Final 4!
Today marks the end of week 36. Exactly 4 more weeks till Baby Girl's due date!
Babycenter.com update: "Baby Girl is still putting on the pounds - about an ounce a day. She now weighs almost 6 pounds and is a little less than 19 inches long. She's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered her body as well as the vernix caseosa, the creamy substance that covered and protected her skin during its submersion in amniotic fluid. She swallows both of these substances [yum] along with other secretions, which will stay in her bowels until birth. This blackish mixture, called meconium, will become her first bowel movement. Most likely she's in a head-down position by now (yes - she is) which is optimal for a smooth delivery. You might notice Braxton Hicks contractions are a little more frequent now (yes - they are)".
In one more week, baby girl will be considered full-term (babies born between 37 and 42 weeks are considered full term; babies born before 37 weeks are pre-term, and after 42 are post-term).
36 down, 4 more to go, Baby Girl! Woohoo! You rock :-)
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