Pregnancy Calendar - Week29
Some women begin to suffer hiccup like symptoms, this is your body preparing you for the birth by involuntarily practicing the breathing as you would during labour.
Your baby has now put on enough weight for 3.5% body fit, not as much as an adult, but then they have had less time to put it on! Your baby is now regularly weeing into the amniotic sac, which along with the rest of the amniotic fluid is then replaced several times a day.
Mum is now facing the next decision point. Whether to breast feed or not. This may not be as easy as it seems. Some women just can’t do it or the baby won’t take to it. One good reason to breast feed is that it will help you to return to your pre pregnancy weight after the birth. Breastfeeding also causes oxtyocin to be produced which will increase the uterine contractions and decrease the amount of post birth bleeding. A third reason, if you should need one, is that breast feeding mother’s bones re-mineralise faster than those that bottle feed, which means that there is reduced chance of ovarian or uterine cancer before or after menopause. Your Doctor will provide you with more information should you need it.
Pregnancy Week by Week
To see what is happening at each stage of your pregnancy To see how you baby is developing and how your body is changing week by week Simply click on the week below to see what is happening in your pregnancy week by week |
