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PREGNANCY
WEEKLY
Pregnancy weekly will take you through this
journey
of nine months to make you aware of all the
changes taking place in you, your baby and your
life.
It is a journey full of experiences.
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2ND
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3RD
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Pregnancy Weekly | Week 27
Fetal development - 27 weeks
pregnant/25 weeks fetus
- How is my baby developing at 27 weeks?
- What will my baby look like?
- What will be the changes in me?
- Movements
- Tips for you/your partner
What is actually happening to your
baby in these weeks?
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Note: Experts say every baby grows
differently. This information gives you
a general idea about fetus
growth
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This is the beginning of the third trimester
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Your baby now weighs nearly 2 pounds/ 875 grams and
measures 14.5 inches/ 36.6 centimeters from head to
toe.
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Her eyes open and close, she sleeps and wakes at
regular intervals and she may suck a finger or
thumb. The three layers of the eyes start forming
and this is the area for receiving light.
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Sweet dreams, little baby! Some experts believe
that babies begin to dream by the 28th week. What
do they dream about? No one knows for certain but
the brain is active this week as well. The
characteristic grooves on the brain's surface start
to appear and more brain tissue develops.
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Chalk up any rhythmic movement you may be feeling
to a case of the hiccups, which are common this
week and throughout the pregnancy. Your baby has
them but is breathing in amniotic fluid rather than
air.
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There is a condition called CONGENITAL CATARACT
which may develop because of genetic predisposition
or congenital rubella syndrome. This is the
condition in which the lens of the eye is opaque
and not transparent.
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Another condition called microophthalmia (or small
eyes) may be seen with TORCH infections.
APPEARANCE
Your baby’s eyelids are open and he has started to blink. he
looks the same as he will when born-only smaller and
thinner.
MOVEMENTS
Feeling your baby move is a special feeling and it releases
a surge of hormones and emotions within you. That moment of
binding is the most memorable part of pregnancy.
It may vary from a slight flutter to start with to severe
kicks changing even the contour of your abdomen towards the end
of pregnancy.
If primed and stimulated in pregnancy, your child will
respond even to you or your partner’s touch on the abdomen. It
may be quiet for sometimes or active at another time but KICK
COUNT is a relatively good assessment of the fetal well being.
You will be asked to do a kick count to 10 minutes or in an
hour or throughout the day as per the condition.You may report
to the doctor if the movements are less and cherish the moments
when your baby is communicating this to you.
MOTHER
Since your uterus is now up near your rib
cage, you may now find yourself short of breath
if you haven't already.
Starting now and continuing through the last
three months of pregnancy, you may be plagued
by leg cramps, hemorrhoids, varicose veins and
an itchy abdomen. Are pregnancy discomforts
getting you down? Try some natural remedies to
perk you up.
If you were found to be Rh-negative earlier
in pregnancy, you'll probably be tested for Rh
antibodies this week or next and have an anti-D
injection to combat the incompatibility. You
may be offered a repeat injection at 36
weeks.
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TIP for
DADDY
Your partner may have felt the baby move
since her 4th month probably.
Now you will be able to feel it too. Keep
your hand on the abdomen and wait.
Your partner may help you feel it
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TIP
Lying on your side gives the best
circulation to your baby.
You may experience less swelling in your
body if you rest on your sides
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