Ouch, I think I dropped

[JamesMama]

Okay...I'm pretty sure the baby has dropped.

My heartburn is pretty much gone (YEA!!!!!) and I was up 5 times last night to pee. And I didn't even drink much right before bed!

Oh and I have the Evil Crotch Pain of Death. Ya know that feeling like when you ride a bike for a long distance? Only without the Jell-O legs.

So what does this mean? Could I, feasibly go into labor like SOON? I'll be 37 weeks on Friday so I realize that it could be any day now, but the dropping thing...what does that predict? Anything? Am I going to walk around feeling like I have a child hanging from my vagina for the next 3-5 weeks?

Sheesh as a 2nd time mom you'd think I'd have this figured out but I never had any of the 'gearing up for labor' crap with James. I went from Nothing (no braxton hicks, no dropping, no early dialation) to broken water to baby in 11.5 hours. :

Lets see, I don't have my suitcase packed, I don't have my car seat installed, I don't have lanolin or breast pads bought. All but 1 of my nursing bras are dirty. I don't have my toiletries bag packed.

YIKES so what in the heck am I doing sitting on the flipping computer? Oh, yeah it hurts to stand cuz my crotch hurts!!!

[lisalulu]

Just wanted to say I'm right there with ya! I never had weird pains with my first and its kind of freaking me out. I've been waking up to pains because the baby is moving and when I walk for any considerable distance I feel like he's gonna fall out!

[Frisbee]

I have no advice to give, just commiseration (sort of). I'm 37 w 3 days and feel no different than I have for the past few weeks. People keep saying they think I'm carrying lower. I've been peeing a little bit more often, maybe. I can breathe a little easier, sort of. Do babies drop gradually?

This is such a mind game...I could go into labor tomorrow or 5 weeks from now...sheesh. That's a *huge* span of time to keep oneself mentally prepared (not to mention keep the house clean, keep work stuff ready for someone else to take over at a moment's notice, etc.)

Whine.

[oskie]

Yep, me too. This is why I'm convinced I'm going early. I'm only 34.5 weeks, so I don't want to go this early, but I will be seriously miffed if I'm still waddling around, B-Hing all over the place, and peeing every hour for the next 8 weeks.