hard in the ribs!
