PRE-LABOR: ONE TO FOUR WEEKS BEFORE LABOR 1. Your baby “drops”
A few weeks before labor begins, your baby will start to descend into your pelvis (for first-time moms; in future births, this “lightening” doesn't usually happen until you’re truly in labor). Your baby is getting into position to make his exit: head down and low. Yes, you might feel you’re waddling even more than you have been up until this point — and you may be back to taking very frequent bathroom breaks like you did way back in your first trimester, because baby’s head is pushing down on your bladder too. But the good news is you have a little more breathing room, since baby is moving away from your lungs.
