Week 37
Thursday August 11th 2005, 6:00 am
Filed under: Family

The pregnancy
is considered a “term” pregnancy at this point and nothing will be done
to stop labor in most circumstances. You should plan to take a tour of
your birth facility if you have not previously. If you are having a
home birth try to invite everyone over for a quick run through of what
you expect. It will save hurt feelings in the end!
Many women wonder if they will really know when labor has begun. There are several ways to tell the difference between real labor and prelabor. Be sure that you talk to your practitioner about knowing the difference.
Hopefully you have given the breast/bottle debate some thought before now, but if you didn't here is some information:

  • Breastfeeding

    • A lot of people haven't heard all of the benefits of breastfeeding, nor do they know the professional organizations that back breastfeeding.
    Benefits
    of breastfeeding are numerous, including: fewer allergies, breast
    cancer reduction for mom, fewer ear infections for baby, higher IQ for
    baby, proper jaw alignment, reduced risk of SIDS, and many more.

    For help, try these sites:

  • Answers to the Most Common Breastfeeding Questions
  • Answers to More Specific Questions
  • Working and Breastfeeding
  • Finding Local Breastfeeding Help

  • Formula Feeding

    • Some
    people for medical or other reasons choose to formula feed their
    babies. And not a lot of attention is paid on teaching people how to
    feed their children with bottles, this can be dangerous. So make sure
    you read the instructions before mixing formula.

    For more information, look here:

  • Formula Guidelines from the FDA

    Baby:

    •  

    Your baby is practicing breathing by inhaling amniotic fluid. Sometimes the baby will even get hiccoughs!
    Remember to feel these last few weeks of kicks, believe it or not you will miss them.

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