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SE asked in Pregnancy & ParentingPregnancy · 1 decade ago

In your first pregnancy, how long before delivery did your baby drop?

I'm 35 weeks pregnant as of today. At my checkup last week, my doctor confirmed that my baby had dropped. I suspected that she dropped because her little booty isn't up in my ribcage anymore and I can breathe again :-) I know that for a first-time mom, the baby dropping doesn't necessarily mean that labor will start in the immediate future. I'm just curious to hear from some other moms about when the baby dropped and when labor began.

Thanks!

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I am 40 weeks and 1 day today. I would say she dropped at around 37 weeks or so? But like you said, that doesn't really mean anything in regards to labor.

  • 1 decade ago

    With my daughter, I was at the doctor on Monday the 1st and had not dropped yet. Then I went in on the 7th and I had dropped. I knew it had just happened cause I also could breath that morning. The doctor did confirm that and I was dilated to a very slim 1 cm. The next morning my water broke and I had her 5 hours later.

    This was my first child and I would say from the time I dropped to the time I had her was roughly 24 hours.

    Best of luck and hang in there.

  • 1 decade ago

    My baby never dropped believe it or not. He was big, 10 lbs. I started labor the night after my Dr. stripped my membranes. 2 days before my due date I had my son. Labor went quick up until the end where then he finally started moving down.

  • 1 decade ago

    I never dropped! Went into labor at 39 weeks! Everyones different i guess.

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  • 1 decade ago

    i would say she dropped around 35-36 weeks. i didn't go into labor until 39 weeks after the doctor had stripped my membranes the day before.

  • 1 decade ago

    I am jealous, it is also my first time and I am 37 weeks pregnant but the baby still hasn't dropped at all!

  • bout 3 weeks.

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