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You are considered full-term now and your baby's final touches are being made. The crown-to-rump length of your baby is now 14 inches and the total length is around 21 inches. Your baby weighs approximately 6.5 pounds. Your uterus may be measuring about the same as it has been and is probably about 6.5 inches from the top of your bellybutton.

This week your baby should engage into your pelvis. If this is not your first pregnancy, it may happen later. When your baby engages, his head drops down into your pelvis and you might feel a slight sensation called `lightening` as the pressure on your ribs eases. As your baby drops into the final position for delivery, you may experience a buzzing feeling and shooting pains in your groin and leg. Normally, you will be able to breathe and eat easier. However, your uterus pushes down harder on your bladder and you will have an increased urge to urinate more frequently. Even if your baby engages now, you still possibly feel his feet in your breastbone around week 40.

Your baby is now fully mature and ready to be born. However, your baby is still growing and developing every day. Fat is still being laid down at a rate of a half ounce a day. If this is your first pregnancy, you can expect to deliver closer to 40 weeks or shortly thereafter. If this is not your first baby, you might go earlier than 40 weeks! Make sure that your bags are packed for the hospital and remember to preregister for admission.

Your doctor may begin doing weekly pelvic exams to evaluate your cervical changes and progression. Your healthcare provider will make sure that you are not leaking amniotic fluid and will also examine your cervix to check for effacement and dilation. Before labor, your cervix is thick and 0% effaced. During labor your cervix thins out and right before delivery it will become very soft and 100% effaced.

Research shows your baby can be affected by stress hormones. Make time to relax, to have fun, and to rest.

Your baby has learned to coordinate sucking, swallowing and breathing so it can do all three when breastfeeding after birth. Babies practice shallow breathing before birth, using amniotic fluid.

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firstpreggo - 4.6 hours ago
Well contractions seemed to have tapered off once again, so now I'm just so done. I'm not even mentioning anything to anyone till I'm in full blown labour now. Heading to Medicine Hat to do some shopping today and eat at 'Edo Japan', I've been craving it for weeks now. Talk to u all later:)

vickywoodhall(teamblue!) - 6.5 hours ago
Today has flown by! Me and my bf have been out shopping and bought the last two bits for the baby and then we went for some lunch came back did a few chores and now im sat down with a cuppa phew! It certainly makes a change to sitting at home waiting for baby to come :-)

MANDO - 8.5 hours ago
Firstpreggo-I also heard that the fluid regenerates fast..Are there other hospitals in your area ?? I have three very close to me . Call there L&D sometimes they can give you info and somethings it depends on who answers the phone ...I have called all three hospitals in my area in one day before..

MANDO - 8.6 hours ago
when I lay down on my back sometimes I can put both my hands on the side of the babies head right in the middle of my belly ,over my pelvis bones...but when i rest on my side he like moves his head more to my hip..The dr. said he was still high but Im starting to worry he might just do a flip to the breech...

rubyg1315 - 15.8 hours ago
Hey first preggo- I would ask my doctor if she would be willing to prescribe antibiotics if she intends to allow you to continue, if for not other reason then because it will relieve your fear of developing an infection. Stress is not good on the baby, so your constantly being worried is not a good situation, whether your water has broken or is you have a leak. Also, on an up-thought... do not be so nervous about your baby being in there without any fluids. Your body regenerates your entire supply of amniotic fluid every 3 hours (pretty amazing, all things considered). Anyways, just keep your fluid intake up so that your body has the liquids it needs and it will see to your baby having its usual swimming environment. However, I would still play it up at your next doctors appointment and tell them how this leaking has continued regularly, as a leak that persists for more than a couple days is more of a concern as it then does not appear to be re-sealing itself and so there is an elevated risk of infection.

alugo - 16.7 hours ago
Jenn teampink - i have had 3 friends have breech babies flip after 37 weeks by going to an acupuncturist, ive never been to one myself but 3 to 3 odds are pretty good to me! just an idea if you really want the baby flipped or if you are just fine with a csection. good luck!!!!

brie(boy) - 18.5 hours ago
Well I got locked out of this site again! Hopefully this profile will stick around long enough so I can end my pregnancy with you ladies. It has been so frustrating to say the least. I hope you all are doing well and hanging in there. I have had a lot of pelvic pressure and my skin feels like it is going to rip across my belly. I have no idea if I am dilated yet since my doc won't check me. I am scheduled for a c section on the 23 so I guess he doesn't check you in fear it could send you into labor early. Oh well I guess time will only tell.

