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There are 5 days until your due date on May 23, 2008.
You are 275 days pregnant.
You are 9 months pregnant.
You are in your 10th month of pregnancy.
Your 1st trimester: August 17, 2007 to November 15, 2007. (0 - 12 weeks)
Your 2nd trimester: November 16, 2007 to February 28, 2008. (13 - 27 weeks)
Your 3rd trimester: February 29, 2008 to May 23, 2008. (28 - 40 weeks)
Your baby's crown-to-rump length at this time is approximately 14.4 inches and the total length is approximately 21.5 inches. The average baby weighs a little more than 7 pounds now and is preparing for birth. You are probably as big as you are going to get and may be uncomfortable now. Most women gain between 25 and 35 pounds during their pregnancy. Your uterus is about 7-8 inches above your bellybutton now.
Although your baby continues to grow and develop inside of your uterus, there is not much room for him to move about. All of your baby's organ systems are now complete and the lungs were the last to fully mature.
If you are uncomfortable with your pregnancy at this time, you are not alone. Most women are ready to deliver their babies. It would be very unusual for you to not be uncomfortable at this time. Your uterus has grown a lot and now fills your entire pelvis and abdomen. Try not to ask your doctor to induce you, unless it is medically necessary. Your cervix is ripening in preparation for delivery and your bladder is under a lot of pressure. You may feel nervous about the upcoming labor. You will know when you are in labor because contractions will get worse when you move around and they will also get stronger and more frequent. Other signs of labor are the breaking of your water or a bloody show as the mucus that plugged your cervix becomes dislodged.
Most of the lanugo on your baby should be gone by now. Your baby still may have some on his shoulders and in the creases of his body. Your baby's toenails have reached the end of his toes. The umbilical cord is about a half inch thick and may be wrapped around him. The umbilical cord still supplies the baby with nutrients that he needs. After delivery, your baby's umbilical cord will be clamped and cut. After it is cut, he will be an independent human being and must perform all of his body functions on his own. Your baby will get antibodies from your body that give his immune system a boost.
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2.3 hours ago
wow, everyone seems to be losing their mucus plug today! socalgal-great, now i have something else to worry about, broken bones if i wait too long. im also trying to take your dr's orders and walk a lot since he said it is suppose to make baby rotate into anterior. bones-sorry you had a rough day...you make it sound so fun to have 3 kids, 4 should be even more fun! it is so hot i could just cry, im eating ice right now and its sooooo goodMommychantz -
2.5 hours ago
Got a question i hope someone can answer. Since it seems i lost my whole mucous plug this morning is it ok for me to insert my evening primrose oil up? ninavedicci -
2.6 hours ago
I know what you mean mama, I am so sick of the calls and text, today I found out about being induced on Tuesday, and I purposely didn't tell anyone but immediate family and my family on this site. Everyone else can wait till she is physically here. About a week ago I was like you, dancing all around cleaning, didn't feel prego.haydensmom -
2.8 hours ago
ill tell you one thing tho, if i get one more phone call or text message from someone asking if the baby is here yet, i might snap!!! another strange thing too is my mood now. i feel very zen like. very calm, not at all like me. i think i've taken on the mentality of she'll come when shes ready and i'm actually ok with it. i feel great to tell you the truth. very energetic, like i'm not even preggers!!haydensmom -
2.8 hours ago
i hope it means i'm going soon. i'm normally a VERY messy person who doesn't bother with going into much detail when cleaning. (when i did clean;))ninavedicci -
2.9 hours ago
Socalgal- If he didn't know what a malta was, he was definitly not a Cubano, so you were right for outing him. On the baby, wow that's a big girl. They said my baby is about 7lbs or so. Which is pretty small for me, my daughter Selena was 9lbs. They told me if I would go to the full 40weeks, she would be 8lbs or so. Don't let them scare you girl, you will be fine. Oh, I just got my malta. Haydensmom- You may be going soon, I have been cleaning for like a week and a half now.socalgal -
3.1 hours ago
Sorry. I had to go to a Cuban Restaurant because Ninavedicci worked her voodoo on me. I should have went to the hole in the wall I love--El Cochinito. But I went to the new trendy place--Mojito--and it was just okay. I did get my lechon asado, rice, beans, tostones and flan, but no malta. The idiot waiter didn't even know what that was! Hello?!!! I apparently outed him as a Mexican posing as a Cuban, because a Cuban would for sure know what a malta is!
