BR Poll for Moms: Baby Station/Dropping

inamra · May 2010

At my last OBG appt, she said our LO is still at -3 station (where he's been for the past 3 weeks) and I'm only 4 days from my due date. I have another appt tomorrow, but I can already tell that he's still not dropped because my belly is still riding high up right under my chest. My OBG said that some babies don't drop until delivery. Is that really common? At this rate, I feel like our LO is gonna be super late =P So I figured maybe I can ask some moms here how far your baby was before you went into labor? Clicky poll time!
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mie · May 2010

I really don't know. I don't think they dropped either time.

lola808 · May 2010

I don't know numbers, but A was really low for a long time. I still delivered 10 days late though.

vanceandlori · May 2010

My OB didn't tell me ANYTHING regarding #'s and how low Brooke was. We had no idea about any of this. .. she would mention at about 36 weeks that I was somewhat dilated. Then at 37 weeks I was 'making progress.' (I asked and I think I was 1-2 cm dilated) When I asked what that meant regarding when I would give birth she said, "Could be tomorrow, could be 2-3 weeks from now."

Then I gave birth at 38 weeks. So... you just never know.

mrspresley · May 2010

I am not sure... but I know I was only a "fingertip dilated" and not effaced at all even at 40 weeks.... even after my water broke i was still 1cm dilated and at -2 station

you never know and can't really use those visits to predict when baby will come... just try to rest (as uncomfortable as you may be) before baby comes!! can't wait to meet your LO

inamra · May 2010

I guess maybe it's not as indicative as I thought

That's a little comforting! My dr kept suggesting that I walk around more, etc etc, so the baby would drop more. But even after walking around Muir Woods 2 weekends ago, the baby is still at the same place, so I got a little discouraged =P But it looks like regardless of all the numbers (effacement/dilation/station), you still never know!

MauiWedding08 · May 2010

i don't know since I didn't have any internals until I went to the hospital. From feeling my belly the MW told me at my appt. the day before I went into labor that the baby's head was still not very engaged into my pelvic bone. Less than 48 hours later he was in my arms.

MauiWedding08 · May 2010

oh and by the time I had my first internal I had been in labor for 6 hours (water had been broken for 7 hours) and I was only 2cm dilated then 4cm 4 hours later, and then he was born less than 3 hours later. So things can happen quickly.

I don't think they ever said anything about the station, but the nurse that checked me when I was at a 4 was not confident that he would be born before noon (6+ hours later).

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