Tuesday 18 March 2014

36 weeks 1 more week till fully baked bear!

Well I have been fairly remiss in typing since saturday as struck down with sickness and now have a horrid cold, watching lots and lots of "breaking bad" and having cold meds and immune boosting stuff.

Breaking Bad is AWESOME!!! How have we come to the party so late?

here is Walt and Jessie



We have just started the third series our of 6 (our evening entertainment!)

Now onto you. You are 36 wks today So 1 week from full term but really the longer you are in the better.  The 18th is what we said in our fortune cookies and was the 3rd of our predicted days! Im hoping that you don't come today as a) you need another week to cook and b) my stinking cold might not be acceptable in the hospital!? But we will see you at the scan in 48hrs and your size and the fluid level which should be WAY down now certainly not up and nor the same as last time...Trouble is if the waters are so big and you are so big and well the SPACE in R tummy is not so big it can cause IUGR (intrauterine growth restriction) and make you little body grow all funny so we WILL be speaking to the dr's pretty seriously if the fluid is the same or up and /or you are over 7 pounds....that maybe eviction should be at 37 wks or 38 not so late at 39.

We shall see I guess in a couple of days. Im pretty homesick, loving the hotel, Its nice having cleaners and all that but miss family and doggies and home.....Cant wait to get home with Bella, know our routine and see how we go and get the parental order done, done with just about all the "process" stress and just wanting to be getting on as a family. I know there has to be a process but It just goes on and on, As if we haven't been through enough, I just want it done already.




Your baby is still gaining weight – about 28g a day. She weighs nearly 2.7kg and is about 47cm long from head to toe. You may begin to feel an increased pressure in your lower belly and notice that baby is gradually dropping. This is called lightening or engagement, and your lungs and stomach will finally get a chance to stretch out a little – breathing and eating should become easier. 

However, walking may become increasingly uncomfortable. Some women say it feels as if their baby is going to fall out. Also, you may still feel as if you need to go to the loo all the time. Check out our eating well guide and stock up on those last-minute nutrients. 

The good news is that by the end of this week, your pregnancy will be full-term and you could give birth any day. Babies between 37 weeks and 42 weeks are considered full-term. A baby born before 37 weeks is premature and after 42 weeks is post-term

Your may have noticed that your breasts are leaking a little. This is quite normal. They are producing the rich, first milk called colostrum that will give your baby a great start in life.





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