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1/5 engaged at 31+6?????
Hi girls,
So I have been to midwife this pm and she said baby is 4/5ths palpable and 1/5th engaged.
Then she said I should probably think about getting my bag ready!!!!!! I asked if it meant could the baby come early and she said yes, so this has thrown me into a blind panic as we have nothing really ready.
Does anyone have any experience of this??
Help!
Xxx
So I have been to midwife this pm and she said baby is 4/5ths palpable and 1/5th engaged.
Then she said I should probably think about getting my bag ready!!!!!! I asked if it meant could the baby come early and she said yes, so this has thrown me into a blind panic as we have nothing really ready.
Does anyone have any experience of this??
Help!
Xxx
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With both of my DDs I seemed to be 2/5 engaged for 4 or more weeks and I went overdue both times
However I think I should take it as a little wake up call and get myself ready!
Xx
It's not overly scientific Suej11 - she basically just has a bit of a prod and feel of the baby and what she can feel of the head. She can only feel the parts of the head that aren't engaged so it's an educated guess as far as I can tell. No actual measuring is done
It can also be confusing on your notes as you'll have a fraction written there 1/5, 2/5, 3/5 etc and I *think* that's supposed to be the part of the head that's palpable ie: not engaged, but that a lot of people confuse that to think it is how far engaged they are. Possibly some midwives note it differently too!
Anyway, they only start to consider it once they know your baby is head down so if yours wasn't in position at your last mw check she won't have checked it
my son was only 1/5 engaged on the day i went into labour my midwife was in complete shock when she visited us both at home 2 days later
went for my 32 week check this week and baby is still very high starting to ache under my ribs
she did say though to expect a big baby as although my measurements dont show it (never did with DS) his bum feels massive already .. just hoping not to go too far overdue
It jsut means the baby is sitting in the pelvis and getting ready and it can be anytime, but saying that I was engaged for all mine at this stage and they were all late..
A bag should be ready anyways as sometimes a baby dont engaged til labour, but follow the mw advice and pack it I have started getting bits together for mine now and really need tog et my arse into gear as I am 33 weeks now lol
Good luck and dont stress or panic, baby will come when its ready to come x