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You

You will feel less movement and more forceful kicks as your baby has less room to manouver. Your uterus is stretched to the maximum, you are carrying a lot of amniotic fluid, and baby has used up all the space available, leaving no room for gymnastics. That may be a good thing. If you can, settle in for some restorative naps. Enjoy the less chaotic rumblings inside of you. In the days before labor begins you can expect to experience the following, although they are not always accurate predictors of when labor will begin:

• Bloody show
• Loss of mucous plug
• Nesting instinct
• Loose stools
• Loss of weight
• Increase in appetite

Your Baby

Baby is 50.7 cm long and weighs 3288 grams. Even though your baby is in the uterus, she could produce tears. The tear ducts are functioning inside of the uterus, but once your baby is born, she won't have real tears for a while. The tear ducts need time to adjust and make their own salty fluid. And once you see those first tears, no doubt it will break your heart.

Pregnancy Planning From Kidspot

• Check you've got your baby equipment organised
• Writing a birth plan
• What to pack for hospital

Pregnancy Week By Week

• First Trimester weeks 6 - 13
• Second Trimester weeks 14 - 26
• Third Trimester weeks 27 - 41

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