33 Weeks...
It's getting cramped in there...
Your babies are approximately 17 inches from head to heel, each weighs about 4.25 pounds, and you are probably all very aware that it is getting more and more cramped in there. Your babies' adrenal glands have developed and are producing hormones that stimulate your breasts to lactate. If you are thinking about food more in this home stretch, consider that seafood can boost the development of your babies' brain, which will develop most during the ninth month. However, the FDA recommends you consume no more than one serving per month of shark or swordfish due to potentially higher levels of methyl mercury found in these fish. And be sure to select a fish that isn't overfished. Check out this seafood guide to find sustainably-harvested fish.
*Amniotic fluid is at its highest level during your pregnancy.
*Your baby's head size has increased 3/8ths of an inch due to rapid brain growth.
*Neurons and synapses are developing in huge numbers -- forming connections in your baby's brain will give her the skills she needs to thrive as a newborn. This week, she may be able to coordinate sucking and swallowing with breathing.
*While most of her bones are hardening, her skull is quite pliable and not completely joined. The bones will be able to move slightly to make birthing easier.
*Your baby takes intermittent deep breaths -- of water! That's okay, though since she gets oxygen from the placenta. This breathing exercises muscles and encourages her lung cells to produce more surfactant (a protein essential for healthy lung development).
*If your baby is a boy, his testicles will be descending from his abdomen into his scrotum. Sometimes one or both testicles won't move into position until after birth.
*Your infant is now 17.2 inches (43.7cm) long and weighs 4.23 pounds (1918gm).
Your babies are approximately 17 inches from head to heel, each weighs about 4.25 pounds, and you are probably all very aware that it is getting more and more cramped in there. Your babies' adrenal glands have developed and are producing hormones that stimulate your breasts to lactate. If you are thinking about food more in this home stretch, consider that seafood can boost the development of your babies' brain, which will develop most during the ninth month. However, the FDA recommends you consume no more than one serving per month of shark or swordfish due to potentially higher levels of methyl mercury found in these fish. And be sure to select a fish that isn't overfished. Check out this seafood guide to find sustainably-harvested fish.
*Amniotic fluid is at its highest level during your pregnancy.
*Your baby's head size has increased 3/8ths of an inch due to rapid brain growth.
*Neurons and synapses are developing in huge numbers -- forming connections in your baby's brain will give her the skills she needs to thrive as a newborn. This week, she may be able to coordinate sucking and swallowing with breathing.
*While most of her bones are hardening, her skull is quite pliable and not completely joined. The bones will be able to move slightly to make birthing easier.
*Your baby takes intermittent deep breaths -- of water! That's okay, though since she gets oxygen from the placenta. This breathing exercises muscles and encourages her lung cells to produce more surfactant (a protein essential for healthy lung development).
*If your baby is a boy, his testicles will be descending from his abdomen into his scrotum. Sometimes one or both testicles won't move into position until after birth.
*Your infant is now 17.2 inches (43.7cm) long and weighs 4.23 pounds (1918gm).
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