How big is your baby?
Your baby will be weighing in at around 6.30 pounds (2.859kg) and measuring
19.13 inches (48.6cm).
How big are you?
Your uterus now sits about 6.2-6.69 inches (16-17cm) above your bellybutton and about
14.56 inches (37cm) above your pubic symphysis.
Your total weight gain should be about 24.9-35.05 pounds (11.3-15.9kg) by this week.
How is your baby developing and growing
Your baby is building up it's strength with each day that passes. At this stage not all your baby's bones have ossified and this is an advantage to both you and your baby as it means that he/she will be more flexible during birth. If a light was to shine onto your belly he/she will automatically turn towards light. From the end of this week, your baby's growth rate will slow right down.
Labor Symptoms
85% of all babies are born within 2 weeks of their due dates - either early or late. You will be
entering this period next week, but now would be a good time to begin getting
familiar with the signs and symptoms of
labor as well as the different
stages of labor.
Of course I can almost
guarantee that by this stage you may almost be willing labor to come. By now you will be a fair size and will be
finding it difficult to do anything. There are a some natural ways which you can
induce labor
- help bring labor on a little quicker - and there are also some old wives tales
as well.
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Your baby is building up it's strength with each day that passes.
