Week 39 Pregnancy Guide

Author: lauri Posted: Sun, 08/09/2009 - 14:41
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Week 39 of pregnancy

Courtesy of The Complete Illustrated Pregnancy Companion, Robin Elise Weiss, L.C.C.E., C.D. (DONA) with Dr. Marcello Pietrantoni, M.D., F.A.C.O.G

Week 39::

  • Verify that everyone has a copy of your birth plan
  • Purchase postpartum meals and supplies
  • Learn about water breaking
  • If necessary, schedule a Cesarean
  • Buy a book on motherhood or the postpartum period in particular

Watch for:

  • Sings of labor
  • Decrease in fetal movement
  • Swelling
  • Headaches
  • Blurred vision
  • Bleeding or spotting