Wondering about other's experiences when baby droppes...

I woke up yesterday and the baby has dropped... With my daughter I never dropped and was induced 11 days after her due date.... The doc. took the twins by c-section at 37w5d, and I never dropped with them.  I am 35w1d and I have this feeling I am going in the next week or so... The gallbladder surgery at 31w and all my sttress and pain I have been through the past month I think is taking it's toll on me to be honest. Just wondering about everyone elses experiences when their baby dropped. How long after did you go into labor. I know everyone is different. I never went into labor on my own before... hmm

Chrissy

Are you planning a vbac? I dropped at around 36 weeks and had her at 38. 35 is still early I would talk to your OB if you start having regular contractions. Good Luck
Jessica

the plan was vbac but since I had gallbladder surgery a month ago I'm not sure if I can use my tummy muscles to push the baby out... I have OB appt. in the morning and I am hoping to talk and see what he thinks if I should do a section again or try natural...

Sorry about all the stress and the surgery! Of course it is taking a toll on you. All of my babies dropped. My daughter dropped just a few days before I was induced with her- She had intrauterine growth restriction so they induced at 39 weeks. I also had twins next, and they dropped at 30 weeks, and I went naturally into labor with them at 36 weeks, so I had dropped for a while. I think it just varies. It is a good sign though! Probably means that things are happening. I think the dropping helps get the cervix dilating. Good luck and let us know!

Carrie

Hi. I dropped 2 weeks before my water broke naturally. I was 38 w & 6 days when it broke so I was about 36 weeks or so when I dropped. Good luck!

Not what you want to hear, but my daughter dropped about 36 weeks but did not decide to enter the world until 41 weeks.  I spent about a month feeling like I had a bowling ball between my knees!  I swear there were times I thought she'd fall out!  Good luck!

I dropped three weeks before my c-section...so who knows how long i would have gone naturally.  Everyone is different though.  I've heard of people dropping only days before labor.

-Jennifer

 With my first, I dropped around 36wks and delivered at 42 weeks (c-section, after water broke and some laboring).  This baby dropped around 28wks and I was convinced I was going to go early...well, here I am at 36 wks.  :)