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By this week of pregnancy your baby's crown-to-rump length reaches about 13.5 inches and the total length is approximately 20.7 inches. Your baby weighs about 6 pounds now. The top of your uterus has moved further up under your ribs and is about 5.5 inches above your bellybutton. Your uterus has grown a lot in the past few weeks as your baby has gained weight. You may have gained about 30 pounds by now and it is common for your weight to stay about the same from this point onwards.

Almost full-grown baby at about 36 weeks pregnancy

Almost full-grown baby at about 36 weeks pregnancy

Because the top of the uterus is high as it will be, breathing may be getting very uncomfortable at times. You might notice jabbing pains from your baby's kicks. However, within the next few weeks, your baby will drop into the birth canal and this will make breathing easier again. Most doctors like to see their patients weekly from now on to check for labor progression. Your prenatal classes are probably coming to an end and you should have already made a birth plan and discussed available options for pain control during pregnancy.

Your baby's face has filled out significantly and looks smooth and plump. Because your baby has powerful sucking muscles and has had layers of fat forming for quite some time now, the cheeks have filled out like a newborn's. Your baby's skull is firm, but not hard. Every baby's head has the ability to give slightly so that there is room for her to fit down the birth canal during delivery. Some babies are born with cone shaped heads from the pressure of delivery, but this will go away after delivery. The amount of amniotic fluid is at its maximum amount now and your baby may not be moving as much as she had been. As long as you still feel her movements every day, there should be no cause for concern.

The placenta is now one-sixth of the fetal weight.

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missilove - 8 minutes ago
already 36 weeks..yeahh...me and the boyfriend are putting the crib toguether its amazing how much space is needed for this little guy, the baby is taking over my room..everything is looking soo cute.

mizmartinez - 2.9 hours ago
last day in week 36 see you all in week 37 hopefully it the special week!!!!!!

brandi0881 - 4 hours ago
lyrehc - I have had white discharge the entire pregnancy. I am now experiencing an almost yellow mucus, I know it is part of my plug. I just wish I would lose the dang thing already and lets get this show on the road!

ethan.kaylor.dayton - 4.8 hours ago
Was taking the kiddies swimming today, stopped at the gas station. Was not feeling well at all- well ended up passing out, am getting checked out right now, but anyone ever have this happen?? This is the first of 3 pregnancies that this has happened!??

Diegirl - 5.2 hours ago
natnat~ Me too! We are getting ours done on the 9th... all free and she gives us a CD of the shoot for using our images on her site. She did my BFFs newborn a couple of months ago and the photos turned out amazing. She is doing the maternity and newborn shoots for us. I am so excited!

natnat - 6.2 hours ago
i found a lady who is a wedding photgrapher that is wanting to get into children/pregnancy portraits, so she is willing to photograph me, my belly and my fiance for free, in exchange of using my pictures in her porfolio! im so excited I dont have to spend any money and get some really nice pics of us

MS.mom - 7 hours ago
Heather--I felt mighty close to throwing up, but yes the indigestion, tiredness, feeling crappy it's back! I'm disappointed that you are saying that you are already dialated and the Dr told u that. This is my 2nd one. I didn't dialate with my 1st into I went thru the cervadeal and the pitosin to be induced. This time I'm starting to dialate and soften already. I sure hope it want be a long stall! But it probably will be!!

owensbaby2 - 7.7 hours ago
lyre..that me be your 'mucous plug'..I lost mine before I had my babies...weeks to days before

lyrehc - 7.7 hours ago
So i was standing in the line at the bank and i could feel heavy discharge all of a sudden, so i went back to work and there was white discharge all over my underwear that looked like dry milk. ... ... i know totally TMI but has anyone else had discharge that you could feel all of a sudden, not sure if its normal or maybe the start of a yeast infection or something

kottonkurlz - 7.9 hours ago
I got the heartburn and nausea just not throwing up and feeling like a truck hit me.

Heather86 - 8 hours ago
Is there anyone that is having symptoms similar to the beginning of pregnancy, the heartburn, throwing up, neaseau, omg I feel like week 10 again it is killing me! Went to doctors and Ia m 3 cm and 50%effeaced but they say with baby #3 it can be like that for awhile!

