Dropping?

Does everyone’s bellies “drop” before labor? Everyone keeps telling me I haven’t and I’m just want this baby out !
Also does everyone lose their mucus plug before labor??

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I usually drop around 37 ish weeks. I had my first at 41 weeks so in my experience it wasn’t any indication of labor. It’s just a sign that baby is engaging into the pelvis like they hopefully should be. I’ve also lost my mucus plug every time before labor but it was slowly losing it over a couple of weeks with my first 2. With my 3rd I lost it I believe a week before I went into labor. I know the last trimester is hard but try to keep baby cooking for as long as possible! I want mine out as well but I’m only 34 weeks 😂

First pregnancy - My stomach never dropped! I was losing my mucus plug continuously from 32 weeks until birth lol

This pregnancy, my stomach still hasn’t dropped (I’m 37 weeks) and I haven’t lost any of my mucus plug!

I dropped at around 33 weeks

Never dropped in my first pregnancy, went into labor at 36.5 weeks. 33 weeks with my second and haven’t dropped nor lost mucus plug. I don’t think it happens for everyone, especially if you deliver a few weeks early.

This time around my baby is low that everyone thinks I'm due super soon. I have 8 weeks to go. I think that's an old wives tale.

At almost 34 weeks, my belly dropped little by little every day. Haven’t lost my mucus plug yet

I never dropped with my son but he was in my pelvis the entire time. I dropped 2 weeks ago with this one and been having pain ever since. Not everyone loses the mucus plug. I didn’t with my son but had to call the dr yesterday from seeing slight blood when I went to the bathroom. Was told it was the bloody show and labor can start anytime now.

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I was getting pretty painful period cramps and during those, I had painful lower back cramps. I had these on and off for like a few hours so from about 10:30pm to 1am?

I’ve had no show, or anything like that.

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