Krystina(BLUE) - 21.6 hours ago
Firstpreggo- if I was you I would have just gone in and said im not leaving. lol. I know probably overdramatic but I would be too concerned to let it go... My day was slow, I went to a breastfeeding class and it was so boring, my poor bf was the only guy there lmao.

MANDO - 22.1 hours ago
WTG Bonnymum :) Congrats !!

firstpreggo - 22.2 hours ago
still here everyone, contractions have slowed again, and yes not sure why there are letting me go so long with amniotic fluid leaking, maybe there just retarded here. Sorry, just so frusterated now and just want this baby to make up its mind to come or not already!!!

mummyteegs(blue) - 22.9 hours ago
Congratulations bonny! Yay! I had contractions all yesterday afternoon and night up until about 1am when I made myself go to sleep. Woke up this morning and whole body is aching so bad! My lower back is KILLING me! Cummon baby if u want to come out do bad just do it! :)

mypreciousbump - 23 hours ago
Anyone know what 'fixed at the brim' means?

jenn teampink - 23.6 hours ago
Oh, and my blood pressure was a bit elevated (think 140 / 86) so I had my dh take me to mcdonald's after the Dr appt, lol. I'm so bad!!

jenn teampink - 23.7 hours ago
Was so sure baby flipped but no, still breech, csec on wed the 15th, I go for another US on tues to see is she's still breech, Dr said she could flip but won't, basically she's seen it happen but very unlikely. Baby was 7pd 9 oz. My BP was elevated, I'm thinking because I got it taken after they told me baby was breech so my nerves were worked but I had to take blood work and I have to do 24 hr urine to test for preeclampsia. I'm sure it was my nerves but I was also sure she flipped so what do I know? 5 more days, yikes!!

vickywoodhall(teamblue!) - 1 days ago
Congratulations bonny aww I want mine to come soon :-)

Bonnymum - 1 days ago
Hi ladies, my waters broke yesterday morning when I got out of bed. Four hours later my beautiful daughter Chelsea arrived. So happy to meet her.

denise27 - 1 days ago
Well ladies things are going well. i would like to say congratulation to the ones who has delivered. well i went to the dr on tuesday and have been scheduled for my c-section on friday feb17 which is great. im so ready to hold my lil joy.

MANDO - 1 days ago
Just got home from my dr appt. Im 2cm 40 percent effaced , she said the baby was still very high tho..I guess this kid is listening to me when I ask him to plz stay just a few more weeks I have really enjoyed taking my 2pm nap for the last few days..I never knew how nice naps could be :)

vickywoodhall(teamblue!) - 1 days ago
Had lots of contractions last night and today been losing bits of mucus and a fairly big glob of it just when I went loo, argh im just waiting for the contractions to start now :-) although I do realise I could be waiting a while

jenn teampink - 1 days ago
Firstpreggo - be patient, I can tell u from experience, much better to be home for as much of the initial labor as possible. I had to be induced my first and hated being stuck there, the second I went into labor on my own and was at the hosp about 2 hrs b4 she popped out, was so nice to be able to walk around my house, watch my tv, do what I wanted while I waited for the active part.

mamalala - 1 days ago
Heading to my appointment at 1pm.. I'm a little anxious to see what's going to happen because I have been having a lot of contractions and since I'm scheduled for a section I wonder I'd they will do it early or anything. I wouldn't mind if we waited, I've got a lot I want to get done in the next 11 days!! I just really don't want to have uncomfortable contractions the entire time- so annoying!! It's been a tough couple days here.. We found out my husband has to have another knee surgery soon and the job he has been working to get is a no go now because of all the knee issues. Stinks!! I've been just laying low a d doing nothing at all since these contractions started so my house is a disaster and I'm feeling kind of crazy!! Oh well!! Wishing you ladies the best- i move to 38 tomorrow, and unless they decide to take the baby today ill see you guys there!!

photobaby3 - 1 days ago
firstpreggo-I would definitely try to get some clarification on why they don't think you need to be in the hospital. And you're right about the posterior cervix, mine was still posterior the morning I went into labor with my daughter. Labor was very long because so much still needed to happen, but she was born the next night. Seems weird they are just ignoring it, but like mommyrn said, maybe it's just a small tear/leak? I know sometimes those can go back together on their own...

vickywoodhall(teamblue!) - 1 days ago
Good luck girls its a race between first preggo and feb :-) im over to 38 weeks today! feeling cranky due to not much sleep :-( it seems every night about 3am im awake tut

