Congratulations! This week marks the official end of your pregnancy. Your baby probably weighs anywhere from six to nine pounds and measures between 19 and 22 inches (though tons of perfectly healthy babies are smaller or bigger). The bones in his skull haven’t fused yet — Mother Nature’s way of making it easier to get through the birth canal during labor and delivery. He now has enough fat under the skin to maintain his body temperature outside the womb (with a little help from those cute outfits and swaddling blankets that you’ve been stocking up on!). You (or actually the placenta) are still providing the antibodies he’ll need to fight off infections for the first six months of his life. And if you plan on breastfeeding, your milk will be giving him more antibodies that’ll boost his immune system.
I had my 39 week appt today and my first internal. I am only 1 stinking centimeter dilated and 50% effaced. Meaning, dammit, not much is happening despite the MANY braxton hicks I am having and even the regular contractions I have been getting on and off. BP was perfect and only gained 1 pound this week. Put this all together and I am pregnant for another week. I had another NST and Lucas was great, did his thing quickly so was only on the monitor for about 10ish minutes. In that 10 minutes I had 2 contractions, so things are happening, but slowllyyyyyy.. The doctor seems to think he will come this week. We are expecting a snowstorm on Friday so IF he comes this week, it WILL be that day. LOL Luckily I only live 2 miles from the hospital. :) If I do not have him by Monday we will be picking an induction day. Tuesday sounds good to me. LOL I am done with work so I am home this week trying to get the house a little more organized. :) I need to have Gary take a recent pic of me soon, my belly is huge and seems to be getting bigger by the minute! lmao
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