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Inducing a late baby and my doctor's thoughts

Due date has come and gone. We went to the doctor on Monday (40+3 weeks) to make sure all was still okay and to see what was going on.

Weight: 146.6 Blood pressure: 112/62

Non-Stress Test: I was having contractions so the nurse kept saying it must be time, but I told her that I’d been having those contractions for almost 2 months. Nothing exciting! My OB came in to check and said “hmm, how far along are

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Pregnancy Week 40: fully cooked.

Well…. we’ve reached the due date. We are 100% (280 days; 40 weeks; 10 months) through.

The Baby:

*Average newborns are about 20 inches long and weigh about 7.5 pounds (a small pumpkin!) *Only about 3 – 5% of babies are born exactly on their due dates *Arrival anytime in the next 2 WEEKS in considered normal *His growth is slowing dramatically *Amniotic fluid around him is starting to diminish and get cloudier as he sheds

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