We are now in our 8th month--33 weeks actually. The biggest developments in the last month have been her lungs maturing, and her growth. As of this week, if she were born now she would be considered "pre-term" instead of "premature" indicating that she would need less invasive care, and while she likely would need some help maintaining her temperature, she probably could also breathe on her own or with very little assistance.
She is getting really big! An average 33 week baby weighs just over 4 pounds, and will be gaining about 1/2 a pound a week. Our little girl was 4 pounds 13 ounces two weeks ago, and is likely between 5 1/2 and 6 pounds now!
For the next 4-8 weeks she will work on strengthening her bones, adding fat, and balancing her hormones. She will be considered "full term" at 37 weeks--less than 4 short weeks from now! Happily, the longest they'll make me wait is July 14th (41 weeks 3 days) which is 8 weeks from today.
She is expected to continue putting on about 1/2 a pound a week, but she likely will not get much longer than she is now (around 18.5 inches) until after she is born.
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jen, have you ever looked at craigslist.com? it has sellers of everything imaginable on it including baby/kids items. if you search this site under the chicago area you can find excellent deals on some stuff that's new and other stuff that is gently used from individual sellers. i know you guys wanted the sweatpeace swing, there was one i saw on there one time in indy, for example, that was brand new and only $100. it retails for $170 so quite a bargain. thought you may be interested in this since maybe you have some stuff you still need and it's getting closer to the time she'll be here. -nat
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