The baby is significantly adding on weight but you will not see any noticeable change in your own weight. The longer your baby is in its protective environment until the due date, the better it is in terms of the bay’s health. During this stage of pregnancy, the baby must have taken the head down position, but if he/she hasn’t there is no cause for concern.
You may also experience urgency to visit the bathroom or a lack of bladder control when you cough, sneeze, or even laugh. You should however not cut back on liquids as you will need plenty of fluids at this stage of pregnancy. You can practice mild form of Kegel exercises which will strengthen the pelvic muscles and prevent pregnancy induced incontinence. You should also eat a nutritious pregnancy diet with proteins and minerals. Your pregnancy diet should be well balanced and should meet the growing needs of the baby.
Most common pregnancy symptoms at this stage are backaches, leg cramps, and other pains that come with the final weeks of pregnancy. You may also experience preeclampsia which manifests as a swelling in your ankles and feet, and sometimes in your face and hands. The pregnancy hormones usually cause this swelling for meeting the growing baby’s needs. You must consume plenty of water and keep your feet in a heightened position to relieve swelling. While most of the symptoms will vanish after
As the delivery day is quickly approaching, you may start feeling some false contractions, called Braxton Hicks. You might experience a tightening of your abdomen and then relaxing. Braxton Hicks contraction is of help in preparing your body for final labor. The false contraction disappears by itself. You can browse through the pregnancy calendar for the 33rd week to know what changes your body undergoes
Eyelashes, eyebrows, and the hair on your baby’s head develop around this stage of pregnancy. The lanugo hair present on the baby since the beginning of the second trimester falls off, only few hairs may remain on the shoulders and back at birth.
Your baby will weigh about 4 pounds (1,800 grams) and 11.4 inches (29 cm) from crown to rump. Even if you experience premature labor at this stage your baby will have a good chance of survival.
You will be constantly checked for blood pressure, urine, and
As your baby’s weight increases to more than 3 pounds this week, the strain on your body will be noticeable. You will experience pain in the lower back and hips. There will be less room for your internal organs due to the growing baby. For your lungs to expand you must take more breaths.
Your baby weighs about 3 pounds (1,400 grams) and measures about 10.8 inches (27 cm) from crown to rump. Weight and layers of fat will be added to your baby. This fat helps in providing warmth to the baby and makes it look less wrinkly. Your baby can also get hiccups which you can feel. Your baby weight is starting to impact your lifestyle from around the 30th week. You’ll find it difficult to bend Pregnancy symptoms at this
Around the 29th week of gestation the baby starts growing rapidly. The baby is continuing to gain weight, and his/her head is also growing in size. This is because of the fact that rapid brain development begins in week 28. Muscles and lungs also continue to develop and mature. Your baby weighs 2 ¾ pounds and measures 14 ½ inches.
Your baby’s brain is really beginning to develop into a more complex organ around the 28th week of gestation. Grooves and indentions develop along the surface of the baby’s brain and it no longer looks smooth as before. From the 28th week onwards the amount of brain tissue also begins to increase.
Eyebrows and eyelashes become visible. The hair on your baby’s head grows even longer. The fat storage under the skin also develops during this phase which makes the baby look rounder. This is an important part of development that will continue through the
This week marks the beginning of the third trimester. The baby’s retina, which helps in receiving light images, develops its normal layers by the 27th week. The baby’s skin still appears wrinkled from floating in water. This will remain until a few weeks after birth. Your baby weighs over 2 pounds and is about 14.5 inches long.
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