Factors that affect the time and process of fetal pelvic insertion are: Factor 1: Physical conditions If you are in great shape and have very elastic abdominal muscles, your stomach may be tauter, which changes the angle of the baby’s body and prenatal area to the pelvis. In this case it will be more difficult for the baby to enter the pelvis. In order to push your baby’s head into the pelvis, you need to relax the muscles in your tummy and try to keep your belly as far forward as possible. Factor 2: Your usual posture When the baby enters the pelvis is related to your usual posture. If you spend a lot of time sitting at work, in a car or on a soft sofa watching TV, your baby is likely to be lying in a posterior occipital position, where the back of the baby’s head is facing your vertebrae, which makes it difficult for the baby to enter the pelvis, and that’s not the optimal position for an effective labor, partly because the baby’s pre-disclosure is too high up in the baby’s body. Whenever you sit down, be sure to lean forward so that your knees are lower than your hips, which will help the baby’s back turn to your front and move down. Factor 3: Fetal Position If you’ve had a couple of previous babies, your abdominal muscles may have become loose, which makes it much easier for your baby to move around and change positions. Sometimes your baby may not be lying in an up-and-down position (longitudinal), but rather sideways (horizontal) or at an angle (tilted) inside your tummy. Any of these types of positions are much less likely to allow your baby’s head to enter the pelvis before labor begins. Factor 4: Larger fetus Your baby may be larger, and then he may not descend into the pelvis until after contractions begin. Factor 5: Pelvic shape The shape of your pelvis may also be a factor in when your baby enters the pelvis. Sometimes the pelvic inlet is narrow, so in this case it may take a long time for the baby’s first part to enter the pelvis. But once the baby is in the pelvis, labor is usually quicker because the pelvic outlet is then relatively large. Although there is no direct correlation between the time the baby enters the pelvis and the time of delivery, the fact that the baby is in the pelvis does mean that the time for you to meet your baby is getting closer.