Positive C-Section Birth Story
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Over the next week or so your baby will start to move down into your pelvis and engage. This will be monitored by your Midwife at each appointment.
Around this time you may start to experience the pregnancy “waddle”. This is a combination of baby’s head being low in your pelvis, as well as an increase in the levels of relaxin, a hormone that loosens the cartilage in your pelvis, helping it to shift and move slightly as baby descends through it in labour.
This week is your 38 week appointment. The usual checks will be carried out, including your baby’s descent into your pelvis, measured in 5ths. You may see “4/5ths palpable” for example, written in your notes. This means the Midwife can feel 4/5ths of your baby’s head outside of your pelvis, and the top 1/5th of your baby’s head is now within the brim of your pelvis.
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