29 Weeks Today!

"Your baby now weighs around 1.1kg and measures about 38.6cm from head to toe. Head hair is beginning to grow. In boys, testicles have descended 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.

Your baby's head is getting bigger, and brain growth is rapid at this time. Nearly all babies react to sound and light by 30 weeks.

Your baby's nutritional needs reach their peak during the third trimester. You'll need plenty of protein, vitamin C, folic acid, iron, and calcium (about 200mg is deposited in your baby's skeleton every day), so eat foods rich in these nutrients. The skeleton hardens even more and the brain, muscles, and lungs continue to mature. Take a look at our eating well guide to make sure you are getting the right minerals and vitamins."

Off to the hospital in 15 mins for this test, I'm hungry!! lol and thirsty. Gotta drink the drink then go away for 2 hours so we are going shopping lol.

Not much sleep last night groan, I will end up with bags on my bags under my eyes.

28 Weeks + 6 Days Ultrasound

Scan went well I was worried about nothing. Yes I have slightly more fluid than average but its still within the normal limits. And yes baby is big lol, weighing in at approx 3 and a half pounds at the moment.

Was told everything looked good and it was a perfectly healthy baby.

Here's the pics :)

A foot!!!













Waving lol.

Growth Scan Today

Got a scan at dinner time today, its to find why I'm measuring big. I was 28 weeks Tues and was measuring 32cms! Also its to measure my amniotic fluid as the midwife thought I might have too much. I'm pretty sure it was just me being bloated as usual so fingers crossed.

At least we get to see Bub again and get some more pictures:)

28 + 4 weeks belly :D

My tummy at 28 weeks and 4 days, looks fit to burst lol. Got a few stretch marks on my sides, none anywhere else yet.

My bellybutton is still an innie, just! lol I dread it popping out that looks funny hehe.

I started packing my bag, yeah I know a bit early but don't want to forget anything. I read it's best to pack it whether you go to hosp/centre or not as everything is to hand then.

I asked hubby to get be giant sanitary towels and incontinence pants, I read about that tip somewhere online for after the birth.
I am getting soooo excited! My weight seems to have dropped back down to 185lbs, I'm trying to eat sensibly, plenty of fruit and veg etc, but naughty things keep enticing me, yummy magnum last night lol.

Sample

Wee sample was checked at the birth centre this morn and was fine yay! :) Hubby ran it up there on his way to work lol.

Midwife Appointment

Debbie was off sick so I had Ceri and a trainee. I had messed up my urine test so have to take another up to the birth centre. Had pot ready but forgot and peed in the loo lol.

Blood pressure was fine. I did measure large for 28 weeks though, it was 32cms, so she arranged another scan for me on Monday. She mentioned having too much amniotic fluid, hope theres no problems. She is also sending me for blood tests to check on my iron levels and for the glucose fasting test to check for gestational diabetes. If your BMI is above 25 you are at risk of that and also if its in the family, dads diabetic. Anyway Ceri said she would be ringing me with a date to go in.

Discussed hospital versus home birth a bit. The midwife says home births nowadays are no different then going to the birthing centre. They bring all the equiptment with them. She said if Im classed as low risk there should not be any problems giving birth at home. I read a long article on the andover birth centre web site, it seems they are promoting home births and that they feel hospital, unless you are high risk, is a bad idea. Ok not, bad idea but more stressful and not desirable, especially with all the illness around at the moment. Anyway she said I needed to discuss it more with Debbie when I see her at 31 weeks.

And another thing is that the birth centre may be opening up again at the end of January yay!!!

UPDATE

Midwife rang back, Iron bloodtest and GTT (Glucose) are on tuesday 8.30

28 Weeks Today

"You're in the home stretch. The third trimester typically starts this week and lasts until week 40 and sometimes even beyond. (Don't worry – 42 weeks is the maximum! After that, a woman usually is induced to give birth.) Most women gain an average of 5kg during this trimester.

By this week, your baby weighs nearly a little more than 1kg and may measure 37.6cm from top to toe. At about this time, your baby can open her eyes and turn her head in the uterus (womb) if she notices a continuous, bright light shining from the outside.

Her fat layers are forming which will help her skin to lose its wrinkled appearance. Your baby’s bones are nearly developed, though they are still soft and pliable – they won’t harden properly until after birth.

You're probably wavering between feeling as if you've been pregnant forever and being nervous about labour and birth. Checking off things on your to-do list can help. Start selecting possible baby names and begin thinking about life after the birth as well.

Planning to breastfeed? Then look at our complete guide to the first six weeks.

Note: Every baby develops differently. This page is designed to give a general idea of how a fetus grows in the uterus. "

I seem to be gaining weight faster now even though I'm not eating any different. 187lbs now ouch lol.
Midwife appointment tomorrow.

I put the christmas decorations up tonight, yeah a bit early but I get excited hehe. The cats were into, onto, under everything, they are worse than me.