By the twenty-seventh week, the baby weighs nearly 2 pounds and measures about 36.6 centimeters from head to toe. He can open and close his eyes, and he sleeps and wakes at regular intervals. The pregnant woman may find herself constantly out of breath and be plagued by leg cramps, hemorrhoids, varicose veins and an itchy abdomen. She may also notice a big change in weight as women tend to gain about 11 pounds in their third trimester.
During the twenty-eighth week of pregnancy, the baby weighs nearly 2.3 pounds and may measure 38 centimeters from head to toe. The baby can open his eyes and turn its head to focus on a bright light shining from outside the womb. Fat layers are forming.
During the twenty-eighth week of pregnancy, the baby weighs nearly 2.3 pounds and may measure 38 centimeters from head to toe. The baby can open his eyes and turn its head to focus on a bright light shining from outside the womb. Fat layers are forming.
The baby weighs around 2.5 pounds and measures about 38 centimeters by the twenty-ninth week. In boys, testicles descend from near the kidneys through the groin en route to the scrotum. In girls, the clitoris is relatively prominent because it's not yet covered by the still-small labia. These will grow to cover it in the last few weeks before birth. The fetus' head is getting bigger and brain growth is very rapid this week. In the next few weeks the baby's skeleton will harden even more and the brain, muscles, and lungs will continue to mature.
The fetus' lungs and digestive tract is almost fully developed by the thirtieth week. The baby may soon slow down growing in length, but will continue to gain weight until he's born. This week the fetus continues to open and shut his eyes. The liter of amniotic fluid that surrounds him will decrease as he continues to grow.
The fetus' lungs and digestive tract is almost fully developed by the thirtieth week. The baby may soon slow down growing in length, but will continue to gain weight until he's born. This week the fetus continues to open and shut his eyes. The liter of amniotic fluid that surrounds him will decrease as he continues to grow.
The fetus' arms, legs and body continue to fill out and are finally proportional in size to his head by the thirty-first week. The baby now weighs about 3.3 pounds and looks more like a newborn. He measures about 41 centimeters from crown to toe. He will also slows down in movement as it is running out of room in the uterus. The baby's organs are continuing to mature and he is passing water through his bladder.
The baby weighs approximately 3.75 pounds and is about 42 centimeters long by the thirty-second. If your baby is a boy, his testicles should be descending from his abdomen into his scrotum. Sometimes however, one or both testicles won't move into position until after birth. In two-thirds of all baby boys who have undescended testicles at birth, the condition corrects itself by the boy's first birthday.
The baby weighs approximately 3.75 pounds and is about 42 centimeters long by the thirty-second. If your baby is a boy, his testicles should be descending from his abdomen into his scrotum. Sometimes however, one or both testicles won't move into position until after birth. In two-thirds of all baby boys who have undescended testicles at birth, the condition corrects itself by the boy's first birthday.
By week thirty-three, the baby weighs about 4.2 pounds and measures approximately 44 centimeters. The baby should already be getting ready for delivery by turning upside-down, with his head pointing down. The baby's skull is not yet fully joined, this is so that he can ease out of the relatively narrow birth canal. The skull will harden in the first year after birth, but the rest of the bones within his body are hardening. The baby's skin is also becoming less red and wrinkled. The pregnant woman may notice that her feet and ankles get quite swollen by the end of the day, this is caused by oedema; water retention.
During the thirty-fourth week, the baby's hearing is finishing development. The baby weighs more than 4.7 pounds and measures over 45 centimeters. 99% of babies born during the thirty-fourth week will survive with no major problems, even though his central nervous system is still maturing. His lungs are fully developed. The pregnant woman may feel a tingling sensation or numbness of the pelvic region as she walks. This may be caused by the pelvic joints loosening, preparing for labour.
During the thirty-fourth week, the baby's hearing is finishing development. The baby weighs more than 4.7 pounds and measures over 45 centimeters. 99% of babies born during the thirty-fourth week will survive with no major problems, even though his central nervous system is still maturing. His lungs are fully developed. The pregnant woman may feel a tingling sensation or numbness of the pelvic region as she walks. This may be caused by the pelvic joints loosening, preparing for labour.
The baby weighs about 5.25 pounds and measures approximately 45 centimeters by the thirty-fifth week. His kidneys are now fully developed and his liver can process some waste. There's much less amniotic fluid in the uterus, which has expanded to a thousand times its original size. The pregnant woman may feel restless and may urinate much more frequently in the last weeks of pregnancy.
The baby continue to gain weight, at about an ounce a day. By the thirty-sixth week, the baby weighs approximately 6 pounds and measures 45 centimeters from head to toe. The pregnant woman may feel an increased pressure in her lower abdomen as her baby gradually drops, preparing for birth. Walking may become increasingly uncomfortable and the woman is encouraged to relax as much as possible.
The baby continue to gain weight, at about an ounce a day. By the thirty-sixth week, the baby weighs approximately 6 pounds and measures 45 centimeters from head to toe. The pregnant woman may feel an increased pressure in her lower abdomen as her baby gradually drops, preparing for birth. Walking may become increasingly uncomfortable and the woman is encouraged to relax as much as possible.
The baby is considered full term by the thirty-seventh week. The baby's head should be cradled in the mother's pelvic cavity awaiting birth. Most of the lanugo that covered the baby's body from 26 weeks has disappeared and so has most of the vernix caseosa. The baby will swallow his lanugo and exterior coating, along with other secretions and store them in his bowels. These will become his first bowel movement, known as meconium.
Babies at week thirty-eight weeks weigh about 6.8 to 7 pounds. The baby's organ systems are fully developed and in place, but the lungs will be last to reach maturity. Even after the baby is born, it may take a few hours before he establishes a normal breathing pattern.
Babies at week thirty-eight weeks weigh about 6.8 to 7 pounds. The baby's organ systems are fully developed and in place, but the lungs will be last to reach maturity. Even after the baby is born, it may take a few hours before he establishes a normal breathing pattern.
The average baby is about 51 centimeters long from head to toe and weighs approximately 7.5 pounds at birth, but anywhere between 5 pounds 11.5 ounces and 8 pounds 5.75 ounces is a healthy range for newborns. The amniotic fluid, once clear, is now pale and milky from the baby's shedding vernix caseosa. The outer layers of skin are also sloughing off as new skin forms underneath.
"For you created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother's womb" - Psalm 139:13