Week25 |
Mother |
Baby |
| At
this stage, the hormone progestrone slows down the
digestion of food for allowing baby to absorb nutrients
from your diet. What ever you are eating now is
directly affecting your baby's growth. But at the
same time, due to slow digestion and pressure on
intestines you may have heartburns. The best solution
is to have smaller and frequent meals. Sipping cold
water is the best remedy for heartburn. |
By
the end of week 25, Your baby measures 23.0 cm and
weighs about 650-700 g. Though your baby is still
skinny and wrinkly , its growing rapidly and starting
to take up the space in your uterus. The baby's
second set of teeth which 'll be permanent have
started developing in buds high inside the gums. |
Week26 |
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| Your
fundal height has reached approximately 2 to 2 1/2
inches above your navel. You may face the problem
of urine leakage, You can try Kegel exercises to
strengthen the muscles that control urination. You
will often find yourself with aches and pains from
the pressure of the baby. Doing a little bit of
movement or changing position may ease the pain. |
Your
baby now measures 24-26cm and weighs 680 -750g.
The baby can now inhale, exhale and even cry. If
baby were born now it would have 70 percent of surviving
but there is a 20-30 percent chance of having disability
which may become life long challenge. |
Week27 |
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| During
this time you will continue to put on weight and
will continue to do so until about your 36th or
37th week. The reason is that baby will also put
on three quarters of its weight during this period.
You may be finding difficult to get into a comfortable
sleeping position. Buy yourself a good size body
pillow to support your legs and growing belly. |
Your
baby now measures 30 cm and weighs about 1Kg. Your
baby's movements will be assuring factor of its
well being. Each baby has different movement patterns,
if you feel any change in frequency or intensity
must bring it to the notice of your doctor. |
Week28 |
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| Your
breasts may start to leak colostrum. a prelude
to milk. A vaginal swap test is done around this
time to exclude bacterial infection.You will not
be able to see any prior symptons, so don't try
to avoid this test as it can unrest your baby
with neonatal infection.
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Your
baby now measures 34 cm and weighs about 1.2 Kg.
This is a phase where baby not only lenghens but
also fills out by developing subcutaneous fat. Your
baby's sensory organs are well developed and can
now open and close its eyes and will turn its head
if you shine a light on your abdomen.
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