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Week 36: Almost done, mommy!

Fetal development in pregnancy week 36

~length
18.6 in | 47 cm
~weight
5.8 lbs | 2.6 kg

The countdown to your sweet lil' womb hi-jacker's eviction is closing in!

In fetal developments: most of the bones (soft skull aside) in their little body are now completely hardened, providing a solid structure from which they can now make their grand debut into the world.

In physical fitness news: your mini-champ's muscle tone is improving, and you’ll be impressed by their steel-like Ulnar grasp (a newborn reflex that occurs if you lay your finger in their palm).

Your baby's nearly done baking!

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With the exception of their skull plates, which must be flexible enough to pass through the birth canal, my baby's bones are now solid & birth-ready. My champ's muscle tone has also improved & I can't ...
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Stephanie

Week 36 Calendar Girl

June 2013

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And how's mom doing?

Hey mama, are you big, warm, pee-tastic, tired, and feeling just a bit anxious?

Welcome to week 36!

To assuage your worries here are a few clear indications of when you're going into real labor:

  • Runny loose stools/diarrhea

  • Loss of mucous plug aka "bloody show"

  • Contractions are consistent and grow in intensity

  • Your water breaks

You can have diarrhea without going into labor and your water probably won't break. If it does break, it'll feel like a sudden gush of unexpected pee just ran down your leg.

Ain't pregnancy just the classiest thing ever?

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Are we there yet?
by The Sarcastic Journalist

If you’ve paid attention to any pregnancy books, you’ll read that most babies are born between 36 and 41 weeks. You’ve heard that, haven’t you?

I swear, it seems to me that every woman, especially first time moms, think that their baby is going to come at 36 weeks. Here’s a hint: Most likely, it won’t.

I know, I know. I’m a mean person. How could I tell you that your baby isn’t going to come today? You know you’re thinking that.

Wait- what was that twinge- is that labor? Ooh, maybe it was labor? Could it be labor?

No.

I know it’s hard to hear that, but the sooner that you learn to accept the cold hard truth that early labors happen to “other people,” the sooner you can get on with the rest of your pregnancy. Worrying about whether or not today will be the day isn’t going to make the baby come any faster. Trust me, I’ve tried.

You’ve been looking in the mirror and you’ve wondered how you could possibly get any bigger. There’s no room for the baby in there! You just KNOW you have to go into labor early.

Unfortunately, your body has other plans. It plans on keeping that baby in there forever!

Think of it this way: Would you rather have the baby stay “longer” now, when it is a fetus in your belly, or move back in after college? At least now, if the baby is in your belly, people will feel sorry for you and bring ice cream and cake. When the kid moves in after college? They’ll just gossip behind your back and call you a bad parent.

Staying pregnant for a few more weeks is totally worth it.

Recommended reading for week 36

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good reading for: New and expecting parents interested in understanding and enhancing their child's cognitive development in the first years of life. Full of useful information and evaluations you can use to track your child's growth. >> read reviews

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