Question: How can you tell if your baby has dropped?
How does it feel when the baby drops?
The word “drop” is kind of misleading: It suggests a sudden downward movement, but in fact a baby dropping typically is a gradual process. It’s unlikely you’ll feel your baby drop, but you will notice any or all of various signs that it has happened.
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Leveling off or weight loss may be noticed in the last few days before labor begins. Some women lose as much as 1 to 3 pounds of water weight. Lightening or “baby dropping” is the moving of your baby’s head into the pelvis. After your baby drops, your abdomen appears lower.
Most babies move into the normal, head-down position in the mother’s uterus a few weeks before birth. But if this doesn’t happen, the baby’s buttocks, or buttocks and feet, will be in place to come out first during birth.
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