Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds (like your average cantaloupe) and is almost 18 inches long. Her fat layers — which will help regulate her body temperature once she's born — are filling her out, making her rounder. Her skin is also smoother than ever. Her central nervous system is maturing and her lungs are continuing to mature as well. If you've been nervous about preterm labor, you'll be happy to know that babies born between 34 and 37 weeks who have no other health problems generally do fine. They may need a short stay in the neonatal nursery and may have a few short-term health issues, but in the long run, they usually do as well as full-term babies.
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Well, thats cool... so why don't you just ahead and have him now? Then Quinn can join us for Thanksgiving dinner. :-)
Thats so great that you're in the home stretch! I can't believe how fast its gone! You may feel like its gone a lot slower, but considering my girls are already 34 weeks old, time has FLOWN for me! I can't wait to meet the little guy!! By the way, Jess you look wonderful!! And you look like you're feeling well, thanks for the belly pics!!
Yeah! Less than 40 days, if Quinn decides to wait--and he'll be great if he doesn't wait 'til Dec. 2. We are soooo excited!
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