Your amazing fetus is almost -30 cm long and weighs around 700g. His skin is red, translucent, wrinkled and covered with fine soft hair called lanugo. Your baby’s hearing is well established and she can make out a distorted version…
Baby’s inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid, which is essential for the development of his lungs. These so-called breathing movements are also good practice for when he’s born and takes that first gulp of air. Thumb sucking calms…
How do you know you are really in labour? The short answer is: you hardly ever do. Even some mothers who have gone through childbirth may find it difficult to tell when labor first starts. Since there are many signs…
With more brain tissue developing, your baby’s brain is very active now. The eyes can blink, open and close. While her lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning with medical help — if she were to be…
The baby’s eyes open and close and baby sleeps and wakes at regular intervals and may suck a finger or thumb. This week your baby’s brain is taking a wrinkled appearance because of its rapid growth. Most of the lanugo…
Your 3rd trimester typically starts at week 29 and lasts until week 40. At this time your baby can open his eyes and turn his head in-utero if he notices a continuous, bright light shining from outside. Baby’s eyes are…
The fetus now weighs about 1.4kg. Baby is getting fatter and beginning to control its own body temperature. Baby continues to put on fat stores and the major weight gains will occur in the coming weeks. The baby’s head is…
Your baby may soon stop growing in length but will continue to put on weight. He or she should more than double their weight again between now and birth. The eyes can now completely open and their irises are now…
During this time the baby sleeps most of the day. The uterus is getting to be a small space for the baby to move about, so you may have noticed he/she is not moving around as much but can kick…
Baby weights about 2kg and his skin is turning from red to pink. The diameter of the head is about 8.5cm. Your baby has started to prepare for life outside the womb by storing iron in its liver. Baby is…