Pregnancy Complications: Carters

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Third Trimester Anxiety

My original due date is 12/5 but due to the size of my baby I am measuring 38 weeks today. I am 5'1" and have a small body frame and over a week ago, a sonogram showed my baby was already nearly six pounds and 18 1/2 inches long. My doctor does not want me to go too long since the baby is large for a person my size to carry but he said today he wants to wait at least another week or two. He said that I was getting very stressed and emotional and needed to calm down. My blood pressure has been fine and I have had no major problems during...