39 Weeks Pregnant Symptoms, Belly Size and Final Delivery

39 Weeks Pregnant Symptoms, Belly Size and Final Delivery

17 Jan 2017 | 5 min Read

Sonali Shivlani

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After tracking your pregnancy week by week, your baby is now absolutely ready to enter this world and get showered with tons of love! So gear up to welcome your bundle of joy already. Also at Week 39, your baby is almost 3½ kgs and measures about 20 inches. It’s time to keep your hospital bag packed and ready in your car. Don’t forget to include a change of clothes and a toothbrush for your husband. If he is also going to be there for the entire duration, a shower might help him feel comfortable and fresh! So, let’s get to know about what are the pregnancy symptoms that denote 39 weeks pregnant and how your baby looks during 39 weeks. So, keep on reading to find out.

39 Weeks Fetus Development 

As you’ve persevered to this point, your pregnancy is now regarded as full term at 39 weeks. Your pregnancy’s third trimester is about to come to a conclusion. However, the lungs and brain of your unborn child are still growing and will do so after birth.

How Big Is A Baby During 39 Weeks Pregnancy?

Your baby is now 35-36 cm from head to bottom and weighs about 3.3 kg and has a lot of fat under the skin.

39 Weeks Pregnant Symptoms

Watch out for any kind of leaking from the vagina. If you are feeling damp then remember to report it to your doctor.

Your body is starting to prepare for labour now. The release of prostaglandins will help soften the cervix and prepare for it to open. You will also start feeling more Braxton-Hicks contractions now and they might be more intense. If you have been weighing yourself on a digital weighing scale, you might notice a slight drop in your weight. This happens as the level of amniotic fluid drops. Your doctor is also likely to do an internal examination this week to check for any cervical changes.

Physical Development

Consciously practice back-strengthening exercises along with your other prenatal exercises, as delivery followed by breastfeeding can give you backache.

Emotional Development

After nine months of nurturing and waiting, you are finally about to hold your baby in your arms! This might make you go through a range of emotions. Anticipation, because the wait is finally coming to an end. A little anxiety because you do not know how labour will treat you and a little fear about the possibility of last minute complications.

Many moms report intense dreams and might wake up feeling that they’ve had a nightmare but may have no memory of the details.

Your Body At 39 Weeks Pregnancy

Uterus tightening and cramping are among the signs of 39 weeks pregnancy or pregnancy month 9 that you may still be experiencing during the pregnancy.

39 Weeks Pregnant Belly Picture 

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39 Weeks Foetus Pictures 

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39 Weeks Pregnant Ultrasound: Do You Need It?

You can now opt for sonography under 39 weeks pregnant ultrasound which is done to see how the baby is growing and developing in the mother’s womb. 

Self Care Tips And Checklists For 39 Weeks Pregnancy

Here are some self care tips and checklists for leading the healthiest life possible during your 39 weeks pregnancy. 

  • Treat yourself to a face mask at home if your skin needs a boost or if you’re just passing the time while you wait for your baby to arrive during your third trimester.
  • Your body is exerting extra effort to support the fully developed baby inside of you. So, take naps whenever you can and give your body it deserves.
  • Do your legs experience pains that radiate from your genital area? It’s a lightning crotch is caused by your baby rubbing against the pelvic nerves and is nothing to be concerned about.
  • If your baby is breech, try doing pelvic tilts to help turn your baby head-down. 
  • Do a skincare routine at least 3-4 days a week to make your skin glowing and supple.

FAQs

What should you be feeling at 39 weeks pregnant?

Uterus tightening and cramping.

Is it OK to deliver at 39 weeks?

Yes, now your baby is fully developed during 39 weeks of pregnancy. 

What are signs that labour will start soon?

Contractions or tightenings, mucus from your cervix comes away, backache, an urge to go to the toilet, are some of the signs that your labour will start soon. 

Takeaway

Your baby should be active right till the time of delivery. Keep a pregnancy week by week chart for your baby’s movements. If you feel a change in his/her movements, then this could signal that your baby is not completely comfortable and you must report it to the doctor.

Another thing to watch out for is an amniotic fluid leak and whether the fluid is stained with a brownish greenish discharge. If you notice a stain, it means your baby has passed meconium (the first stools). You must immediately report this to your doctor and head to the hospital as your doctor would want to monitor the baby. Also, if you want to know about 40 weeks pregnant symptoms then check out this one and get all your answers. But if you aren’t still pregnant and want to conceive but unsure about when you can be intimate with your partner after or before your menstruation, then a pregnancy calculator can help in assisting you with the best date for the intimacy. Know more about it here! 

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