Congratulations! You’ve successfully sailed through your pregnancy week by week and are in the final week! Now, this week can be quite an anxious one. You’re prepared for labor, have taken birthing classes, and have dealt with discomfort all these months, yet there is still a kinda fear that keeps surfacing  - what will happen at the time of the delivery? How will things go?

Although difficult at this stage, the one thing that you need to do right now is RELAX! Of course, you’ve your weekly pregnancy tips by your side, but here are some more tips to help you through the final week.

Tips

• Keep in touch with your doctor. You might want to skip an appointment due to sheer fatigue, but visiting your doctor will ensure there are no complications. Besides, you need to keep a check on your blood pressure and other concerns.

• Be frank with your doctor. If you’re hell scared of labor, just you’re your doctor know.  You’ll feel light at heart talking about all your anxiety and concerns. If you’ve any questions regarding the weekly pregnancy development and delivery process, ask, no matter how silly they might seem to be. Moreover, if you notice something wrong, even slightly, consult your doctor. Remember, this is the most delicate stage.
• Plan your delivery. Make a list of things that you want by your side during delivery. Also, write the names of people whom you want to be present at that time. You can even choose the birthing center. You must plan this well in advance because labor pains can start anytime. Once this happens, you won’t get time to say or write anything.
• Take care of important meetings and deadlines. Inform your boss and other concerned people that you won’t be available for this week and another.
• Pamper yourself. You’ll feel great! Get a pregnancy massage or a trip to the spa. Plan a date with your hubby before the baby arrives. Do something special to be written in your pregnancy dairy and that leaves fond memories when you read the diary 10 years later.

Call your friends over for the night and have a blast. This is a must-do because after giving birth, you won’t have the time to go on a girls’ night out. Call long-distant friends, email your colleagues, and catch up with those whom you were thinking to connect but didn’t till now. Show them your pregnancy pictures week by week. This is not to scare you, but let’s face it, ladies: you don’t know what does gonna happen next, right? So, the final week of pregnancy is the right time to bond with your loved ones before you go into labor.

Lastly, know every detail about labor and delivery so that you’re not left surprised by that bloody show just before labor, or the term “water bag” doesn’t leave you baffled. Call your mom and ask her how it was to give birth to you. Who knows, you might get some unique tips from her to cope with labor. Most important of all, you’d feel a sense of comfort knowing that there is someone experienced to support you in this most crucial time of your life.

Best wishes!