Baby dropping

Is it abnormal for baby to drop at 30 weeks? I have been feeling a lot more pressure on my rectum, pelvis and vagina tonight and my fiance agrees it looks like he is not sitting as high in my stomach anymore. Is this something I should worry about or is this normal?

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Mine has turned head down, I definitely feel the pressure differently.

I was told at this point that their skulls start to calcify, and it causes them to get heavier, which is what normally makes them turn downward.

It's normal, don't worry.

My friend believed my baby gas dropped but when i went to speak with my dr about it. He said not until 34 weeks and tomorrow im 31 weeks

spoke with my midwife this morning and she said what I was describing sounded like he did, but sometimes they do drop and go back up, so she said just to monitor today and if im still feeling the pressure by tonight call back and they will get me in to be seen early next week since it is early for him to drop. I am a high risk pregnancy and had a feeling he may come early so him dropping early possibly kind of worried me

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