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Your pregnancy: 34 weeks

Pregnancy by week

Your pregnancy: 34 weeks

At week 34, your baby’s bones are hardening. But the bones in his skull will remain flexible to help ease his passage through the birth canal.

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Your pregnancy: 35 weeks

Pregnancy by week

Your pregnancy: 35 weeks

At 35 weeks, your baby’s hearing is fully developed, her lungs are nearly mature, and her nervous system is continuing to develop.

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How to turn a breech baby

How to turn a breech baby

You just found out your baby might be breech and you’re freaking out. Before you try every crazy tip you find on the Internet, read this.

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Your pregnancy: 36 weeks

Pregnancy by week

Your pregnancy: 36 weeks

The amount of amniotic fluid surrounding your baby will reach its peak at 36 weeks.

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Your pregnancy: 37 weeks

Pregnancy by week

Your pregnancy: 37 weeks

In some pregnancies, the baby is lying head down with her head facing toward the front of the mother's body. This is called “posterior presentation."

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Pregnant doctor delivers baby just hours before giving birth herself

Pregnant doctor delivers baby just hours before giving birth herself

Amanda Hess, an OB/GYN in Frankfort, Kentucky, put her delivery on hold to help deliver the baby of another mother at the same hospital.

Christine Shepherd

Your pregnancy: 38 weeks

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Your pregnancy: 38 weeks

At 38 weeks, most of the lanugo (fine, downy hair) that covered your baby's body is gone, along with the vernix caseosa (whitish protective coating).

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Your pregnancy: 39 weeks

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Your pregnancy: 39 weeks

At 39 weeks, your baby’s neck muscles have strengthened and he can hold his head away from the chest wall. That buoyancy is helped by the amniotic fluid.

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Your pregnancy: 40 weeks

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Your pregnancy: 40 weeks

It's go time! At 40 weeks, you'll be prepping to give birth at any time now.

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Your pregnancy: 41 weeks

Pregnancy by week

Your pregnancy: 41 weeks

At 41 weeks, your baby’s eyebrows, eyelashes and fingernails are all in place, and his organs are developed to sustain him in the “real world."

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What happens when your cervix dilates

What happens when your cervix dilates

Are you wondering how that big baby is going to come out of a very small hole? It all comes down to your cervix—and some serious pushing.

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7 ways to boost your kid's gut health

7 ways to boost your kid's gut health

Let your kid get dirty—no really, it's good for her to jump in that mud puddle. Here are seven ways you can boost your kid's gut health.

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My hole! Moms describe childbirth in one GIF

My hole! Moms describe childbirth in one GIF

We asked moms to describe their birth story in one single GIF—and the results were hilarious.

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Mat leave: expectations vs. reality

Mat leave: expectations vs. reality

How hard can it be to look after a baby? If you have grand notions of what you’ll accomplish on mat leave, this mom of two suggests you think again.

Jeni Marinucci

5 things I learned while on bedrest

Pregnancy health

5 things I learned while on bedrest

I figured I could gorge myself on my favourite things: sleep, books and Netflix. It sounded pretty good. Spoiler: It wasn’t good.

Laura Cappadocia

Postpartum sex: Why it sometimes hurts

Postpartum sex: Why it sometimes hurts

Sex after baby is tricky enough when you're exhausted, distracted and healing. But how do you cope when it's painful? Read on for the answers.

Kalli Anderson

7 hilarious things celebrity dads did in the delivery room

7 hilarious things celebrity dads did in the delivery room

They did WHAT?! From playing the bongos to singing "Let's Get It On," these celebrity dads has some unusual ways to help their partners through labour.

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8 old wives' tales for starting labour

8 old wives' tales for starting labour

You're overdue, uncomfortable and just want that baby out! Here are some natural ways to induce labour that moms swear by.

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#ThisIsMyLife: 8 things NOT to say to a woman in labour

#ThisIsMyLife: 8 things NOT to say to a woman in labour

Stop talking. Please, just stop.

Leah Rumack

How to relieve Braxton-Hicks contractions

How to relieve Braxton-Hicks contractions

Are you experiencing painful "practice" contractions? Read on for helpful tips on easing Braxton-Hicks contractions at home.

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