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At the 29th week of your pregnancy, your baby continues to gain weight with added fat and muscle. They are also strengthening their little bones which may make you extra tired. when this happens, you don’t need to panic. All you have to do is increase your iron and calcium intake.
Your baby’s hiccuping is still going on. However, they feel like soft, rhythmic taps to you and aren’t unbearable for the baby either.
This week, your baby may start to smile, especially while sleeping.
Your womb is getting cramped as your cutie grows, so those hard kicks will feel more like jabs.
Your baby’s hiccuping is still going on. However, they feel like soft, rhythmic taps to you and aren’t unbearable for the baby either.
This week, your baby may start to smile, especially while sleeping.
Your womb is getting cramped as your cutie grows, so those hard kicks will feel more like jabs.
Your baby now weighs more or equal to three pounds and many rapid changes occur in the baby’s facial features and expressions too. From now on, your baby will continue to gradually add more muscle and fat.
During this period, your little one will increase their intake of calcium as their bones get harder and stronger. The fat increase also makes the baby’s wrinkled skin smooth out.
You’ll largely now feel your baby’s elbows and knees punching and poking you because there isn’t much room in your baby’s present home.
Now, your baby is much stronger and more enthusiastically responding to all kinds of stimuli, including movement, music, light, and that candy bar you ate 30 minutes ago, so they will be more active and less erratic than previously.
Your baby is now the size of butternut squash. They now weigh around 1153 grams. When a snugly fit baby is measured from head to toe, its length is about 15.2 inches.
At this stage, your baby is growing at a considerably fast rate. This makes your uterus more and more enlarged. You should now have a more pronounced baby bump.
At 29 weeks pregnant, you have 11 more weeks to complete your pregnancy journey.
Your body is sure to experience both internal and external changes too. You would experience a bit more strain on your body frame. This is because your baby is much bigger and more active. The activities of your growing baby could also affect your digestive system. This could result in heartburn and indigestion. So you should anticipate these changes.
Constipation is one of the symptoms to expect this week. Abdominal pain, gas, and passing of firm stools are all part of this painful illness. Always take in enough liquids when you first feel the need.
While it may be tempting to take a laxative to ease your symptoms, consult your doctor before using any medicine during pregnancy. An over-the-counter medication can be suggested by your doctor.
Backaches are not uncommon in the third trimester of pregnancy. As your belly expands, the frame of your body gets into positions not used to.
Backaches are more frequent when climbing the stairs, alighting from vehicles, and other physical activities. You should help yourself by considering comfortable and low-heeled footwear.
This is due to the hormones progesterone and relaxin. They both weaken the muscular gateway between your stomach and your esophagus causing heartburn. Avoid eating too much or eating too close to bedtime if heartburn keeps you up at night. Additionally, avoid consuming coffee or chocolate in the evening because they will interfere with your ability to go asleep.
Other symptoms this week could include shortness of breath, passing hard stools, abdominal pain and frequent urination, increased discharges from the vagina, greasy/oily skin, insomnia, migraines and fast-growing nails.
Constipation is one of the symptoms to expect this week. Abdominal pain, gas, and passing of firm stools are all part of this painful illness. Always take in enough liquids when you first feel the need.
While it may be tempting to take a laxative to ease your symptoms, consult your doctor before using any medicine during pregnancy. An over-the-counter medication can be suggested by your doctor.
Backaches are not uncommon in the third trimester of pregnancy. As your belly expands, the frame of your body gets into positions not used to.
Backaches are more frequent when climbing the stairs, alighting from vehicles, and other physical activities. You should help yourself by considering comfortable and low-heeled footwear.
This is due to the hormones progesterone and relaxin. They both weaken the muscular gateway between your stomach and your esophagus causing heartburn. Avoid eating too much or eating too close to bedtime if heartburn keeps you up at night. Additionally, avoid consuming coffee or chocolate in the evening because they will interfere with your ability to go asleep.
Other symptoms this week could include shortness of breath, passing hard stools, abdominal pain and frequent urination, increased discharges from the vagina, greasy/oily skin, insomnia, migraines and fast-growing nails.
This week, try as much to get enough sleep and rest, eat nutritiously, drink plenty of water and make sure to continue with kegel exercise, increase your calcium intake and pay attention to your body in general.
You should also uphold the habit of regular hand washing. This is because your body and the unborn baby are susceptible to germs at this stage.
Your third trimester of pregnancy isn’t when you should let your health guard down. You should keep up the great job of ensuring a healthy body. During this week, your T-Dap vaccine is essential. So you should see your medical personnel to get this. T-Dap refers to Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis vaccines that would help boost your little jewel’s defences against diseases.
Baby’s position: During your third trimester of pregnancy, you should pay regular visits to the hospital. You should also go for an ultrasound scan to help you see how well your baby is developing this week. This is also to help you confirm if your baby is in the right position. Please note that Some babies take longer than others to fall into position.
Blood iron level: Regular blood and antibody tests are also advisable. If your blood iron levels are low, you can eat a lot of food rich in iron.
Baby’s kick: Make sure you equally form the habit of counting your baby’s kicks everyday to ensure all is okay inside you. Best way in doing that is by lying down since the baby perks up when mum is relaxing, count all the movement even switches or rolls until you hit ten.
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