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39th Week of Pregnancy
By 39th week of pregnancy your baby is around 18 to 20 ½ inches long and weighs about 6 ½ to 8 pounds. Though you might not notice change in your weight or size, your baby is continuously growing and preparing for her birth. Monitoring your baby’s movements is essential. If you find any change in your baby’s movements and feel that your baby has become less active, then contact your health care provider without wasting any time.
Now that you have a few more days before your baby arrives, use this time to make sure you have adequate supply of nursery supplies. If you have bought clothes for your baby, make sure they can be exchanged if the size does not fit. Keep all the tags so that you can exchange the clothes. Ask about the shop’s exchange policy before buying baby clothes. If you have not already taken a practice run to your hospital, do it now. This way you will know the time you take to reach the hospital in case you need to rush there in emergency.
If your partner wants to accompany you in during delivery, let your health care provider and hospital know it in advance. Many hospitals allow filling of forms in advance so that the expectant mother and her partner can be admitted quickly without wasting time on documentation on the D-day. If you have elder kid/s, then spend it with them as you will get little time once your baby arrives home.
Your health care provider will ask you to monitor your baby’s movements as your baby gets lesser space in your uterus now. Some of you may experience breaking of water sac. There is no need to panic, however contact your health care provider immediately. Your baby might take some more time to arrive however you should act as per your health care provider’s advice.
You will be surprised to know that only 5% to 6% women deliver on their due date. Therefore its some days past your due date, there is no reason to worry. However if you are more than a week past your due date, then your health care provider may induce labor after some tests to determine whether to wait for some more time or induce labor so that you can deliver your baby safely.
After delivery, many women expect to loose weight immediately. However, you will reduce gradually even though some websites want to tell you a different truth, but usually those websites just have a product aimed at rapid weight loss and done a good amount of SEO work to land in the top results so beware let nature take care of your gradual weight loss 
. You will loose 10 to 12 pounds right away after delivery but you will take some more time to get back to your pre pregnancy weight. If you are planning to breast feed your baby, then you have the chance of loosing weight faster and getting back to your pre pregnancy shape. Consult your doctor before starting any exercise after delivery. If you undergo C-section, then your body will take more time to heal and strengthen.
Enjoy the remaining days of your pregnancy as your life will be way different once you arrive home with your baby.