Engaged

[worrying]

I'm 37 weeks on Sunday and this little one has been engaged for about a week. I can feel her.. No delicate way to put this but my vagina hurts! If I stand to long, when I sit, when I roll over in bed.. There is a head in my pelvis and I am so done.

Do you think this means she might come early? I can't do another 3 weeks or more like this

I've also been having regular BH for a while.

 

[Bonnie11]

Is this your first? As it's not uncommon for them to pop in and out of engagement after your first. Also it might be a bit of SPD, as that's how my SPD feels, like I have a bowling ball in my vagina! But have felt like that for a couple of months... all in all I don't think it means baby will come any earlier but it's still a good sign that all is going well x

 

[SoldierWife]

With my first he was engaged very early and stayed that way. Super painful to sit, stand, anything.....I had to be induced a week after my due date. Second baby he engaged a few weeks before and pretty much stayed there. I didn't go into labor with him either early.

 

[Cewsbaby]

My baby keeps going in and out of engagement. Thank god he isn't staying that way because its uncomfortable and he needs to stay in for a few more weeks!

 

[worrying]

Thanks all. She's my second, and I didn't have it with my first. I feel bruised down there.

 

[Talia12]

I'm pretty sure I have mild/moderate SPD this time too. I also feel bruised down there. Feels like a horse kicked me in the minge. Oh, and it hurts worst when I change position after being one way for too long! So possibly it's that? As I know for sure baby is floating (well she was when the midwife saw me the other day and I still had the pains that day). Hope you get some relief either way!

 

[ClairAye]

Second babies tend to bob up and down, I wouldn't take it as a sign of her coming early, sorry. Those are also things that made my SPD worse but there was an almost constant feeling like my pubic bone had been kicked with a steel toe cap boot, it does sound like it could be SPD! I hope you can feel comfortable soon.

 

[worrying]

Thanks ladies, maybe SPD then.. I'm sat on frozen peas.

 

[Talia12]

feeling like my pubic bone had been kicked with a steel toe cap boot

Totally this!

 

[WackyMumof2]

I'm 37 weeks on Sunday and this little one has been engaged for about a week. I can feel her.. No delicate way to put this but my vagina hurts! If I stand to long, when I sit, when I roll over in bed.. There is a head in my pelvis and I am so done.

Do you think this means she might come early? I can't do another 3 weeks or more like this

I've also been having regular BH for a while.

This is me right now. I'm 35 weeks Monday and I've had a feeling he's been getting lower and lower for the last week or 2. Midwife confirmed that earlier in the week.

Unfortunately, second or subsequent pregnancies, it doesn't mean anything. A lot of babies after the first don't actually engage until labour. But I hear you on not being able to do another 3 weeks of it. I'm hoping my little guy hangs in for another week or 2 at the most then decides it's time to meet us. I don't really want to go to 38 weeks like I normally would when I go into labour on my own. I'm over the discomfort, I'm over pregnancy, I'm over the pain.

 

[WackyMumof2]

Thanks all. She's my second, and I didn't have it with my first. I feel bruised down there.

Go have a look in the mirror. If you feel bruised, chances are your lady bits will look all purple and swollen. Totally normal (this is the first time in 4 pregnancies I've had it) though it doesn't do anything to help our current levels of discomfort.

 

[KatBar]

My first never engaged until I was in labour, and I had him at 39+6. On the other hand, my best friends son (also her first baby) was engaged from about 36-37 weeks, she went 10 days overdue and had to be induced (ironically we had our boys on exactly the same day ).
My sister was the same - baby boy was engaged from around 37ish weeks and she ended up going 9 days over and being induced.

So I never buy into the baby being engaged meaning anything, but at the very same time I say that, DS#2 has def been very low compared to my first son, and I suspect his engaging and then popping out a lot (by the feelings I have had), so I would lovvvee to think this might mean he could come a little earlier than his brother. We can dream right?! Hehe.