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.
Have been feeling alright.. have a few days off until Thanksgiving and then start another 4 day stretch! Joints are really sore, ankles and hands still swelling... B/p's are a little above what I have been but she isn't too concerned at this point. Had a Md's appointment last week and she did the Group B Strep test and also a quick cervical check.. as far as the check went- high, thick and closed ;) HB was still in the 140-150 range.... Went today for my weekly check again... B/P is still about the same... 110's/high 60's (i had been 80-90's/60-70's) she gave me the lovely news that I am GBS +... so I get the pleasure of antibiotics when we get to the hospital! Baby is still head down, she guesstimates about 6.5#'s and HB base was 152 and then went into the 140's so still no tell tale sign from that ;). Having a LOT of braxton hicks since sunday... they are weird!!! they last for a bit and go away.. so will just keep my eye on those too!
Worked on the nursery yesterday.. got the rest of the curtains today- for the closet.. will have to get out and do some shopping to finish it up :) spend some of our gift certificates!!! I love shopping when I don't have to pay!!
