Pregnancy Week 29 & 30 – Monitor The Baby’s Movements

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Pay attention to your baby’s movements when you are 29 weeks pregnant. For any reason, if you observe that the baby’s movements are less or abnormal, contact your health care provider for proper guidance.

By this week you might have gained an overall weight of 20-24 pounds and your uterus is now approximately four inches above your navel. Sometimes, you will be plagued by the heartburn because of the belly growing more and more substantial each day.

Pregnancy constipation is also another problem faced by may pregnant women in week 29. Consume lots of liquids and eat a fiber-rich diet. Pregnancy week 29 is also the time when you experience various other symptoms including rapid weight gain.

By this time, the baby's brain is forming billions and billions of neurons each day and can control the breathing and the temperature of the body as it continues to mature.

The baby’s sucking abilities are improving and the baby can even cough and cry. The lungs too start maturing and the baby’s skin is now less wrinkled because ...
... of the packed pounds.

More so than ever, this is the right time to eat right and enough every day as your baby will start absorbing plenty of nutrients from you to gain weight and prepare for the delivery. By this time, the baby is around 16 inches long and weight about 2.5 pounds.

Perform light exercises that help you to strengthening your abdominal muscles and take enough iron supplements as iron deficiency is considered the most common problem during pregnancy. However, iron supplements cause constipation.

Pay close attention to your weight gain and the swelling you're experiencing when you are 30 weeks pregnant. Extreme swelling may be the sign of Preeclampsia – a condition that occurs in very small percentage of pregnant women.

Preeclampsia is a potentially dangerous condition that can include sudden weight gain, extreme swelling and severe headache. But, when properly treated, it can be managed.

Week 30 of pregnancy is also the time when you are likely to develop varicose veins. They appear as fine bluish or reddish lines under your skin and are caused due to weakness in the small veins.

The amount of amniotic fluid starts decreasing inside your belly and the production of progesterone in your body increases. The decrease in the amniotic fluid is because your little one continuing the growth and is taking up most of the space in the uterus. By now, your uterus might have reached about 4 inches above your belly button.

Inside, the baby’s toe nails are growing and the eyelids open and close. The early lanugo is disappearing and the bone marrow is now producing the red blood cells. Even the movements will be very frequent and you may even recognize the body parts.

Week 30 of pregnancy is the hard time shifting from one position to another and you will be having more trouble sleeping comfortably at nights as the belly expands. Using a pregnancy pillow may bring you some comfort.

Some relaxing exercises may help you in alleviating discomfort and the back pain. Light physical activities help you in getting a proper sleep.

Author Bio:
Stephanie writes on health, pregnancy and parenting. Visit ThePregnancyZone.com for more information on pregnancy week by week and everything you want to know about getting pregnant and childbirth.