Back to baby stuff, my baby measured 9.2, but doc was concerned because margin of error is +/- a pound, so she could theoretically be 10 lbs already. I resent her horror stories. I'm afraid she may have freaked my hubby out and he will not want me to wait. But my heart tells me the labor will be just fine as long as I wait and let nature take its course. I wanted a slow mellow labor and I'm getting what I asked for. Why do docs always have to rush us and pressure us?
It's still 92 degrees outside. The only difference now that it is nightime is that it is humid. Yuck!haydensmom -
3.2 hours ago
so 've heard from numerous other mothers that i'll know when the baby is coming because i'll go through my last minute nesting and go crazy cleaning EVERYTHING. I think i might be experiencing this right now. i started doing dishes and it kept going from there.. i just finished cleaning the top of my fridge and the little rubber part on the inside of the fridge doors that suctions to the fridge to keep it closed, you know? i actually cleand in all the little grooves with q tips!! i don't know if i'm just bored or what. even typing on here now my mind is racing about all the other stuff i can clean to get ready!! if what my friends say is true, then here's hoping i'm gonna have a baby VERY SOON!! LOL :)ninavedicci -
3.7 hours ago
Congratulations Michelle! Firsttimemom- I am bored toomichelle -
3.8 hours ago
Hello everyone i gave birth to my little girl 'shayla' on 15th may (3 days past her due date) at 4:40am weighing 7lb 10oz.... birth story and pics are up.... thankyou all for your support over the last 9 months and good luck with the safe arrival of your little bundles..Take care and i look forward to chatting with you all and finding out how it all went.
firsttimemom23 -
4.1 hours ago
IM SO BORED...BHs kickin my butt like always.....ninavedicci -
4.2 hours ago
Bones- You had a rough day babes, you need calgon to take you away with a glass of wine! It's funny how you and I both had some form of Spanish food. Me Puerto Rican , You Cuban, I think Socalgal went to get some too. Now we need a few pitchers of SANGRIA YUMMY!bones9812 -
4.7 hours ago
And the reason the OB doesn't want you eating is because if you have a reaction to the anesthesia they give you, you could vomit and aspirate and then have Empenadas in your lungs...I wouldn't do it just because I hate pooping on the table!bones9812 -
4.7 hours ago
Oh...and on the way out of the store, Lily threw such a fit that she wet her pants because I wouldn't buy her orange juice from the vending machine...which took so long I decided that I needed it...so I ended up payin $1.25 for fricken OJ...as my overstuffed cart ran right out into the parking lot and hit a car (it's ok...it belonged to the 107 yo woman's dead husband...he won't mind...I must have looked homicidal because Grandma told me it would be okay)....only to have Lily spill the fricken OJ out the window on the way home...on the other hand, it wasn't in my new car so I couldn't beat her.bones9812 -
4.8 hours ago
I'm here--I had to bathe the beasts...So here's the new revelation I've come to about the grocery store...you know how they put all those crappy kids things all over the place, because they know your kids are gonna pester you to buy them? Well, I've decided that they are now free samples...I've had it...Every little thing that's pink or plastic or inflated or bounces, my girls have to grab...and I spent over $200 tonight...with them bouncing balls all over the place...and of course, the church right next door had just finished their AA mtg...so the AA people are all over...and the guy behind me in line told me that his kids acting like that are the reason he drinks...he got sober as soon as they moved out...
