This Week in Pregnancy - Week 41
A bit over 20 inches long, your baby has continued to grow and may now weigh almost 8 pounds. As cozy as he is, your baby can’t stay inside you forever. For your baby’s safety, your practitioner will talk with you about inducing labor if your baby isn’t born in the next week — earlier if there are any problems. Most practitioners won’t let you wait more than two weeks past your due date to give birth because it puts you and your baby at increased risk for complications. About 5 to 6 percent of women have prolonged pregnancies that extend three or more weeks beyond their estimated due dates. Babies born at 42 weeks and beyond can have dry parchment-like skin and are often overweight. Waiting that long to deliver also increases your chance of developing an infection in your uterus that could be dangerous for your baby or of having a stillbirth. What’s more, your labor is more likely to be prolonged or stalled, both you and your baby have an increased risk of injury during a vaginal delivery, and you double your chances of needing a c-section
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Hey Jessica. Well Im sorry that your son doesn’t wanna come out just yet.!! On the other hand which Im sure you’re going to kill me, Cristina had her son yesterday. 6lbs 11oz. So yeah LOL. Keep me posted once you have your little monkey! Take care
Geez, that was a comforting email from Babycenter. Did they stomp on your feet when they delivered it? Or poke you in the eye while you read it? Because really, it is so full of happy thoughts. . .
You and Ben are going to do fine. Of course, I should log on to NMD and find out what’s going on today.
Ummm… was it absolutely necessary for them to send you that email? Not something I’d want to hear.
You and Ben are going to do awesome though, I just know it! One way or the other he is going to bring his little booty into this world and he’ll be perfect and cute and you’ll be a great mama!!
Geez, thanks Crackcenter.