Third Trimester
🎃
Week 40: Due Date Week!
This is your due date week! Only about 5% of babies arrive on their exact due date, so don't worry if baby hasn't made their appearance yet.
Your baby is the size of a...
🎃 Small Pumpkin!
Length51.2 cm
Weight3462 g
Week40 of 40
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👶 Baby Development
- ✓Baby is fully developed and ready to be born
- ✓Average weight: about 7.5 pounds (3.4 kg)
- ✓Average length: about 20 inches (51 cm)
- ✓Skull bones not yet fused — allows for birth canal passage
- ✓Baby's position may shift as labor approaches
- ✓Immune system ready for the outside world
💊 Common Symptoms
- •Strong, regular contractions (this might be it!)
- •Water breaking (clear, odorless fluid)
- •Back labor (intense lower back pain)
- •Pressure on cervix
- •Extreme restlessness or calm before the storm
- •Excitement, anxiety, or a mix of both
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✅ To-Do This Week
- Stay calm — babies come when they're ready
- Keep timing contractions
- Call your doctor if water breaks or contractions follow the 5-1-1 pattern
- Try natural labor starters (walking, bouncing on ball) if approved by doctor
- Rest between contractions
- Pack last-minute items: phone charger, lip balm, comfort items
🩺 Questions for Your Doctor
- ?When would you recommend induction?
- ?What methods of induction do you use?
- ?Is the baby safe to stay past 40 weeks?
- ?How long past the due date will you wait?
- ?What monitoring will be done if I go overdue?
- ?Is everything looking healthy?
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