Is there any way to know (other than the obvious physical exam) if you are starting to efface or dilate? I am only 33 weeks, but I feel like mabye the baby has dropped. I don't look different, I just feel like it's easier to breathe BUT she's right on my bladder and pelvis, creating a ton of pressure there. I also feel little twinges now. As of last week she hadn't dropped but she was in position, head down and everything. I don't want to worry, but I'm wondering if anyone who has gone through this could feel any physical symptoms letting them know if they were close to that point.
2006-11-14 13:03:48 · 5 answers · asked by kath_08012 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
You could feel your cervix.. is it soft? Is it open at the end at all?
I would suggest to get her off your bladder like that is to do an easy exercise- get on your hands and knees and arch your back like a cat, then release. Do this like 20 times or so and it should position the baby better. I can't tell you what a lifesaver this was for me- and so simple!
2006-11-14 13:06:34 · answer #1 · answered by iampatsajak 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is normal. Unless you do the physical exam with the OBGYN there's no way to tell. The baby is preparing 'cause it only has about a month left. I started to dilate and efface (dr checked) at about 34 wks.
2006-11-14 21:07:19 · answer #2 · answered by doom92556 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They can drop weeks before you go into labor. Trust me when you go into labor there will be no question. I had braxton and hicks and I kept thinking is this it? is this it?
Yea, when true labor came on...there was no question. All I can say is take the epidural. We were living on a remote island in the Pacific and there were no drugs - I was trying to bribe anyone for just a little bit.
Good luck.
2006-11-14 21:06:47 · answer #3 · answered by totalstressor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am 36 weeks pregnant, and it sounds like your baby has droped. i thought mine had dropped about a month ago, but he hadnt. i am for sure now that he has. it gets harder to walk around once they drop b/c of the increase of pressure on your pelvis.
2006-11-14 21:08:18 · answer #4 · answered by arleleee20 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my son dropped around 34 weeks, and i didn't have him until 40 weeks, even then it was induced
2006-11-14 21:05:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