Now we are three

Yep. 8 months. Only one more (give or take a few weeks) to go. On Tuesday night I went to the Jewish for the hospital tour. Basically they give you a mini clinic on what to expect when you go into labour, when to arrive at the hospital and what will happen once you arrive. It was quite useful and somewhat amusing to be in an auditorium filled with pregnant women.

At the hospital, everyone gets their own room for labour, and then you can opt to pay for private, semi-private or public (free) for postpartum. However, even if you pay, you aren’t guaranteed a private room as it is done on a “first-come, first-serve basis.”

The nurses were pretty funny about when to show up at the hospital, and why not to call everyone you know when you go into labour. The hospital has a VERY SMALL hallway with a few chairs that are meant for guests who are waiting for you to deliver. They point this out specifically on the tour so that you don’t invite 10 people to come and wait at the hospital during your labour. There’s just no space for them.

The other night I woke up to a very rhythmic pattern of movement by the baby. After about a minute, I figured she was hiccoughing. It was a pretty odd sensation, but humourous at the same time!

“Your baby now weighs more than 4.7 pounds / 2.2 kilograms and is 18 inches / over 45 centimetres from top to toe. She’s filling out and getting rounder — she’ll need her fat layers later to regulate her body temperature.

If you don’t already talk to your baby, this is a good time to start — at 35 weeks her hearing is fully developed. Don’t feel ridiculous if you’re already chatting in baby talk. Some evidence shows that newborns pay closer attention to high-pitched tones.

If you’ve been nervous about going into premature labour, you’ll be happy to know that 99 per cent of babies born at week 35 can survive outside the womb — and most have no major problems. Although your baby’s central nervous system is still maturing, her lungs are nearly fully developed by now.”

-babycentre