We are thirty-three weeks today! Fetuses at this gestational age are similar in size to a durian fruit and usually weigh nearly four and a half pounds. Their bones, except for the skull, are starting to harden. They keep their eyes open more often now while they are awake. The durian fruit, which I have never heard of, is apparently regarded as the "king of fruits" in Southeast Asia. After reading about it, it is definitely not something I would like to try.
I am back on labor and delivery this month which means the hours are much longer, but I finally get to operate again. Today was day nine of a nineteen day stretch :( Makes me really sympathetic for our patients who ask for excuse notes from part time jobs for the "miseries of pregnancy," not.
My scrubs are getting a little snug!
Happy thirty-three weeks!
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