MommyRNPink - 2 days ago
first Preggo Your doctor is ok with you going soo long after your water broke?? They gave me potocin with my son to speed things up cause we didnt know exactly when my waters broke and didnt want to risk infection. Do they think its just a leak?? Being an RN and a mom i would recommend clarifing with your Dr. and telling him your not confortable with the risk of infections (if thats how you feel) When my son was born i had a fever and chills and his white blood cells were elevated. they then had to give me antibotics and we had to stay anextra day.

mummyteegs(blue) - 2 days ago
Feb- well done! Sounds like u will b the next to give birth! Once you get to 4cm they call that labour do yay! I had 2 membrane sweeps and second one did the trick :) go for a walk and I recon u will have your baby in the next 12-24 hours :)

FebruaryMommy(blue!) - 2 days ago
had a pretty good doctors appointment today, I did have a little change since last week, now I am about 3cm still 50% effaced but she said she can feel the babys head very easily now. she also stripped my membranes which she said sometimes helps bring on labor and we also discussed induction more. we decided to schedule an induction for the 21st which is a few days before my due date but she said she doesn't think I will make it to then since I seem to be progressing on my own. So at the very latest my new due date is the 21st (: but I still hope he makes it out on his own before that. I have a question, I have been having some really strong but irregular contractions since she stripped my membranes but I was wondering if anyone has had any expierience with going into labor after having been stripped and how long it took after being stripped?

firstpreggo - 2 days ago
hey everyone so went to hospital and having contractions 15 minutes apart but very mild, and they checked but I'm only 1cm dilated and so the nurse told me to go home again cuz it could take a few days to up to a week sometimes in this state, cuz my cervix is still posterior. Which is BULLSHIT cuz your cervix can be posteror up until your pushing, so that means nothing. So now have to wait to see what happens. So please wish me a short labour, hopefully in full blown by tomorrow morning at the latest.

mummyteegs(blue) - 2 days ago
Firstpreggo- my friend gave birth last week but her waters had completely burst 48hours before she had her son, I thought that was a long time. And my best friend has had 3 children early (one at 8 weeks early, one at 6 weeks early and one at 4 weeks early) and with one of them she went 10 days with her waters breaking before the docs decided baby had to come out incase of infection. Spins me out they could stay in that long without water.

jenn teampink - 2 days ago
Firstpreggo - that's exactly what happened with me with my first, I gushed, because they say u have increase in discharge, that's what I thought it was, happened few more times over next few days and I finally wasn't comfortable with it, said this is not right, no contractions, not even BH with her and nurse scolded me as soon as I walked in l&d. She is 5 1/2 now and no issues but there is that increase chance if infection so I am in disbelief they would just ignore it, I was induced right away when I went to the hosp. They usually want baby out within 24 hrs of water breaking. Did u call your Dr and speak with them?

vickywoodhall(teamblue!) - 2 days ago
First preggo- when my waters broke last time I didnt have any contractions or anything so after a bit I rang my hospital labour ward they told me that I shouldnt rush but to make my way in soon I think you should call them, well ladies I finally gave in And after not having sex for about 6 months I let my bf talk me into it today lol since then I have been having contractions/bhs on and off so I can definately see how this would work in inducing labour when your ready I doubt im ready as il be 38 weeks tomorrow and my babies dont usually come till late....but ya never no :-)

Krystina(BLUE) - 2 days ago
So everythings good not dialated or effaced but my doc said that if my gbs test comes back negative she will strip my membranes next week which is pretty nice to know. Hopefully by then something will be going on.

amber242 - 2 days ago
first pregg- i've never had that happen but I would go to l&d and tell them what is going on!

firstpreggo - 2 days ago
So yesterday started leaking amniotic fluid, had a small gush of it enough were my underwear was soaked. Waited till my doctors appointment at 4pm and they test my underwear and it came back positive for amniotic fluid, I'm not having contractions though so they didn't even get a doctor to check me or anything they just sent me home and said if it continues to leak to come back at 7am. So I never felt it again and still am not having contractions. But my mom's an RN and I'm in school to be a LPN and I KNOW that you are supposed to be doing something about this is your amniotic fluid leaks, after 24 hours if nothings happening, cuz the risk of infection is so great. Has anybody else had this happen to them?

Krystina(BLUE) - 2 days ago
Woooohoo! Lol week 37! So happy to be full term today. Have my doc appt. this morning, getting the gbs test done. Wish me luck that I pass. Hope everyones having a good day will up date later.

vickywoodhall(teamblue!) - 2 days ago
Mando I remember with my first that he got his foot stuck up in my rib got I was having an uncomfortable time as it was without him doing that lol

mummyteegs(blue) - 2 days ago
There has been a glitch in this site for about 1 week. Heaps of accounts deleted or won't let u log in. Most people can still see what's going on but some arnt able to comment. Wish they would fix it cuz every 5 mins someone is saying 'why was I deleted?' haha.

