How to know the head of the fetus is already under

Routine procedures that are part of each antenatal visit after about 12 weeks of gestation are PALPATIONS. Palpation is a medical term for groping. Their goal of palpation on your abdomen is to monitor your uterine size change and your baby's growth and position to assess the progress and "fetus" of pregnancy. This palpation act does not hurt your baby as they are surrounded by a cushion of amniotic fluid. NOTE: actually you do not need to undress to be palpated / palpated but indeed by undressing in the abdomen will make it easier for midwives and doctors to perform this procedure.
what the midwife or doctor is looking for or check when you feel your stomach varies depending on how many weeks your pregnancy is. The following is the information guide they are trying to get through the palpation of the stomach during various stages of pregnancy.

When you are pregnant ... then go to the Midwife or Doctor, what do they usually do first after anamnese? Usually they do palpation ie
From conception to less than 12 weeks of pregnancy, the size of the uterus is still very small and most of it is still inside the pelvic bone and can not be felt through the outer stomach / rather difficult in the waba through palpation in the abdomen. After about 12 weeks, a large uterus is felt on the hip by your midwife / doctor (and you), usually they are only able to touch the top of the uterus or fundus.
Some mothers who have been pregnant before usually their uterus slightly larger than the size of the uterus in the previous pregnancy, so maybe about 10 or 11 weeks is palpable and felt. This also happens if you have twins. So If you feel pregnant 12 weeks or more but your uterus can not be felt by your midwife / doctor, then you should be vigilant, it could be the wrong pregnancy age calculation or maybe your pregnancy has not reached 12 weeks, there could be other possibilities.
From 12 to 20 weeks of pregnancy your midwife / doctor will palpate regularly at each visit. During this phase the baby is not yet big enough to detect their position, so the main purpose of palpation before 20 weeks is just to make sure that the uterus grows and develops healthily.
about 16 weeks of pregnancy the top of the uterus or fundus will grow to about halfway between the pubic hairline and the navel (felt when lying down). With about 20 weeks' gestation the fundus should approach the navel level. your midwife may start using a tape measure to measure your fundal height.
From 20 to 34 weeks your baby is much bigger and now it's big enough for your midwife / doctor to know where the baby's head is. Your midwife / doctor may even be able to guide your hands during this examination so you can feel your baby's own head. Or even can teach your partner to palpate to know your baby's position. But if it can not be done, ask your midwife / doctor if they can teach you about it at your next pregnancy visit.
from 34 weeks of pregnancy most of the position of the head of the janinsudah is under or even has come down to the pelvis, but sometimes when the position of bjanin head is still above it is called a breech. No need to worry too much if you find that your fetal position is still breech, because you still have time to try to change the position of the fetal head into a vertex (head below) try to open this link: http://www.bidankita.com/joomla-overview / monthly-guide / 175-how-change-baby-breech-be-letak-head. If you are pregnant with twins, often the midwife / doctor finds that one fetal head is down, while their siblings are breech.
The size of your uterus should continue to grow, until it reaches the base of the breastbone or sternum at the gestational age of about 36-37 weeks. From 37 weeks until the time of birth, your fetus should position its head below now. Although rare, but some janini can change its position even in the late stages of pregnancy.

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