Our weekly email update:
Your baby is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day. She now weighs almost 6 pounds (like a crenshaw melon) and is more than 18 1/2 inches long. She's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered her body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected her skin during her nine-month amniotic bath. Your baby swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, will form the contents of her first bowel movement.
At the end of this week, your baby will be considered full-term. (Full-term is 37 to 42 weeks; babies born before 37 weeks are pre-term and those born after 42 are post-term.) Most likely she's in a head-down position. But if she isn't, your practitioner may suggest scheduling an "external cephalic version," which is a fancy way of saying she'll try to coax your baby into a head-down position by manipulating her from the outside of your belly.
Info from www.babycenter.com
We had our 36 week visit on 4/21. Everything went well ... it was our first exam visit. We will now be going every week for check ups. She said that our little girls heartbeat was in the 140s to 150s ... still beating strong. She also stated that we are already 1cm dilated, but we all know that you can be there for a little while! Our next visit is set for 4/28. I also only have one more week of work before maternity leave starts ... looking forward to 5/1!!
Here is my 36 week belly on 4/24
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Look at you! Baby Lash is definitely ready for her birthday!
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