You continue packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day! If your weight growth trajectory is the same as predicted from the last ultrasound, you should be weighing around 7lbs! I am guessing you are close to, if not more than 18 1/2 inches long. You are shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered your body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected your skin during your nine-month amniotic bath. You swallow both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, which will form the contents of your first bowel movement.
The best news of all is that Mommy has made it to that magic number in the pregnancy where the OB said he would not stop labor, as most 36 weekers do just fine after birth! This is music to our ears! Next Monday you will be considered a full term baby! Mommy has definitely been having many strong, but not consistent contractions! She had an OB appointment a few days ago....Here are stats:
Weight 20 lbs.
HB 130'sGood BP 128/82
Trace of protein in urine
Pitting edema
Heartburn
Rib pain
Some headaches
Group B streptococcus - hopefully negative
NST- reactive
Possible steroids for low blood platelets levels- blood levels being monitored right now.
Normal Braxton hicks contractions
Fundal height- on track this week.
Cervix is soft but not dilated and head is starting to engage.
Can't wait to see your cute little face!
Love Mimi
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