All Entries Tagged With: "pregnancy"

40 Weeks Pregnant
This is the last stage of your pregnancy and you may find it quite a long week, especially if your due date has passed. There are mixed numbers of feelings in the women before the labor time, e.g. some feel hormonal feeling like that of premenstrual tension or some have unusual feelings. Development in 40th Week of Pregnancy This is the stage where all the development has been completed. However, now the major developments now occur in the heart and lungs of your baby after birth. Up till now placenta was been delivering oxygen and carbon dioxide, but after the birth lungs will take up their job. After birth, the blood present in the lungs is oxygenated and the baby begins to take normal breathing. The respiration rate varies for [...]

39 Weeks Pregnant
As you are approaching labor time, you as well as your baby may have some uncomfortable time. The baby has very little space to move around as he is packed up inside the uterus getting ready for coming in this world. You often feel some movements as if your baby is trying to shift his position in the uterus with a very little space to roam around. Development in 39th Week Pregnancy The brain cells continue to develop as well as the immune system of your baby. Placenta is continuously delivering antibodies to the baby helping your baby to fight against infections and other diseases. Antibodies will remain effective for few weeks after birth. However, breastfeeding will help your baby getting the antibodies found in the colostrums and breast milk. [...]

38 Weeks Pregnant
This is the stage of your baby when the development of your baby is completed and he is about to come in this world. Once the baby’s head is descended and bind to the pelvis, you will feel a change in shape of your bump. This may not be the case with women having their second or third baby as the baby descends by the time of labor in such cases. Development in 38 Weeks Pregnancy By this time the most prominent growth that is taking place is the laying down of fat under your baby’s skin. This will keep going until the time of labor. The heart of your baby is now beating at 110-160 beats a minute. Your baby will have about 300 bones by this time. Don’t [...]

37 Weeks Pregnant
The growth of your baby is almost complete by his stage and you have to keep yourself prepared for the fact that baby is almost ready to see this world. Keep your hospital bag ready and also keep the important information with you, i.e. money, phone numbers, address book etc whenever you go out to deal with any emergency situation. It is suggested to keep your hospital bad ready all the time even if you want to have your baby at home to deal with any unwanted situation. Development in 37th Week Pregnancy By this time, all the major organs of your baby are almost developed. From this time onward, an obvious growth can be seen in your baby’s size and muscular strength. Now, your baby will able to lay [...]

36 Weeks Pregnant
At these last weeks of pregnancy, you may feel uncomfortable with Braxton Hicks tightening. You are now in the phase where you have to make sure that all the work has been done by now and you have to prepare yourself for the labor. Many women wait consciously about the labor time because this is the most crucial phase for a woman and for her baby. From the time of labor to coming few weeks all are pretty important. Development in 36th Week Pregnancy Almost all the major organs of the baby are developed by this time but still the baby is not considered as ready to bear the harshness of outer world. Lungs are still growing and fats deposits are continue to build up underneath the skin of the [...]

35 Weeks Pregnant
You are almost done with all the hard work. Soon you will be having your baby in your lap. You have to prepare yourself now for the coming baby. You need not to be relaxed at this stage also because last few weeks are also very crucial for you and your baby. Even after the baby is born, the first few months are really demanding. Development in 35th Week Pregnancy Now with the every passing week the growth of the baby slows down. By this time all the organs of the baby are completely developed now except for the lungs. Lungs are still under the development process and the next few weeks are vital for the lungs growth. It is all important that the growth of the lungs completed before [...]

34 Weeks Pregnant
Worrying is not a solution of anything. It is better to update your knowledge about pregnancy and birth. This you can do by number of ways and the best among them is through Internet. It is better to talk to your doctor or midwife about the problems you are facing and try to overcome your fears regarding pregnancy and child birth. Everything will work fine for you as far as you are in control of your pregnancy and baby’s birth. Development in 34th Week Pregnancy The process of the fat build up continues and these fat build ups now accounts for 15% of the total weight of your baby. These fats build ups are extremely important for temperature regulating and also warming up your baby in the outer world. The [...]

33 Weeks Pregnant
You have now passed more than half of the period of pregnancy and the development of your baby is almost completed. You have now spend a long time with your baby and now intentionally or unintentionally often talked to him. Your baby is by now pretty much of the communication and noises you produced to talk to your baby. Massaging your abdomen would be a better option at this stage of pregnancy as it soothes the baby. Development in 33rd Week Pregnancy Majority of the development of the baby is by far completed now and the emphasis is now on the growth of the baby. His growth is extremely vital as he has to be strong enough before coming into this world to fight against the harshness of this world [...]

32 Weeks Pregnant
Because of the increased size of your baby, he is no more floating in the amniotic acid instead resting with his head-down position in the uterus. Head-down position is the final position that your baby take in the uterus. However, if your baby is not yet in head-down position, there is nothing to worry about as plenty of time left for him to take up the position. Development in 32nd Week Pregnancy The development of your baby is still going on. He is becoming more and more aware of the internal as well as external environments. He not only hears your voices but also become used to of your heartbeats, stomach rumblings, and the blood passing through the umbilical cord. The secretion of surfactant continues. It still few weeks before [...]

31 Weeks Pregnant
By the 31st week of your pregnancy, your baby will now of the size of stick of celery. Your baby is now getting more aware of the noises from inside as well as from the outside world. He notices every single move of yours such as singing, talking, exercising and so on. He is also more responsive to the light as well. Development in 31st Week Pregnancy At this stage all the major growth is going on in your baby’s lungs. The air sacs in your baby lungs are now began to produce a substance called surfactant. This is a kind of substance that helps preventing the tissues present in the lungs from sticking together. The production of the surfactant is one of the vital developments that your baby has [...]