Heather86 - 11.8 hours ago
I was reading in on the comments on the iud, I had the 5 year Iud and no this is everyone or everyones body but I ended up with a blood clot 6 months after.. I would recommend the ten year non hormonal just as effective and not so many side effects

gilly - 12.7 hours ago
Thank you Preggobunny. They've also moved up my date of delivery, they are going to induce at 38 weeks because they're concerned about her. It's NST and US for me twice a week now. And for those of you with breech babies, mine turned a couple of days ago! We used Moxa at home and it worked!

samsmom06 - 20.6 hours ago
I know once Im done with this one, Im going to be getting an IUD called Paragard. Its supposed to have hormones but a lower dose of them than one like the mirena.

oncemore@41 - 21.7 hours ago
My last appt. I signed the paper work to have my tubes tied if I happen to have a C-section....

Imanurse86 - 21.8 hours ago
Well..went to my 36 week appt on wed..no dilation just starting to thin..I was hopin for some progress since I was havin some contractions & cramping..:( I'm tired of being nausea, huge, swollen, hungry, hot, unable to sleep, peein constantly..haha..did I forget anything? O well..maybe next week we will see progress :)

pregobunny18 - 22.3 hours ago
Gilly-my lil girl is measuring on the small side too.at almost 35weeks she weighed 4lbs 10oz and now at almost 36weeks and 4days she weighs about 5lbs 13oz.my ob still doesn't think she will be over 6 1\2lbs my son was only 6lbs 7oz at birth and that was a day overdue.now he is a healthy and happy 29month old and weighes 30lbs and is almost 36in tall.

ethan.kaylor.dayton - 22.6 hours ago
Garnett I would look into the iud, there are 2. One that will last for 5 years-which contains hormones(like bc pills) and one that doesn't. The 5yr will stop your period and it could be harder to get pregnant. But not impossible, or you can get the 10 year. The 10 year doesn't have hormones so you get your period, sometimes it can even be heavier than normal. Both are just as easily removed! Hope this helps!

gilly - 23.7 hours ago
IUDs are a good option for longer term. You can have spotting for up to six months, but if you can last it out a lot of women love them.

stacky - 23.8 hours ago
Okay just had my 36 week appointment today and I am not dialated at all, 40% effaced and she is STILL breech! I am so sad, I just want her to turn so badly so I dont have to has a C-section! He said he will give it until I go into labor to make a call or not unless of course I exceed my due date and am so miserable I cant stand it. I just really wanted a normal birth experience and to top it off I am scared of taking pain pills and dont want the c-section:( Anyways thats how my afternoon went, I hope everyone is having a great Thuresday night! Oh yeah and he did my strep b test....

garnetteardrop - 1 days ago
I don't know what to do about birth control after our son is born. He and I def want to wait 2-4 years before trying again...if at all. Does anyone have any suggestions?

tif789 - 1 days ago
for those of you that know you are dialated or effaced, have you all lost your mucus plug too or not? I'm just curious. I am having a lot of contractions right now but i havent lost my plug so i think it may be false.

gilly - 1 days ago
Hi ladies. I noticed today a lot of comments are about size. I just got back from the doctor and baby is SMALL by u/s she is 4 lbs 11 oz. Has anyone else been told their baby is small? Her movement and fluid are great but the blood flow thru the cord is a bit off as well.

Kell310 - 1 days ago
I think I'm losing my mucus plug today... hmmm is it a sign of more progress?

indy9 - 1 days ago
Lyrehc, not everyone here in the US knows their baby's weight. My doctor will only guess if I ask her and she isn't wild about the question. I haven't had an ultrasound since my amnio. So, I have no idea how big my baby is. I think it just depends on the doctor here.

indy9 - 1 days ago
I am the same as kottonkurlz. Baby is breech (c-section was already scheduled b/c it is my third c), no effacement and no dialation. C-section is scheduled for the 24th. Don't think I will go early here.

kottonkurlz - 1 days ago
I am running across a problem. I thought it was from sleeping on my ear but I can't remember sleeping on that side. My ear starting hurting really bad like it was folded while I was sleeping. That was this morning. Now, my whole left jaw hurts. I figured it out. While I was sleeping on the right hand side my mouth must have come open (cause now I snore) and shifted my my jaw to the left. Being pregnant our bones prepare for delivery, even our jaw bones can decide to shift. This is a bit painful cause it feels like my ear but I just tried to eat dinner and my jaw hurt too much. *pout*

