How did you feel when you reached your 37th week of pregnancy? Despite the desire for baby to reach full term, you were likely also extremely anxious to get through the birth and move on to parenting. One mom describes her thoughts and feelings at week 37 in an article for Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine and she explains that her feelings have changed drastically in the past week. Even though she wants her baby to stay where she’s at until she’s ready, this mom is experiencing a lot of late pregnancy symptoms such as back pain and heartburn. The more she thinks about raising her baby, she realizes that her daughter will not stay a newborn forever. Now she has begun to dream about exciting things for her daughter’s future and it makes her feel excited about her daughter one day spreading her wings.

Read the full article here: Week 37: Growing Pains