I was wondering when does the baby drop typically, or when did it occur for you? How long after the baby drops until labor begins?

I am due in a month and some ladies at work told me it looked like it was dropping. I have felt a little more pressure and my hips are a little more sore today.

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Mom to Kaylee (10/2006)
Waiting on our second bundle of joy to arrive January 2009!

I know that my ds took forver to drop ..it was maybe 3-4 days before I delivered. My dd however dropped really early...she was head down for the last 4 months. Then when she dropped like a month before I delivered her, the pressure in my crotch was insane!

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It is said that only first babies drop...cause after that, there is already enough stretching that they don't have to "fall". I don't know about that...since one of my last ones did a sudden lowering..and about killed me the last few days of the pregnancy!! LOL

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Hi Katie,

It is Carolyn. I hear the last few weeks. I am not sure if I have dropped much or not, but I am getting really uncomfortable. Not able to sleep much at all.

How have you been? I am doing well expect for the uncomfortable part, which is par for the course.

Take care,

Carolyn

I don't think mine is dropping yet. Yesterday was a turning point for me. I had been feeling great and wasn't sore at all. Yesterday I just couldn't get comfortable and my hips were mad! This morning I feel stiff, and I know I am walking differently. Sleeping is still happening for me, it just takes a little longer for me to get comfortable.
I have a baby shower in a week, so I have to go find something to wear today I hate clothes!

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Mom to Kaylee (10/2006)
Waiting on our second bundle of joy to arrive January 2009!

neither of my first two ever dropped they were breach and stuck. this one has been head down and low(don't think it can go lower) for 2 months i think every person is different. i have been feeling alot of pressure and pinched nerves in the upper part of my thighs at times when i walk. i'm sure you will know when you drop totally cause man you can feel a difference.

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It's really different for each woman and each baby. My first dropped at about 25 weeks. I had to be on bed rest. My second didn't drop, which was a problem. My water broke at 6:15am, but no labor began. Finally, about 5pm, they induced. Baby slowly made her way down. Thank God, no csection needed, but she didn't appear into our world until 11:23. Only six hours of labor isn't much to complain about, though!:D