Hey everybody, I have the internet's top questions about babies dropping. we're gonna tackle those
today in the next five minutes see how many we can get to I've got my baby in my pelvis
let's get to question number one what does it mean when the baby drops into the pelvis
so when the baby's head engages in the pelvis that is when the baby drops it's also called
lightening you might hear it called lightening is the baby dropping a sign of labor so it
is a sign that the body is getting ready for labor it doesn't necessarily mean labor is
imminent or soon when does the baby drop so babies can drop at anywhere up to four weeks before labor
starts to during labor so it really depends on you your body and which pregnancy this is
for you if this is a first pregnancy the baby might drop earlier or further away from labor
or if it's a second third fourth pregnancy it might baby might drop right when labor starts
is the baby dropping sudden or gradual baby dropping is a usually gradual process it's
not like a big boom baby has dropped is the baby dropping painful so the process of the baby's head
engaging dropping that process isn't painful but you might feel different discomfort once the baby
does drop what does the baby dropping feel like so usually you don't feel the baby actually dropping
engaging you feel the effects after the baby has dropped you might feel pressure on different areas
more pressure on the lower back more maybe a need to pee you might also feel more room up top here
maybe ability to take a bigger breath and that is an effect of that baby dropping and moving their
position does the baby dropping mean dilation is happening no so those are not really related
at how many weeks does the baby drop into the pelvis so babies can drop in those late 30
the late 30s of our week's pregnancy and baby can also drop right in the beginning of labor
really varies from person to person is the baby being head down the same as dropping no so baby
engaging into the pelvis when their head engages their head down but if they are a breech baby
their bottom their butt might engage into the pelvis and that would be uh baby dropping
can the baby dropping cause your water to break so no that's not related that baby
dropping should not affect your water what does the baby dropping look like so from the outside
your body might look different when your baby drops your belly might be lower especially if
you are one to carry your baby kind of higher up if if you start noticing a different shape to
your belly if it feels like there is more room between the top of your uterus and your breast
then it might mean that your baby has dropped how can you help your baby drop so there isn't any
research-based um strategy for getting your baby to drop but there are things that you
could do you could do some squats walking you can do some pelvic tilts you can sit on
a birth ball and kind of rotate your hips you can change up your body position to try to encourage
baby's head to engage for that dropping to happen but there's no sure fire position
is your baby dropping a sign of preterm labor no it is not and also babies can sometimes
drop and gauge and then pop back out too can baby dropping cause back pain yes baby dropping
can cause an increase in back pain because of where that baby is sitting in your pelvis can
baby dropping cause cramping it can it could cause just a different sensation a crampy sensation in
your pelvis can baby dropping cause braxton hicks um probably could but not necessarily related
can baby dropping cause a thinning cervix not really the thinning cervix is really what the
uterus is doing and contractions and changes of your body how long does the baby dropping take so
it's hard to say because we don't know exactly but it could be something like you go to bed and you
wake up the next day and you notice that your baby has dropped so it is a process that can happen
gradually but then all of a sudden you notice it can baby dropping cause hemorrhoids
actually yes baby dropping getting lower in your pelvis and putting pressure on different
your different veins and your muscles down in your pelvis could lead to an increase in severity of
hemorrhoids or an increase in hemorrhoids so it really just depends on your own body okay
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