Week 36 of the week by week pregnancy doesn't has much of an excitement to offer. The basic tasks like getting registered with an institute for the delivery, decorating the baby's nursery, jotting down the list of baby names, have all been catered to. The practitioner visits are in full swing and all that can be done through this week is watch some nice movies and read interesting books while you sit idle at home. Well not literally, this final stage of pregnancy would not really extend the liberty to sit back completely relaxed and idle. There could be false pregnancy alarms to annoy you further.
And while you live through these tough times, the baby is busy adding on weight. She is already five pounds and two ounces and 17.8 inches long. And believe me she looks simply wonderful. This in fact is the time when the child essentially requires putting on weight and therefore this increase must not bother you. In addition to the weight increase, the baby's muscles harden as the pregnancy progresses towards the final date. If born now, she is ready to swallow and digest milk. Hope you too are ready to nurture her with utmost care and tender.
You sure feel that you have expanded beyond practical limits, but there is more that can happen. You could grow to be an even bigger round in next few days. Your uterus is about five and a half inches above the navel. The full term begins next week. One thing that must be borne in mind right now is that the cure for pregnancy related discomfort must not be sought from hot baths. A warm shower is all right but sitting back in hot water bath is not advised. As for the other changes, baby is moving down and this takes off the earlier experienced internal body pressures. This change also results in better appetite. The grand finale of your pregnancy week by week is already here, are you all set?