Diegirl - 1 days ago
Good luck Squeaky! I hope all goes well for you and that we see updates of you and your LO soon! Enjoy your leave. I still have 13 shifts to go....... *le sigh*

Squeaky - 1 days ago
Hey Ladies, this is the last day of work for me and I don't have a PC at home so just wanted to wish you all the very best! A lap top is on its way home but won't be for another month or so but I will definitely check in on how everyone went! Good luck!

kottonkurlz - 1 days ago
oh yeah, one more thing.....his cheeks are soo huge. they hang off the sides of his face. I can't wait to kiss them.

kottonkurlz - 1 days ago
oh yeah, no dilation, no effacing and he is breech. All along I thought i was rubbing his butt and it was his head. The scraping feeling that was on my cervix are his feet. My dr said that this is reason for most of my discomfort.

mommynjuly - 1 days ago
your right Kell310!!! i will try and keep the hope :)!!!

kottonkurlz - 1 days ago
Just got back from the dr's office. Baby is breech and the due date for c-sec is July 27. I want to change my due date on the site but I know it would throw me off and I've been with you ladies for a while. Some of you may know that I had a huge skin tag in the crack of my butt. I told my dr about about 2 mo ago and while she was doing the strep test she took one look and said, 'whoa, you want me to take that off now?' I told her sure, so she injected me with lidocaine (ouch-it burned) and snipped it off. It was the size of an old wrinkled grape or a big raisin. I'm just glad that it wasn't on my face like an old witch.

kingnskaismom - 1 days ago
Maybe it's just me but is anyone else just bored with their pregnancy? I mean, no action, no nothing. All I get is hungry, heartburn, hot, headaches, and some hurting. No false labor or nothing. I'm just plain bored!!!!!!!

julymommytobe09 - 1 days ago
I have been in more pain today than i have in my entire pregnancy! i have been getting cramps all day, and when i stand up i have to pee...every time! and my pelvis hurts soo bad! usually the pain goes away but not today.... so i have just been laying down because walking and standing just hurts to much..

Kell310 - 1 days ago
mommynjuly- C'mon now that is not a positive attitude...alot can happen in a day or two you just never know!

mommynjuly - 1 days ago
just got back from my 36 week appointment too... not much has changes since last week... i am still 2cm dialated but now i am also 60% effaced!!! so looks like i'll be pregnant for at least another week :(!!!!

samsmom06 - 1 days ago
hello ladies! I had my 36 week appointment today, everything was going well until the doctor tried to find LOs HB. She eventually found it but it wasnt very loud, I think she also said it was high but didnt say what concerned her about it. Then she checked me....thats when I heard words I NEVER expected to hear from my doctors mouth. When she checked me she couldnt be sure she was feeling his head or a foot. She said she thought it was a foot becuase it moved when she touched it. She then said she was gonna start up the u/s machine and make sure she was feeling a foot. Well low and behold...what she felt was a foot! So basically my LO is laying on my right side and breech! That was the first word I didnt expect. The second was when she started talking about the possibility of having a csection. I have never had a csection nor has it ever been an option in my first two pregnancies. So now one of the other doctors gave me a position to try and turn the LO but if he doesnt....its gonna be a c section for me in about 3 weeks! Im so nervous!!!!

tatochka13 - 1 days ago
Hi ladies! i'm new to this site but I'm having this back pain all the time. Last Monday i went to the hospital and they had to stop my contractions because I was too early (35 weeks). I'm having my appt in an hour we'll what doc will say. I wasn't dialated or anything last time, just contractions. They just told me that i need to drink more water.

piglet.chickster - 1 days ago
I have no idea if I am effaced or dilated or even if i do really have a cervix! All i kn ow, is that I am nesting and feeling the urge to pack my hospital bags, and i am swollen and order a super lovely cotbed mattress today, the only thing we need are sheets for moses basket and cotbed and we are set! Had some upsetting news, which has made me unable to sleep, but otherwise i am doing okay! Got next us on tuesday to see if i am allowed to deliver at the birth centre rather than big hospital!

piglet.chickster - 1 days ago
Kell310, my buddy is 38 weeks pregnant and measuring 43 weeks, she had had all the scans and tests and everything, turns out it looks like her uterus is tipping the wrong way, i dont know what it means, but thats the reason she is measuring big. I dont know if that helps at all.

