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I know lightning is when the baby begins to drop...but can you FEEL this happening?! How do you know?!
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Hmmm I think I may be dropping a tad bit then. Just didn't feel anything different. But my belly like sits in my lap now when I'm sitting down. Haha and my hips do hurt a lot. Also feel more pressure on my tailbone area. Just didn't realize that's what it was. I'm a FTM
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It doesn't feel like lightening instead you feel like you weigh more your tummy hangs and your hips ache when you move
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I was 38 weeks and I walked about a mile and I didn't notice any dropping of my baby but be came 2 days latter I was so surprised I did the whole labor at home while everyone was sleep didn't wake hubby until contractions were 4 minutes apart got to the hospital and was fully dilated and was ready to push lol I was still waiting on the baby to drop it didn't happen
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I didnt feel it happen. I did however know that i had dropped. I woke up one morning and looked in the mirror, my stomach was noticeably sitting a lot lower and almost looked smaller. It was unconfortable to pee. Sitting down was hard cuz my belly was sitting on my lap lol. Just felt heavier.
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You'll feel like your stomach is sitting on your thighs, it's also a little harder to get up when you're sitting down !
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P.s. I'm 37 weeks and haven't noticed anyyyy dropping yet.
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