Week 36

Just a bit late….

Week Thirty-Six

Your baby is almost ready and most likely, so are you! The only organ still to mature is the lungs. While certainly you are both growing anxious to meet, remember that each day (up to 42 weeks), that your little one stays within your womb will multiply his chances to breathe on his own.

If she hasn’t already, this week your baby may drop into the birth canal. While breathing for mom becomes easier, walking may be the exact opposite! If she’s not your first baby, this “lightening” may not occur until right before labor.

Fat is dimpling your baby’s elbows and knees, and forming creases in the neck and wrists.

Her skin is growing smooth and, shall we say it, “baby” soft.

Her gums are very rigid. It won’t be many months before you’ll see her teeth.

She has a fully developed pair of kidneys and her liver has begun processing some waste products.

Your child’s average size is now 18.66 inches (47.4cm) and 5.78 pounds (2622 g). Between now and birth she will gain about an ounce a day!