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Re: 'Lightning'

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 19 May 2001 00:31:49 -0500 (CDT)


At Fri, 18 May 2001, nlf wrote: >
>My daughter in law is 32 weeks pregnant. She has had a noticable drop
>in her belly from up real high to much lower. Is the the normal time
>for this to be happening or is it a little early. She said she can feel
>that the baby's head is down in position and feeling pressure at her
>bottom. She has felt a few pains down low in her stomach. Does all
>this sound normal and in the correct time frame...Thanks..
>
>--
>Concerned Grandma....
>

dropping" most often occurs after 34 weeks, and if a woman feels significanlty increased pressure before then, I check her cervix to make sure she isn't dilating early

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M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
South Lake Tahoe, CA

author, Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide available in all major bookstores and on-line at amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761526986/o/qid˜6597740/sr=8-1/ref=aps_sr_b_1_1/103-7407404-7691069http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761526986/o/qid˜6597740

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