MSE pregnancy club II

mandy2383

Hiya everyone :hello: hope everyone is well.

Congratulations to everyone that has found out they are pregnant:T

Good luck for tomorrow nicci and alison, I am excited for you.

Sending you some labour vibes 3KIDS hope your little boy arrives soon and you too miss_be hope all goes well for you tomorrow and baby ember appears soon.

I have a question midwife said baby was 2/5 does that mean he should be engaged ready to come soon, its just confuses me slightly not sure what he has to get to, to be ready if you know what I mean

miss_be

Hi Mandy2382 - thanks for your good luck.

With your little ones engagement:
If he's ready to go then you would be 1/5th or 0/5th engaged so he's almost ready to go. x

purplegirluk1

I had to look this up earlier and from what I read it says that when the midwife writes 2/5 or 3/5 etc she means that she can feel that amount of the head, meaning that in my case she wrote that my baby was 3/5 engaged today, she was abke to feel 3/5 of the head so it menas that 2/5 of the head is engaged!!

mandy2383

Thanks miss_be and purplegirl

I understand it now lol, its cleared it up for me just didn't know which way the numbers went if that makes sense, at least he is moving down further now so we are on the right track.

dougggie

someone posted this on another list so have copied over as it's very helpful :
"The engagement or 'station' is usually measured in '5ths' and is based on the fact that the width of an adult hand is about the size of a term baby's head. When recording engagement on your pregnancy records, usually the amount of the baby's head that is felt by the caregiver's hand is measured and written down, providing a guide as to how much of the baby's head is engaged in the pelvis. As a guide:

If 5 finger widths of your baby's head is felt, it is written as 5/5 palpable or 'unengaged'.

If 4 finger widths of your baby's head is felt, it is written as '4/5' palpable or 1/5 engaged.

If 3 finger widths of your baby's head is felt, it is written as '3/5' palpable or 2/5 engaged.

If 2 finger widths of your baby's head is felt, it is written as '2/5' palpable or 3/5 engaged.

If 1 finger width of your baby's head is felt, it is written as '1/5' palpable or 4/5 engaged.

If your baby's head cannot be felt it is written as 'fully engaged' or 'not palpable'.

Some caregivers do not record how far the baby's head is engaged but simply write 'engaged' or 'unengaged'. Also, just before engagement the head may become less mobile, but still be fully felt. In this instance some caregivers will record this as being 'at the brim', meaning the top of the baby's is just sitting within the woman's pelvis, but not to the point of being engaged. Another term for the head being engaged is 'fixed', because the baby's head cannot be moved by the caregiver.

Most babies become 2 to 3 fifths engaged (or 2 to 3 fifths palpable) before labour commences, only becoming fully engaged during labour. If your baby is very active they may move 'in and out' of different levels of engagement during the last few weeks of the pregnancy, especially if this is not your first baby.”

mandy2383

Thanks for that douggie, that makes alot of sense now i understand it all I didn't know thats how the midwife was able to tell, but then i can never understand how she can tell me where each of his body parts are lol, its a good job I am not a midwife think I would have some very confused patients.

3KIDSNOMONEY

Good luck for today alison6692.

No signs of my baby yet - in fact i am feeling better, less achy, etc. than i did 2 months ago. Keep forgetting i am pregnant - hence cleaning cars, oven, etc.

labour vibes to anyone that ones a 29th feb baby - including me as i don't mind anymore

