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What does a midwife mean if she says 'it's at the brim'?
By 'lying in the brim' we mean that the baby's head is just at the top of the bony pelvis (pelvic brim) so the head is not engaged but almost certainly will be soon. As you have only 4 weeks until your due date it sounds as though everything is going in the right direction - that is downwards! sounds to me like she is referring to the head of the baby is crowning, meaning that it is approaching the vaginal opening.
What does brim mean when written in pregnancy notes?
Brim means that the baby is head down but just above the pelvis an not engaged. Until you go into labour.
What does relation to brim mean?
The female pelvis is shaped like a bowl with the bottom cut off. The top of the pelvis is called the brim and the bottom is called the outlet. Towards the end of pregnancy the part of the baby which is born first (hopefully the head) settles into the pelvis. This is called engagement Relation to brim describes how much of the head can be felt above the pelvis. It is usually measured in fifths. 5/5 means that no part of the head is in the pelvis. 4/5 means that the top part of the head is in the pelvis and so on. By the time the head is 0/5 the baby is almost born at the end of labor. If at the end of a first pregnancy the midwife or ob/gyn can still feel 5/5 of the baby's head it may mean that the baby is too large to be born naturally. With second or later babies the head may not go into the pelvis until the mother goes into labor.
Your midwife has put down your babys head is fixed what does this mean?
It means that the fetus has decended and the head is now in the posistion ready for delivery
Can the inside of container mean brim?
No. a brim is the edge of a hat or the top endge of a container as in "full to the brim".
What does relating to mean?
The female pelvis is shaped like a bowl with the bottom cut off. The top of the pelvis is called the brim and the bottom is called the outlet. Towards the end of pregnancy the part of the baby which is born first (hopefully the head) settles into the pelvis. This is called engagement Relation to brim describes how much of the head can be felt above the pelvis. It is usually measured in fifths. 5/5 means that no part of the head is in the pelvis. 4/5 means that the top part of the head is in the pelvis and so on. By the time the head is 0/5 the baby is almost born at the end of labor. If at the end of a first pregnancy the midwife or ob/gyn can still feel 5/5 of the baby's head it may mean that the baby is too large to be born naturally. With second or later babies the head may not go into the pelvis until the mother goes into labor.
What does 'don't fill it to the rim with brim' mean?
The original saying was "Fill it to the rim with Brim" and it was from a coffee commercial for Brim coffee. It meant "fill your coffee cup to the rim with Brim coffee".
What does it mean when it says your baby is fixed in relation to brim?
this means your baby is in birth position (head down) do not panic this doesnt mean your in labour,the baby can still move although it is uncommon!
37 weeks pregnant and babies head is fully engaged what does this mean?
I believe that this means the babies head is in the correct position for birth.
What does four fifths palpable mean in pregnancy?
It represents how much your babys head is engaged in the pelvis. Four fifths palpable equals one fifth engaged.
If you have your show does that mean that your baby is engaged?
With most women, yes. Only a small percentage of women will find that the baby's head is not engaged by the time labour starts.
In relation to the brim in pregnancy why would your midwife put free on your notes?
It just means that the baby's head is not yet fixed in your pelvis, it can still move from side to side. If you are 36 weeksor less this is quite normal, as it is if it is your second or subsequent baby. If it is your first baby it MAY mean that your pelvis is a bit on the small side. However as a midwife I once looked after a woman where at term the baby's head was free at 9am (in hospital as the baby kept moving to different positions), at 3.30pm her husband came and told me she was having contractions, a bit of a panic ensued in case she was in labor with the baby laying crossways or similar, at 5.30pm she had her baby quite normally, head first, so a 'free' head is not necessarily a problem. Hope this helps (englishangel)
