Can you hear it??? You are now 28 weeks pregnant, and your baby’s heart has started to beat strongly. As and when you reach the twenty-eighth week, your baby will continue to put on more and more weight. He/she will start to wriggle around and will enjoy snoozing!
Do you know how much he/she weighs week by week? The little darling should be weighing around 2.5lbs now. He/she is nearly 38cm long and is perfectly formed.
The little heart of your baby is beating real strong in the third trimester, and if your partner puts his ear on your tummy, he might have the chance to hear the little heart beat. The heartbeat of the little one can now also be picked up by the doctor’s stethoscope, and not just the Doppler which the midwife uses to monitor with at your antenatal appointments.
The baby will now be able to blink their eyes, and their eyesight has improved to the point where they will be capable of seeing your face when you are breastfeeding!
Their brains are also progressing its growth ready for the outside world, and the thalamocortical complex starts to be active. This is the section of the brain which is thought to be responsible for consciousness and is an essential part of the development of the brain. Your baby is proceeding to pad out and is increasing weight faster, and though they look like a perfect baby already, they will put on quite a few more pounds before they are born.
At this point in time, the mum tends to dream about their baby and also thinks a lot about them. It is quite natural of having the fears and worries about how you’ll cope during your due date and labour. However, all your friends who are already mums will be capable of reassuring you that you just will be able to get through all this! Chatting to your friends who already have a baby could be actually helpful in these last months, and they might aid you to make well-read choices about the sort of birth plan you hope to have.
The healthcare provider or your midwife will be happy to tell you more about the choices and hence you need to make the maximum of your antenatal appointments to gain as much information as you can regarding what your hospital provides on their maternity unit. You might also be informed about what you would require to source yourself if you wish to use it (for instance a birthing ball, or perhaps a TENS unit) during the labour.
Baby development this week:
When you the 28th pregnancy week, your baby will weigh 2 1/4 pounds, which is about the size of a large eggplant. He will measure about 14.8 inches from the top of his/her head to the heels. They will be able to blink their eyes, which now bears the eyelashes. With the developing eyesight, the baby may be capable of seeing the light that penetrates in through your womb. She’s also generating billions of neurons in her brain and is also combining more body fat in development for life in the outside world.
Your baby at 28 weeks is the size of a kabocha squash, and he/she is starting to open her eyes and blink.
Baby’s Length: The length of the baby will be about 14.80 inches.
Baby’s Weight: He/she will weigh nearly 2.22 lbs.
Eye: The eyelashes would have grown, and the baby will now be able to turn her head to a constant bright light from outside.
Fat: Layers of fat are starting to develop as the baby gets ready for life outside the womb.
Uterus: You will be able to feel the movements of the baby quite often now.
It is in this week that the third and final trimester begins. At this point, till 29 weeks, you’ll possibly visit your doctor or perhaps your midwife every two weeks. Later, at 36 weeks, you’ll shift to weekly visits.
As per your risk factors, the healthcare provider may suggest repeating the blood tests for HIV and syphilis now. He may also do cultures for chlamydia and gonorrhoea, so as to be sure of your status before the delivery. Moreover, if the result of the glucose screening test was high and you haven’t had the follow-up testing, you’ll shortly be given the three-hour glucose tolerance test as instructed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Also, if the blood work taken at your first prenatal visit revealed that you’re Rh-negative, you’ll receive an injection of Rh immunoglobulin to block your body from producing antibodies that could attack your baby’s blood. If the baby is Rh-positive, then you’ll get another shot of Rh immunoglobulin after you deliver your baby.
By this time, some women may feel a repulsive “creepy-crawly” sensation in their lower legs and an irresistible drive to move them while attempting to relax or sleep or even back pain. If this feeling is at least temporarily reduced when you move, you may have what’s identified as restless legs syndrome or RLS.
No one actually knows for sure what causes the restless legs syndrome, but it’s almost common for expectant mothers. You can try stretching or perhaps rubbing your legs, and cut down on caffeine, which can make the indications worse. You can ask your healthcare provider if you should try iron supplements, which can sometimes reduce RLS.
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