Visiting from July 
I am 36 weeks today.
I would not feel scared if the baby decided to come, even though it would mean I would not have my homebirth (the midwife will only come beginning on week 37)
I figure that if the baby decided to come at this point, it is because he/she is ready, so I would not try to stop things.
What I think is very bad is all the talk about induction by women who are 37 week because the doctor told them "there is no reason to continue being pregnant, since the baby is all ready anyway"
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I am 36 weeks today.
I would not feel scared if the baby decided to come, even though it would mean I would not have my homebirth (the midwife will only come beginning on week 37)
I figure that if the baby decided to come at this point, it is because he/she is ready, so I would not try to stop things.
What I think is very bad is all the talk about induction by women who are 37 week because the doctor told them "there is no reason to continue being pregnant, since the baby is all ready anyway"
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) is that they'll have some preemie-like tendencies most likely, but usually they do fine if they're coming on their own at that point. I flash cook my kids, so I expected mine to come that early. I would have been completely comfortable delivering at 36 weeks, which is when my midwife goes on call. I know how my kids do when they come early... my 29 weeker did really well for his gestation, and both my 37 weekers were developed enough and able to breathe as well as any full term baby. I didn't have any preterm labor or anything like that, but when you do, that actually causes the lungs to develop a little quicker, so PTL babies often do fine coming at 36-37 weeks. A friend of mine has PTL starting around 14-16 weeks, and she delivers them around 36 weeks when she's taken off drugs and bedrest. They've all done well. I think the last one did require a couple days in NICU... she may have come before 36 weeks. I know her first 2 were right around 36-36.5 weeks, and they were both "take home babies".
