3/5 palpable at 41 weeks

I’d also like to know about this as I’m 3/5 and 40 weeks today. Also want to avoid induction. Have you had any sweeps? X

Just how engaged they are x

I think palpable is different to engaged, if I was 3/5 engaged I’d be in active labour. For palpable measurements it starts with 4/5 palpable and the max is 1/5 or 0.5/5 palpable which means the entire head is in the pelvis x

I’ve had two! If you’re 3/5 at 49 weeks without any sweeps, I think that’s a pretty good sign 😊

I think it’s the same thing in terms of engagement as Laura said, in medical terms we refer to “palpable” as to what you were able to feel when you touched the area

oh! It says online it’s the opposite to how they say 3/5 engaged as that would mean the baby is in the pelvis, and the max is 4/5 engaged, whereas the max palpable is 0.5/5 palpable 😩 so confusing!

Engaged doesn’t mean active labour - I was told 3/5 engaged about 3 weeks ago and still waiting at 40+2. I was told that as a FTM it’s common to be engaged early whereas second time you probably wouldn’t be until much closer to labour. Hope that helps 😊

I’ve also had two sweeps. I’ve been 3/5 since before sweeps but nothings changed since apart from loading my plug last week. Come on babies! X