yeah..thanks...big help...what's my first step then? Admit I'm powerless over 3 and 4 yr olds? SOCALGAL==I'm glad Nina's working her Voodoo on you...I just had two empenada's from the Cuban bodega...followed by Kibeh (with the raw lamb because I'm living on the edge)....mybabymy -
4.8 hours ago
yeah, i've spent a lot of time at seaside heights and wildwood too. lately, i've been going to ocean grove. ninavedicci -
4.8 hours ago
I am from South Jersey, outside of Phildelphia, little town called Blackwood. It's off of rt.42 on the way to Atlantic City. My favorite beaches are Seaside heights, Wildwood, and Point Pleasant. Even though I spent alot of summers in Ocean City as well. mybabymy -
4.9 hours ago
ninavedicci - i'm in parsippany now. which is about half way between nyc and pa, straight out rt. 80. but i actually grew up and lived in bergen county until a couple of years ago. where in jersey did you live? and which beach did you like?ninavedicci -
5 hours ago
Pregnantagain- I am going to call L/D and double check, I can't be hungry like that. I am not a pleasant person when I am not prego and hungry. Even though I am being induced, I still want a good experience.ninavedicci -
5.1 hours ago
Mybabymy- where are you in Jersey? That is where I am originally from. I miss the laid backness of good ol Jersey, and I love the shore in Jersey so much better than Nyc.mybabymy -
5.1 hours ago
my parents tell me that my collar bone was broken during my delivery. but i was a huge baby... 11 lbs. 4 oz. i've never had any problems with my collar bone. in fact, i don't even know which side was broken. i don't know if it's really as bad as it sounds. baby's bones heal very quickly.mommychantz -
5.2 hours ago
Socagal-my midwife wants to induce me next week and i really don't want to but she is saying the baby is getting too big! I'm scared, i hope i go into labour. I have to go the hospital for an NST on Tuesday morning and the OB will give his opinion on if i should be induced next week or wait a lil longer. As much as i don't want to be induced, i also don't want to have a hard time in labour pushing out a huge ass baby. Last week i had a BPP and he was weighing 8lbs, but i think what really alarmed my midwife was that i was measuring 40.5cm last thursday and this thursday 44.5! I'm nervous! I've been having a bit more of my mucus plug come out too, and cramping and back pain this whole day. I just went pee and it kinda burned a lil...is that normal?mybabymy -
5.2 hours ago
ninavedicci - i know what you mean about the weather. i'm in jersey. it was so nice just a couple of days ago, but today was icky. i stayed in most of the day. and i really wanted to walk today.Pregnantagain...9yrs-l8tr -
5.3 hours ago
ninavedicci- It is a long time, especially for those of us who are still eating constantly (like me). I'm just nervous about eating and going into labor and then loosing it,literally, when I begin to push. Thats what I thought u meant. Sorry ladies if thats a lil TMIninavedicci -
5.4 hours ago
Pregnantagain- the doctor told me that it could slow down the medicine that starts the contraction if I have food on my stomach. My thing is if I went into labor right now, I just ate, they would still let me have the baby right? I just can't see me starving myself and bub for 8 hours, that's a long time.ninavedicci -
5.5 hours ago
What is the babies estimated weight Socalgal? That sounds a little scary, breaking bones and all. Btw, where the hell is Bones?Pregnantagain...9yrs-l8tr -
5.5 hours ago
ninavedicci- No, my doctor didnt say anything about not eating any hours before going in (but if I do, what would happen. . .just curious?)
