“For all the mothers to be
For all the parents to be
All the luck and wishes from me
As now you are in the 40th week of pregnancy!”

Phew! Yes, that’s the feeling you have in the fortieth week of pregnancy. All the worry over, all the sweat lost, all the tension filled days now almost to an end, all the tears shed, all the fears felt, now coming to zero in on the main date, the date of delivery. If you, as a pregnant woman are still wondering why you are pregnant still, only remember...

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“Come on now parents to be
Spruce up your will and your energy
Let’s know some baby facts and basics you see
For it is the thirty ninth week of pregnancy!”


It is that time of the pregnancy when the mother and the father are waiting eagerly to get their bundle of joy out into the world. All arrangements have been made and the date has to just happen. The couple has worked hard to reach this stage of the pregnancy. It has been a learning experience for them.For first time parents, it...

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“So it is time for taking more tips and ideas
It is time to now look for familiar areas
Cos you are now in that line of life
Delivering a baby is not without strife.”

It is a like a fairy tale. The prince meets the princess. The sperm meets the egg. They fall in love. They fuse. They then live happily ever after. But the fairy tale within the uterus lives happily for nine months or forty weeks. This is the last lap of their fairy tale. The prince and the princess united inside the uterus...

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“This is a journey to be cherished
For love to flourish and baby to be nourished
Oh what a blessing motherhood can be
Mother dear! You are in the thirty ninth week of pregnancy!”

Yes, it has sure been a journey for you from the beginning of the first week. The time that you went with your pregnancy test and the time it got confirmed. Do you remember how apprehensive, how worried you were? You were an inexperienced, immature and vulnerable mother to be then. Today as you are in your...

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“The D-day gets closer and you get more restless
The baby inside also wants to come out no less
Come on now parents to be smile and be happy
It's now the thirty eighth week of pregnancy.”

Now that you have reached the thirty eighth week of pregnancy, it is the time to wait for the ‘show’ and the mucus plug to come out.It is the time when you can discuss with mothers to be like you that you have a lot to think of and that you are really very anxious about what could happen in the few...

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“With the days coming in closer
With the baby all ready and so is the mother
With cradle and toys now occupying the mind
Thirty eighth week of pregnancy is now the new find.”

So just about two weeks left. There are many who deliver at this time. I delivered when I was well into the thirty eighth week. I remember I went into the loo and saw a gush of water come out. I suddenly realized that this was the “show’ that I had so read about. I immediately informed my husband and I was...

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“Time to wait, time to watch
Time to now tie the notch
Come on now mother to be
Just enjoy the last days of pregnancy.”

As the family enters the thirty seventh week of pregnancy, it is like a battle won, a game won and a marathon run. The mother is tired, exhausted, but happy. The father is anxious, worried yet anticipating. The family is expectant and enthusiastic. Everyone is ready and has almost kept all appointments, schedules pending for the next month. This is the last month of...

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“With the baby’s vernix shed out and the lanugo also gone
Miss Fetus is getting into the last few weeks of being born
With the pelvis descending well to make things easy
Oh boy! Time for celebration tis the thirty seventh week of pregnancy!”

So now you have entered the thirty seventh week of pregnancy. Your cervix is in the process of dilation and also effacement. Effacement refers to the thinning of the cervix in preparation for the delivery. This is the time the doctor determines how...

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“Now is the time for the show and the plug to come off
Now is the time for the mother to really show off
Cos tis that time of her life when she is happy you see
She is soon to deliver, she’s in the thirty sixth week of pregnancy.”

So the stage is set, the characters are ready, everyone has rehearsed and understood their roles well. The father is now ready to accept the situation where his wife would be not in a position to take care of the house for some time. He is all out to help her...

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“With the date of delivery coming near
The mother doing away with her fear
The baby all ready to push and come out
Thirty sixth week of pregnancy, now is there any doubt?”

The thirty sixth week of pregnancy is a time of waiting for the real and watching for the true feelings. The baby is almost ready and often it is seen that even if the baby is born at this time, it has all chances of surviving. The organs are well developed and the skin is also well developed with the furry nature fast...

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