Kell310 - 1 days ago
Like I said earlier I am having an US because I am measuring 4 weeks bigger than I'm supposed to be. They are looking for polyhydramnios, or too much amniotic fluid. Perhaps he is just a really big baby?

janice - 1 days ago
lyrehc- My doctor told me at my last visit that I was 37 weeks laong, yet I had an ultrasound a few days ago that confirmed that I am actually 36 weeks along, and my baby weighs 5lb. 140z. My doctor ordered the ultrasound in my case because he was following up on an ecogenic bowel susupicion from week 20, so he just wanted to peek and see if the bowel is developing normally, and it is. Not sure why in normal circumstances doctors order an ultrasound at this stage. I guess it is on a case by case basis. On another note, I am mad that my doctor vetoed the beach for this weekend for me because the drive to the coast is 3-4 hours away. Oh well, I guess I'll be obedient and stay put, though I'm itching to get away. Grrrr....

lyrehc - 1 days ago
is a belly measuring 36 or 36.5 at 36 weeks normal, or smaller?

neicie04 - 1 days ago
Well I went to my 36 week appointment today and the doctor took me out of work. Because of my swelling, my blood pressure is high and he says I have toxemia, which I think i related to preeclampsia. Sucks I'm out of work, but at least I get a nice vacation to spend time with the hubby before the baby arrives. And also, the doctor said he's planning on inducing me between july 22nd and 25th. I guess I'll have a date next visit. I didn't want to be induced, but at the same time, I want this baby out! So I will try to do my best and enjoy the next couple of weeks of pregnancy. Also, I'm glad I'll have a date and know when my baby's coming. This way, people can plan :)

mommynjuly - 1 days ago
hello ladies... so excited about my first day in week 36 (YAY)!!!! i'm going to see my dr. in about an hour!! i was 2cm last week, hoping i have made some more progress!!!!!!!!!!! good luck to you all too!!!

ermsmom - 1 days ago
lyrehc, from what I've heard doctor estimates about weight at this point can be way off. Mine won't even say and another one I had with my last pregnancy said it wasn't worth guessing. My friend's doctor told her the baby would be over 9 lbs and she came out around 7. If there is an ultrasound they get a better guess but it still may not be totally accurate. I still wish my doctor would take a guess!

kottonkurlz - 1 days ago
It feels like the baby is trying to come out of my butt or my naval. I'm in labor...I know it. My mil just assumed that my daughter was going to be with her when the baby was born. SHE DIDN'T EVEN ASK. I had already made plans with friends that live 5 min away. Initially we thought that my mil was going to be out of town but if the baby comes early she will be here. My daughter has never spend the night with her and she is 2 1/2 and they live 13 min away from us. I really don't want her to but I really don't have a cause for her not to. I wouldn't dare tell her no because I do love her and my husband would be crushed because he would know that I'm just saying that because she gets on my nerves.

mzjennuh - 1 days ago
Kell310- I feel your pain sister! I am dialating efacing too..but super slow...lika turtle rate slow! But I am jealous u r having diarhea (TMI + LOL)..I haven't been able to use the bathroom in 3 days! Plus even if I had the courage to try..I have hemmroids the size of Jupiter! Our pour butts! I am sooo ready for this pregnancy to be over!!

Kell310 - 1 days ago
So I just got back from my weekly OB appt. Well I'm stil 2.5 cm and 70% effaced. Which as we all know doesn't necessarily mean much. (TMI) Still having diarrhea and my poor bum really hurts. My MD decided to do some blood work to make sure my electrolytes weren't messed up and some stool specimens. She also wanted to schedule me for another US because I am measuring 40 weeks now! I have gained 1 and a half pound in 1 week. So either A.) I'm having a really big boy or B.) I have too much fluid. I'm glad she finally agrees with me that yes I am truly huge and I think she could see it on my face that I am truly miserable at this point! She was just happy to see me make it to 36 weeks. I can go back to work on Monday without restrictions and resume sex... if my DH will comply that is.

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