BABY SHOWER TIME!!!!!!
Thanks to all of you who have been praying every day for your "spiritual baby"! We are happy to announce
that it's time to honor their "births" by showering local moms and moms-to-be who are in need with items to
help them Choose Life! The shower will be held on Sunday, May 18 from 1PM - 3PM at St. Brigid
Catholic Church, 207 Ashman Street in Downtown Midland. Gift suggestions include, but are not limited
to: new or gently used baby items, clothes and maternity clothes, new car seats, diapers - especially larger
sizes, wipes,formula, cribs, nursing bras, and monetary donations. There will be representatives from
Pregnancy Aid of Midland County and Pregnancy Resource Center available to answer any questions you
might have. Stay for the whole two hours - play games, eat & fellowship. Can't stay, drop of your gift and draw
for your chance to win a prize.
WEEK 38 May 4 - May 10 (from www.amazingpregnancy.com)
Your baby now weighs 6.8 pounds and measures about 21 inches long. This is what many babies weigh when
they are born, and your little one is just around the corner from arriving. Baby is gaining about an ounce each
day.
Since your baby is using their lungs to practice breathing they may get hiccups occasionally and you will be
able to notice these little jumps. The head and abdomen are about the same circumference at this point. The
abdomen is large because of the liver, which is producing red blood cells.
Tear ducts will not appear until a few weeks after birth. The brain and the lungs are the last of the organs to
develop, but both are nearly ready now. The lungs are developing surfactant now, which helps the alveoli
expand. Baby can turn their head, react to sounds and lights and blink their eyes.
Vernix, the waxy substance that protects your baby’s skin while in the womb, is mostly gone now. There is a
small amount left to help the trip through the birth canal go smoothly.
Your appetite may decrease now, as you have less room for everything, including your stomach, as the baby
has grown larger. Remember to rest often because many sleepless nights are ahead!
WEEK 39 May 11 - May 17 (from www.amazingpregnancy.com)
A healthy range of weight is between 5 pounds and 11 ounces and 8 pounds 5 ounces. Your baby is probably
somewhere in this range now. The umbilical cord doesn’t have any nerve endings (this means that you and
your baby will not feel any pain when it is cut!) and is about 20 inches long and about ½ inch thick. It’s pretty
common for the umbilical cord to get knotted at this point, because things are so crowded inside the uterus.
All of your baby’s organs, including the lungs are ready for birth now. Your baby’s immune system is gaining
strength at this point. Right now, you are probably very uncomfortable and can hardly stand the wait. Try to
take it easy and rest when you can, long naps and reading can help you through the last few days of your
pregnancy. Remember that very few babies are born on their due date.
WEEK 40 May 18 - May 24 (from www.amazingpregnancy.com)
You’ve made it!! Any day now your little one will arrive. Don’t be surprised at how your baby looks after birth.
Their little heads can be misshapen and their skin may be discolored and have patchy looking rashes. An
average baby weighs about 7 ½ pounds and is about 21 ½ inches long at birth. Every baby is different,
though, and soon you’ll get to meet your little one.
Babies have more than seventy different reflexes when they are born. These automatic, unlearned behaviors
are necessary for survival. While in the womb you provide your baby with antibodies and make their immune
system stronger. These immunities that you pass on to your baby will stay with them for the first six months of
their lives. Because of your hormones passing on to the baby, your baby may have enlarged genitals when
they are born. Hormones can also cause both little boys and little girls to secrete milk from their nipples.
Light exercise, such as walking, can help bring on labor now. Try to relax and enjoy the last few days before
your little one arrives. Getting plenty of rest now will help you make it through the labor and delivery you have
ahead.
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