Can you tell if you're carrying a boy or a girl? One hint may come from the size of your baby - boys tend to be slightly heavier than girls. Babies at week 39 weigh about 6.8 to 7 pounds/ 3 to 3.2 kilograms and continue to build the fat stores that will help regulate body temperature after birth. Your little one's organ systems are fully developed and in place, but the lungs will be last to reach maturity. (Even after your baby is born, it may take a few hours before she establishes a normal breathing pattern.) - I'm carrying a boy!
Wondering what color your baby's eyes will be? Most Caucasian babies are born with dark blue eyes and their true eye color - be it brown, green or blue - may not reveal itself for weeks or months. The color of your baby's eyes in the first minutes after birth won't last - exposure to light changes a baby's initial eye color. Most African and Asian babies usually have dark grey or brown eyes at birth - their dark eyes becoming a true brown or black after the first six months or year. Multiracial children often turn out to have the most beautiful colored eyes.
How your life's changing
You may be feeling huge and uncomfortable during these final weeks. Try to take it easy -- this may be your last opportunity to do so for quite a while. See a film, read a book that has nothing to do with pregnancy or babies, have your hair or nails done, or just spend time with your partner. Neither of you will have much time for cooking in the few weeks after your baby's born, but you could prepare some home-made frozen meals to enjoy when you need them. What else can you do? Make sure the car's filled up with gas, and read our fun baby star signs.
Your partner should try to relax, too, and enjoy some activities there won't be time for after the baby arrives. Suggest some inspirational reading -- he may need it when you go into labor. Is he worried about how he'll cope with a new baby in the house? Read our new dad's survival guide and debunk five myths of fatherhood.
Be prepared
This is a good time to have an in-depth conversation with your doctor or midwife about pain relief in labor. On the practical front, make sure you know where to park and which entrance to use to get to the delivery room quickly and ask about what happens when you arrive at the hospital, if you don't already know. Make sure you take plenty of change with you for vending machines and telephone calls (mobile phones usually have to be switched off in hospitals because they can interfere with medical equipment). If you have other children, make back up plans for childcare when labor begins.
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Anytime now, I may give birth. Actually, last week pa ako pwedeng manganak but it seems my little boy still enjoys swimming inside mommy's tummy!
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