XL Baby

I just wanted to share with you what happened yesterday during my regular check up.

I’m now in my 35th week, so we went to see the doctor yesteday so she can check the baby’s position, and to check if my cervix is opening up.

So far, the baby’s position is still high, and my cervix is still as it was. The baby’s not coming out any time soon, which is good, because she’s only 35 weeks. The doctor says the baby is still not considered mature until she’s 37 weeks old, although personally, I prefer that the baby come out in my 38th week because her lungs would be fully mature by then. The good news also is that the baby’s head is in position. Looks like I can deliver the baby normally, but of course, as with all births, we still can't tell yet when she'll come out.

During the ultrasound, we were so surprised to see that the baby is has become very large for her gestational age. Using her measurements as basis, the baby should be about 39 weeks and 6 days by now. Hahaha. My doctor was really shocked to see how big our baby’s grown.

Our baby’s estimated weight is now 6.5 lbs. My doctor says that the baby will now be gaining about 200 grams a week, so that means by my 40th week, the baby will be around 8.5 lbs!!! What a huge little girl! You see, this is a little unusual for Filipinos because Pinoy babies are usually born with weights of around 6 to 7 lbs. But of course, this is no surprise because Baby Elyse's dad and I are not your average Pinoy folks (my hubby's 6 feet tall, I'm 5'7").