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Your Baby Congratulations -- your pregnancy has reached full-term, which basically falls anywhere between weeks 38 and 42; your due date is simply the midpoint of this time period.
www.parenting.com/weekly-article/Pregnancy/Pregnancy-Planner/Week38/Week-38---Your-Baby
Upside: Detailed maternity and planning advice
Downside: Basic baby development information and picture
Your baby has really plumped up. She weighs about 6.8 pounds and she's over 19 1/2 inches long (like a leek). She has a firm grasp, which you'll soon be able to test when you hold her hand for the ...
www.babycenter.com/6_your-pregnancy-38-weeks_1127.bc
Upside: Baby development, maternity and other helpful information and suggested activities
Downside: Basic baby development information
An overview of how fetal development is calculated.
americanpregnancy.org/weekbyweek/week38.htm
Upside: Very good Week 38 information - changes to mother, baby development and partner tips
Downside: No baby development pictures, limited non-medical planning advice
Sometime in the third trimester, many pregnant women find that their breasts begin to leak colostrum — a thin, yellowish fluid that is the precursor to mature breast milk.
www.whattoexpect.com/pregnancy/week-by-week/week-38.aspx
Upside: Very detailed maternity and baby development information
Downside: Information not all on the same page requires many clicks
Cradle Your Baby Your baby’s intestines are accumulating considerable meconium, a dark-green mass of used cells and waste product from the baby’s liver, pancreas, and gall bladder.
www.thecradle.com/pregnancycalendar/week38
Upside: Good graphic and information on baby development and maternal changes for Week 38
Downside: Limited information on what you should do this week
Any day now. Your baby is now considered to be full-term, even though your official due date is still two weeks away. Eighty-five percent of babies are born within two weeks of their due date, so ...
www.pampers.com/en_US/content/type/109/contentId/12892.do
Upside: Detailed baby development information, basic maternity advice
Downside: Limited advice on what to do this week
During pregnancy week 38 your baby is rapidly closing in on 7 pounds and likely measures 21 inches or more. While your baby will likely continue to put on some weight in the upcoming weeks your baby ...
www.pregnancy-weekbyweek.com/pregnancy-week-38.htm
Upside: Reviews Week 38 baby development and changes to the mother
Downside: Text heavy page, no pictures or advice
You are 38 weeks pregnant. Your baby continues to grow this week and weighs about 6.8 pounds.
www.i-am-pregnant.com/pregnancy/calendar/week/38
Upside: Detailed explanation on Week 38 with good mother and medical advice and many community comments
Downside: Small font; user postings may not be right for you
Week 38: Stuck in a holding pattern Fetal development in pregnancy week 38: fetus in ninth month As you know, you've arrived at the final leg of your pregnancy journey, and if you're still carrying ...
pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/calendar/week38
Upside: Good Week 38 information on fetal development, picture and maternity advice
Downside: Light color, small font; no activity information
Learn what happens at 38 weeks pregnant at iVillage Pregnancy & Parenting
parenting.ivillage.com/pregnancy/wkbywkguide/0,,c3309nvb,00.html
Upside: Good information on Week 38 with details on mother changes, baby development and 3D picture
Downside: No advice on what to do this week