You’re now going through the 7th month of your pregnancy! It’s the third Trimester of your pregnancy. In this Trimester, you’re going to experience some fresh set of pregnancy signs in addition to the already existing ones. It’s also a time for the birth of pre-term babies in some cases luckily, with the 90% survival ratio without having any physical or neurological flaws even. We will introduce you to some of the key developments of this period of your pregnancy; it will help better understand your pregnancy during this Trimester.
The Baby Growth
In continuation of the 28th week of pregnancy: Developments Of The Third Trimester, this is the time when your baby’s brain growth passing through advanced stages with ever growing brain mass. It will help your baby to perform sophisticated brain activities, along with the clear sleeping cycle, also the “Rapid Eye Movement” (REM), is rather effortlessly to distinguish, that be a sign, your baby likely started dreaming during a nap as well.
The Lungs Growth
The breathing exercise of your baby continues during this Trimester, with the sophistication of ever-developing blood vessels of the lungs. This is also a time, your baby starts producing a chemical agent surfactant just to thwart air sacs from gluing with each other when her lungs start absorbing oxygen following the birth. The “Bronchial Tubes” in the lungs, begin segregating into smaller branches during this time of your pregnancy.
Sensory Organ Growth
In continuation to signs and symptoms of your 28th week of pregnancy: Developments Of The Third Trimester! The already opened eyes of your baby since preceding week are still not mature enough to counter intense luminosity. This is the time when her Irises start pigmentation process! Nevertheless, the color of your baby’s eyes continues to settle up to the completion of her first year of existence.
Reflex Growth
The reflexes of your baby mature enough to feel the surrounding changes and reacts to them accordingly. She starts sucking hard; take hold of anything within her reach (Mostly it’s the Umbilical cord), along with frequently blinking eyes, particularly in response to bright light with moving her head to save her eyes from the light even. These are the essential exercises to react the obvious realities following her birth. She grows to suck her tongue in this period of the pregnancy! Though, the precise reasons for this practice, yet to be discovered; perhaps, it helps her to taste the amniotic fluid, to give due strength to her test buds for later practice purposes.
External Manifestation
During the 28th week of pregnancy: Developments Of The Third Trimester, she continues to develop fat layers underneath her skin, which offers the baby an obscure and chubby look. This is also a time of her nail appearance, this is also the time to disappear the Lanugos (downy hair) that help her to fight extreme weather yet, as the fat layers underneath the skin are developed enough to insulate her from the extreme weather conditions.
Fetal Movement
In most cases, the optimum fetal movement in the womb is around 20 times/30 minutes! This is the time you need to notice and discuss with your Gynecologist the baby’s movement pattern; it helps eradicate abnormalities if any. It’s also the time when your baby settles to a head down position usually, the ultimate arrangement that help makes a normal delivery, the final fetal placement process continues for next two weeks to settle down the final position at the time of birth.
The Twins
The 28th week of pregnancy: Developments Of The Third Trimester is a vital time for a twin pregnancy! This time will determine “twin fetal viability”, the survival rate as single babies of pre-term multiple born twins this week, is about 90%.
Abdominal Appearance and Weight Gain
During the 28th week of pregnancy: Developments Of The Third Trimester, your uterus set at 3.5inches (8.9ccm), on top of your belly button, while the distance connecting the top of the uterus with your pubic bone is varying between 10 to 11.5inches (26 to 29cm). The relaxin hormone continues to untie your joints; this is also the time when your ever-growing belly size may cause some dis-balancing, which can cause dropping the objects from your hands even. Wearing soft and appropriate shoes along with slow movements are highly recommended to save you from any ill-fated episode.
You have already gained 17 to 25 pound of weight in earlier trimesters, as a concern to your overall weight gain this trimester! It will be enhanced around 5 pounds ideally, consult your Gynecologist in the case of too much excessive weight gain/loss, for proper and timely management. You may also observe a stocky and pale leakage from the nipples of your breast, don’t worry at all, as it’s just a preparation of your breasts to arrange a smooth breastfeeding session for your off-spring.
Signs and Symptoms of 28th Week Pregnancy!
Following are some signs of the 28th week of pregnancy: Developments Of The Third Trimester, do consult your doctor if the signs are getting worse day by day.
- Round ligament, joint, and back pain along with leg cramps
- Braxton Hicks Contractions
- Heartburn, indigestion, bloating, constipation, breathing difficulty or chest pain
- Swelling on legs or on arm
- Itchy skin, particularly on the belly, frequent urination, varicose veins, and hemorrhoids
When to Call a Doctor?
- Recurrent and more rapidly contractions mutually with vaginal spotting or bleeding, extrapelvic pressure, watery smelly or odorless discharge, and period-like cramping
- Burning and painful urination, enhanced urination with extreme thirst, thick vaginal discharge, lower back pain, nausea, and yeast infection
- Abrupt vision change, Upper abdominal pain, sudden swelling of legs and hand
- Acute diarrhea, and vomiting that persists for over a day
- Observing less than 10 fetal movements within 2 hours, excessive fatigue
Healthy Baby and pregnancy Tips
- You need to gather comprehensive information’s about your pregnancy; it will help timely notice of any unusual occurrence, from your doctor and your parental visits.
- Take iron-rich foods such as spinach, green beans, tofu, beef, chicken and whole grains to fulfill your baby’s growing iron needs. With consultation of your doctor, you can take iron supplements even. However, reduce caffeine intakes considerably to manage RLS
- Leg stretching exercise and massaging of the same help offer proper elasticity to your lower body parts
- Added liquid intakes along with fresh fruits and green veggies are a great way to acquire much-needed fiber to avoid constipation.
- If required, take essential vitamins and minerals in consultation with your doctor
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