ukbandit

EDD
nicci985 - 19th February 08
miss_be - 20th February 08
Loopy-loo73 - 21 Feb 08
Bailey - 22 February 08
alison6692 - 24 February 2008
PiscesPrincess - 24th February 2008
Ella29 - 27th February 08
3KIDSNOMONEY - 28th February 08
Dougggie - 2 March 08
Doobees - 4th March 08
svmitche - 4th March 2008
Purplegirluk1 - 6th March 2008
Elliesmum - 8 March 08
mandy2383 - 9th march 2008
Samantham06 - 14th March 2008
Heavenleigh - 24th march 08
Melg1973 - 24th march 08
Newleafer - 27th march 08
stepneythebluebellengine - 28th March 2008
Pink Princess 1 - 29th March 08
tranquil - 2 April 2008
Girl And The City - 5 April 2008
redflame705 - 8th April 08
snugglepuss - 9th April 08
gemsygem (Sheel's daughter) 19th April 08
MonkeyLady - 20th April 08
JojoB - 20th April 2008
PinkPrincess 21st April 2008
machairs - 24th April 2008 (may change after scan)
cluuuuur - 25th April 2008
debecca - 26th April 2008
Kelsi-Blu - 27th April 08
Katgoddess - 29th April 2008
mandycutiepie - 1st May 2008
lostbuckaroos - 2 May 2008 (although doc thinks that could be 2 weeks out!)
rjh090384 -3rd May 2008 (changed at 12 week scan)
Traveller -May 3rd 2008 (but probably 10th as always a week late!!!
Knotty29 - 16th May 2008
magan- 18th May 2008
destiny_star2006 - 22 May 2008 (or could be 2 June!)
jb - 27th May 2008
clarkey1000 - May 31st 2008
Harding 1985 - 9 June
nik2108 - 11th June 2008
Nicifer_noonoo - 13th June 2008
Tinka21 - 24 June 2008
aggiev - 1st July 2008
honeybe21 - 2nd/3rd july 2008
sunday_girl - 6th July 2008
skyeandeviesmummy - 13th July 2008
I love my Pomeranian - 15th July 2008
Jak - 18th July 2008
bethom - 20th July 2008
skintnutta - 21st July 2008
Warburton100 - 25th July
Blink_Blink - 3rd August 2008
ParadiseKidd - 6th August 2008
Carol9uk - 6 August 2008
grad_gal25 - August 11th (My Birthday This was so not planned!)
Sarahrey1 - 20th August 2008
handbagqueen - 20th August 2008
LindseyandMatthew 23rd August!
wotnext - 27 August 2008
Scottish-Diva- ? August 2008
Emjem - 6th September 2008
Chutzpah - 8th September 2008 (we haven't had a dating scan yet)
Keelykat - 19th September 2008
foreversomeday - 27 September 2008 (May change after scan)
BargainAholic - 27th September 2008 (may change after scan)
heather38 - 4 october 2008 (may change after scan)

TTC LIST
Daisykate124
Cookiesncream
witchyroo
sjm
Fishcake_random
Lesleydejager
jo_jo
picklesmum
durham_girl
likabu
Pooky
emptypocketz
Miss_pink & Mr Pink
Boobylou
lilmrsmullen
jiblets1
Lillian06
ginvzt
Uisge10
CHARLIE54
jpwhittle
lwcus78
bloomin freezing
coleys
Andrea78
AnnieM

BIRTH LIST
Bun - Annabeth Charlotte arrived 2 1/2 weeks early at 3.44am on 7th February, weighing 5lb 9oz.
Cathie - Alice arrived 17 February at 1700 weighing 7lb 5oz
Melly74 - Daisy Hannah arrived 19 February at 1822 weighing 7lb 14oz
ukbandit - Sara arrived 28/02 @ 12.26 weighing 7lb 9oz

PROBABLY GIVEN BIRTH BUT TOO WORN OUT TO LOG ON LIST
Usually allow 2 weeks after EDD before transferring to this list...
Marvalous - 12th February 08


ukbandit update....moving from expected to birth
yesterday at 12.26 in the afternoon, my wonderful wife gave birth to a baby girl
Sara was born at 38.5 weeks via c-section, and weighed in at a healthy 7lbs 9 oz.
We are, after 6 years of trying, operations and IVF, hope and heartache, a family, and i am a dad
i cant think of any smilies that describe how i feel, so i wont....
I cant wait to go back to the hospital and see her again...

3KIDSNOMONEY

ukbandit - :beer: Congrats - must be my hormones - but your post brought a tear to my eye, i am sure your baby will be very much loved. Hope mum and baby are doing well.

SeptemberBaby_2

Oh, its not your hormones, 3kids, I'm sobbing here as well! :D Congratulations Mr & Mrs ukbandit!!! :beer::j. So happy for you both :T. Hope mum and baby are well. x

Very best of luck, Alison & Nicci! x

And labour vibes to 3kids! x