I cant wait to have this baby because I so need something to 'drink' its been TOO long and I'm tired of drinking the virgin drinks :o( Does anyone know how soon after you are able to drink?ninavedicci -
5.5 hours ago
Pass some of that heat this way Socalgal, it's cold and rainey here in the city, this weather sucks for it to be May. I need to write a letter to someone, file a complaint or something. I wore capri's today and nearly froze my culo off :-(socalgal -
5.5 hours ago
So I finally know what you guys mean about the nasty mucous plug. Yesterday it was kind of cute. Today, I'm wondering how much of that stuff could fit up there?!! Nasty! I guess my walking around today is working though--more cramping and nasty plug coming out. I really don't want to be induced. But my doc started telling us how huge our baby is and how she's had to break arms and clavicles of babies who got stuck at the shoulders because they were too big. And she also said my baby's tummy is 'off the charts.'. Doh!ninavedicci -
5.6 hours ago
For those of us that have inductions coming up Monday and Tuesday, did your doctor tell you not to eat anything for 8 hours before your appointment? My doctor did, and I am not feeling that!socalgal -
5.6 hours ago
OMG! Yes! Bones was right about you. You are a gastronomical genius! Of course it has to be sangria. Did I mention it's like 1,000 degrees out here?! That would be perfect right now. . . A whole pitcher full. ninavedicci -
5.6 hours ago
A nice glass of Cabrenet, mmmmm that would hit the spot. Or some Sangria!socalgal -
5.7 hours ago
I can attest firsthand to the fact that flan tastes infinitely better when you're prego! Mmmm. Maybe I will buy the ingredients and make some fresh. I normally prefer my own--with lots of brown caramel. . .Pregnantagain...9yrs-l8tr -
5.7 hours ago
christinalashelle- We are in the same boat. That's exactly what my doctor told me, execpt I'll have to go in at 5 am if nothing happens over the weekend. He's hoping that I dilate at least .5cm more but I want to go ahead and be induced, IM SO TIRED!socalgal -
5.7 hours ago
Ya, after Tuesday morning you can have an ice cold beer for me!ninavedicci -
5.8 hours ago
mmmmm Flan, now I have to convince my bf to go out and get me flan and malta.Zainab1982 -
5.8 hours ago
haydensmom - I would call L&D ..especially if you tested positive for Strep-B. Baby moving is a good sign..but just double check... nothing to lose. Best of luck dear :)ninavedicci -
5.8 hours ago
Socalgal- Damn, now I want a malta! We gotta stop doing this to each other..lol. I guess I better get it in now, it will be all over for me Tuesday morning. haydensmom -
5.9 hours ago
i can't wait to not be pregnant anymore. I feel like one of those people who ALWAYS thinks theres something wrong with themhaydensmom -
5.9 hours ago
no, oddly i've been having very very little discharge of any kind today. twice i had very little mucousy but it was very little. this is all so confusing. I just don't want my water to have broken withought me knowing it then have my baby at risk for infection, you know?krpincincinnati -
5.9 hours ago
I just posted pictures of my baby Evelyn Rain Preece! She was born 38wks and 3days. Raspberry tea worked for me! I will spare you all my c-section/birth story.....but I posted some pic's.... Good luck to all you wonderful mommy's-to-be!socalgal -
5.9 hours ago
Damn you Ninavedicci! Now I am going to have to drag my butt to El Cochinito for some lechon, tostones, rice, beans and avocado salad! Thanks a lot! Mmmmm and a malta. Why didn't I think of that before? I'm going to walk down the street to the market and buy some maltas.
havinababyinmay -
6 hours ago
Haydensmom~ is it still coming out??havinababyinmay -
6 hours ago
I LOVE FLAN!haydensmom -
6 hours ago
ok, so any advice ladies? Heres the story... Last night around midnight finished having sex than immediatly went into the shower. While i was in there it kept feeling like a little extra was coming out (not the usual after sex stuff if you know what i mean) it was very watery. I thought at first that it was just water from the shower head and i was being paranoid but than i moved the shower head away and again felt the mini flow of liquid. So i got out, put a pad on and went to lie down. Once after i was lying down felt a little more but than that was it. Now, no cramping started but i was having alot of pressure and sharp pains down the middle of my legs. Woke up this morning and had cramping on and off all day but noticed that my little girl wasn't moving nearly as much as normal... still moving tho so i didn't freak out. Any thoughts?ninavedicci -
6 hours ago
Socalgal- I just had a feast on wood fire grilled chicken, white rice and beans with the juice all over my rice, and platanos maduros. It was so good. oh yeah, let me not leave out the avacado slices for my rice and beans, now all I need is some flan. :-)havinababyinmay -
6 hours ago
Christinalashelle~ Lucky, why is he induceing you?havinababyinmay -
6 hours ago
Bones..what happened??christinalashelle -
6.1 hours ago
Went to the doctor Thursday and I am 2cm and 50% thinned out! The doctor is going to induce me on Monday night if I haven't had him yet! I am so excited.shinobissudhi -
6.2 hours ago
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