Monday, August 2, 2010

Week 28 Update-- The Third Trimester Begins!

Welcome to the Third Trimester! Braxton Hicks ("practice") contractions usually start about now. They'll feel like an intermittent tightening in your abdomen.-- nothing so far.. YIPPEE there is no rush here to bring Peanut into the world!

This week I went for my RH Shot. Because Mike is has a blood type of A+ and I have A- I need to have a shot at 28 weeks and possibly again after giving birth if the baby has A+ blood. Shot was easy!

Peanut has doubled her weight in the past month and is the size of a bag of flour. Measuring just under 15 inches long, she weighs approximately 2 1/4 lbs. She will continue to gain body fat in the coming weeks to prepare her for life outside of your womb.
At 28 weeks, your baby can recognize your voice! Her eyes continue to develop this week and her brain is developing millions of neurons. The hair on her head continues to grow. Muscle tone in her body steadily develops, and even though her lungs are now capable of breathing air, it would be difficult for her if she were born now. Her sucking and swallowing skills are improving.

*** As you all know I was a premie. I might be wrong here but I think this was around the time that I was born. How amazing!

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