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Im 33wks pregnant, when is the soonest my baby can come?
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^couldnt agree more!
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If your pregnancy is healthy, it’s best if your baby is born at 40 weeks.  Here’s why:
• A baby’s brain at 35 weeks weighs only 2/3 of what it will weigh at 40 weeks.
• In the last 6 weeks of pregnancy, your baby’s brain adds connections needed for balance, coordination, learning and social functioning.  During this time, the size of your baby’s brain almost doubles.
• Babies born early have more learning and behavior problems in childhood than babies born at 40 weeks.
• Babies born early are more likely to have feeding problems because they can’t coordinate sucking, swallowing and breathing as well as full-term babies.
• Babies born early are likely to have breathing problems, like apnea.  Apnea is when a baby stops breathing.
• Babies born early are more likely to die of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).  SIDS is when a baby dies suddenly and unexpectedly, often during sleep.

So if all’s well with your pregnancy, but you’re anxious to get it over with (got that “I’m so done with this” feeling), have a little more patience and hang in there.  A few weeks can make a huge difference.

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Thanks, that makes me feel better. Wish it was sooner, but ill be happy when shes healthy and in my arms. Shes worth the wait!
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37 weeks. That's considered full term. But needs to wait longer
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without complications? most drs. wont stop labor once babies full term. some drs. consider it 37 weeks, others consider it 39. so anytime after 37 honestly is fine(: I'm almost 32 weeks and I wish time would hurry up lol
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That's hard to determine because baby will come when its ready I would say anytime after you turn 36 weeks
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