My Baby's Development
The wrinkly and tiny fetus you may have seen on earlier ultrasounds has become an almost plump baby. There is fat on your baby’s cheeks. Powerful sucking muscles also contribute to your baby's full face. Your baby now weighs a little under 6 pounds (2,721g).
The bones that make up your baby’s skull can move relatively to one another and overlap each other while your baby’s head is inside your pelvis. This phenomenon is called molding. It helps the baby pass through the birth canal. Don't be surprised if your baby arrives with a misshapen or pointy head! Your baby's head will be back to a rounded shape after a few hours or days.
My Body
Starting this week, you may be requested to see your health care provider weekly. Your doctor or midwife may have an internal exam on you. This is done to determine if cervical effacement (thinning of the cervix) or dilation (opening of the cervix) has begun. You may experience engagement (also known as lightening). Lightening is when the baby drops into the mother's pelvis in preparation for labor. Your appetite may return since your baby is no longer putting much pressure on your stomach and intestines. If you've been experiencing heartburn, your baby's descent may somewhat alleviate it.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
Week 35
My Baby's Development
Your baby already weighs about 5 pounds, 5 ounces (2,400g). By this week onwards, it is your baby's most rapid period of weight gain — about 8 to 12 ounces (226 to 340g) each week! This is because the fat is being deposited all over your baby's body, especially around the shoulders.
Due to this increasing size, your baby is now cramped and restricted inside the uterus. So, fetal movements may decrease, but they may be stronger and more forceful. If your baby is in a head-first position, his or her head will rest on your pubic bone in preparation for labor.
My Body
You may already feel the bond with the baby growing inside of you. It will even grow stronger once your baby is born. Bonding (the intense attachment that develops between you and your baby) is not something that only occurs within minutes or days after birth. Bonding may happen later and it may develop over time. Bonding not only makes you want to protect your baby, but it also fosters your baby's sense of security in the world outside your womb.
Your baby already weighs about 5 pounds, 5 ounces (2,400g). By this week onwards, it is your baby's most rapid period of weight gain — about 8 to 12 ounces (226 to 340g) each week! This is because the fat is being deposited all over your baby's body, especially around the shoulders.
Due to this increasing size, your baby is now cramped and restricted inside the uterus. So, fetal movements may decrease, but they may be stronger and more forceful. If your baby is in a head-first position, his or her head will rest on your pubic bone in preparation for labor.
My Body
You may already feel the bond with the baby growing inside of you. It will even grow stronger once your baby is born. Bonding (the intense attachment that develops between you and your baby) is not something that only occurs within minutes or days after birth. Bonding may happen later and it may develop over time. Bonding not only makes you want to protect your baby, but it also fosters your baby's sense of security in the world outside your womb.
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Monday, February 11, 2008
Week 34
My Baby's Development
Maternal calcium intake is extremely important during your pregnancy since your baby will draw calcium from the mother to make and harden their bone. If you doesn't get enough calcium during pregnancy, it can affect your own bones because the developing fetus will take minerals from the mother's skeletal structure as needed.
The vernix coating on your baby's skin is becoming thicker, whereas lanugo hair is almost completely gone.
By week 34, most babies will be in their position for delivery. Your health care provider can tell if your baby is positioned head-first or bottom-first. Babies born at this week usually have fairly well-developed lungs. The average size of 5 pounds (2,250g) and 12.6 inches (32cm) from crown to rump allows them to survive outside the womb without extensive medical intervention.
My Body
Fatigue is a common complaint during your late pregnancy. Difficulty in sleeping, aches and pains, weight gain, anxiety about labor and delivery, and taking care of a newborn may contribute to your exhaustion. When it occur, rest as much as you can and take naps if possible.
Maternal calcium intake is extremely important during your pregnancy since your baby will draw calcium from the mother to make and harden their bone. If you doesn't get enough calcium during pregnancy, it can affect your own bones because the developing fetus will take minerals from the mother's skeletal structure as needed.
The vernix coating on your baby's skin is becoming thicker, whereas lanugo hair is almost completely gone.
By week 34, most babies will be in their position for delivery. Your health care provider can tell if your baby is positioned head-first or bottom-first. Babies born at this week usually have fairly well-developed lungs. The average size of 5 pounds (2,250g) and 12.6 inches (32cm) from crown to rump allows them to survive outside the womb without extensive medical intervention.
My Body
Fatigue is a common complaint during your late pregnancy. Difficulty in sleeping, aches and pains, weight gain, anxiety about labor and delivery, and taking care of a newborn may contribute to your exhaustion. When it occur, rest as much as you can and take naps if possible.
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Week-by-Week Foetal Development
Monday, February 04, 2008
Week 33
My Baby's Development
In these last few weeks before delivery, the billions of developed neurons in your baby's brain are able to learn about the in-utero environment. Your baby can listen, feel and even see somewhat. Your baby’s eyes can detect light, the pupils can constrict and dilate in response to light. Like a newborn, your baby sleeps much of the time and even experiences the rapid eye movement (REM) stage (the sleep stage during which our most vivid dreams occur).
Your baby's lungs are almost completely matured by this week. Fat will continue to be deposited on your baby's body for protection and warmth. Babies gain a good deal of their weight in the final few weeks before birth.
My Body
With labor and delivery only 2 months away, how you'll cope with the pain during childbirth? You need to learn about the most commonly used techniques for pain relief. These techniques include breathing techniques (such as those taught in Lamaze classes), pain-relief medications given through injection and epidurals, where doctors can give an anesthetic by means of a soft, thin catheter that's placed in your lower back. Whatever your ultimate choice, the more you know, your decision can be better informed. Although you don't have to make a decision yet, consult your health care provider now about your choices.
In these last few weeks before delivery, the billions of developed neurons in your baby's brain are able to learn about the in-utero environment. Your baby can listen, feel and even see somewhat. Your baby’s eyes can detect light, the pupils can constrict and dilate in response to light. Like a newborn, your baby sleeps much of the time and even experiences the rapid eye movement (REM) stage (the sleep stage during which our most vivid dreams occur).
Your baby's lungs are almost completely matured by this week. Fat will continue to be deposited on your baby's body for protection and warmth. Babies gain a good deal of their weight in the final few weeks before birth.
My Body
With labor and delivery only 2 months away, how you'll cope with the pain during childbirth? You need to learn about the most commonly used techniques for pain relief. These techniques include breathing techniques (such as those taught in Lamaze classes), pain-relief medications given through injection and epidurals, where doctors can give an anesthetic by means of a soft, thin catheter that's placed in your lower back. Whatever your ultimate choice, the more you know, your decision can be better informed. Although you don't have to make a decision yet, consult your health care provider now about your choices.
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Week-by-Week Foetal Development
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