MANDO - 2 days ago
When ya'll was in labor before did you have a feeling like the baby was trying to stand straight..like with feet pressed hard against your ribs and head down..in my other labors I had that feeling..

MANDO - 2 days ago
What in the world is going on with this site ??? When I got on here on my tablet last night , I keep getting a pop up thing saying the security certificate didnt match the one on the page ??? or something like that...also I see the list has no one in this week 8^0

vickywoodhall(teamblue!) - 3 days ago
Last day in week 37 :-) my bf freaked me out last night we had just had dinner and he just came out with 'i got this weird feeling your gonna have the baby tonight!' I was like shut up lol but I woke up in the early hours with a few contractions and then couldnt sleep I kept thinking god he was right but no he wasnt, I feel very full of baby this morning I can feel him right down low but also between my ribs too ouch double the discomfort!

jenn teampink - 3 days ago
I was induced with my first and they gave me the epidural too soon, if u do get induced, or just because, I recommend waiting till u need it to get the epidural, once u have it, u can't get up to walk, eat or drink. I absolutely did not want to get induced this time but now thinking its the best idea, then we can plan for our other kids and be more prepared, tho doesn't mean she'll stay in that long. They don't induce just because, they will consider induction if u tend to have fast labor and delivery (why they will induce this time), water breaks but no labor (why they induced with my first, I was leaking for few days and thought if was discharge, came out as gushed here and there), baby is big, your overdue, etc.

FebruaryMommy(blue!) - 3 days ago
doctor appt. in the morning, hope theres atleast a little more change down there, maybe even enough that she says 'you're ready, head to the hospital and start pushing!!' (a girl can dream right?!) britty- I would probably react the same way, I think you are the mom and you should do what you feel is best for your kids

xkariex - 3 days ago
Darn contractions went away!!! I was having mild contractions every 5-6 minutes apart this AM but they weren't very strong or lasting very long for 2 hours. Then they went away. Now I am still having one here or there and many BH but I was really hoping it was the real deal. With my first my water broke with no contractions so going through all of this is weird to me. Well here's hoping they come back. I was dilated to 2 and 55% effaced yesterday maybe this will push me over the edge....crossing fingers!!

brie(blue) - 3 days ago
Mommyrnpink- I was induced for my last preganacy and I waited as long as I could before I got the epidural. It was so freaking painful I couldn't stand it anymore. I was throwing up the pain was so intense. Maybe I had a one off experience but I have heard when you get induced it can be more painful. Who knows?? I have nothing to compare it to except that one experience.

amber242 - 3 days ago
I had my 1st natural and 2nd induced and the 2nd was HELL compared to my easy 1st labor experience! Contractions are 100X worse

clares4th (pink) - 3 days ago
I had my first 2 after going into labour naturally ... with my third, I was induced. It was by far my most painful/difficult labour!! I like to have my babies as natural as possible (just gas and air) but my induced labour was almost more than I could handle. The contractions were stronger and there was no break between them. But I have heard many people say being induced was no worse for them than any other labour. I guess it's different for different people??

brie(blue) - 3 days ago
Mommyrnpink- I was induced for my last preganacy and I waited as long as I could before I got the epidural. It was so freaking painful I couldn't stand it anymore. I was throwing up the pain was so intense. Maybe I had a one off experience but I have heard when you get induced it can be more painful. Who knows?? I have nothing to compare it to except that one experience.

vickywoodhall(teamblue!) - 3 days ago
I second that brie!

vickywoodhall(teamblue!) - 3 days ago
OMG! im getting so bored! Im ok in the day as I can keep myself fairly busy but at this time of the evening argh and I could still be here for another 4 weeks (if I was unlucky) 2 more days and il be 38 weeks! Im gonna go have a long soak in the bath in a mo to pass some more time, tomorrow evening il be ok as my parents are treating me to a chinese takeaway yummy!

brie(blue) - 3 days ago
Mommyrnpink- I was induced for my last preganacy and I waited as long as I could before I got the epidural. It was so freaking painful I couldn't stand it anymore. I was throwing up the pain was so intense. Maybe I had a one off experience but I have heard when you get induced it can be more painful. Who knows?? I have nothing to compare it to except that one experience.

vickywoodhall(teamblue!) - 3 days ago
Mummyt I dont like pethadine when I had it first time around I was so drunk off it I was talking to the midwife about fishing lol I no nothing about fishing :-) this site is having major problems I think perhaps the moderators have gone on holiday :-)

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