When do you typically 'drop'?

[annettemarie]

I can't remember, LOL! But two different ladies at church this morning said I looked like I dropped-- I'm not due for 2 more months!

[MaerynPearl]

I looked like I dropped over a month before I had Mae (though I dont think I did until the day she was born when I got the physical symptoms of dropping, such as being able to eat a ton), but with DS and DD I do not remember dropping at all.

[annettemarie]

You know, they had both been transverse and at my last appointment the midwife said she thought Baby A was more head down than before. Maybe they're just positioned differently so my big old belly looks different.

[smeep]

DS didn't drop until sometime during active labour. He may have moved down some, but there was no definite "drop" or the baby-between-legs waddle, increased ability to breathe, etc., that everyone says comes with it. We'll see how this one goes!

[ein328]

With my daughter, it was about a week before I delivered.

I do remember reading, though, that most women who are having their second, third (5 and 6!), etc. don't always "drop" until labor...whereas a much higher percentage of first-time mamas do some time before....

I definitely agree that the babies' positions can greatly affect what your belly looks like.

[MaryLang]

I've never dropped early with my other 4 kids. This is my 5th and I definitely dropped at 33 wks. I can remember the evening it happened and it has not been fun! I am 36 wks now and ouch.

[Sunflower223]

I wish I could tell you! It seems to me that I have always dropped during labor. Maybe #4 will be different, who knows?

[kittywitty]

I always drop between 34-36 weeks.

[allisonrose]

With my first, I dropped just a couple of days before he was born. I noticed it right away and asked my hubby: his response was something like um, maybe.

I bet the change in position is why your belly looks different.

[MamaPhD]

DD dropped at around 38 weeks. I was like, huh, that feels different. DH couldn't tell at all. She was born at 40w3d.

[WifeofAnt]

I think I may have dropped or be in the process of dropping and I'm 31 weeks. I really hope this doesn't mean he wants out early! TWO MORE MONTHS DUDE!