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.

Pregnancy Weekly | Week 29

Fetal development - 29 weeks pregnant/27 weeks fetus

• How is my baby developing at 29 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? 

Note: Experts say every baby grows differently. This information gives you a general idea about fetus growth

• Your baby now weighs around 2.5 pounds / 1.1 kilograms and measures about 15 inches / 38 centimeters from head to toe.
• Because the growth is very rapid from now on, each day matters and absence of even one day can have a dramatic impact on the size of the baby born.
• 1. Generally found that boys weigh more than girls.
  2. Birth weight of an infant increases with the increasing number of pregnancies you have.
• In boys, testicles descend 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 very rapid at this time. Nearly all babies react to sound by 30 weeks.
• Your baby’s eyes can now focus and he can also blink. He may be able to see shadows and silhouettes of shapes of the outside world.
• If your baby is born now, he has a good chance of surviving, and will be a preterm child.
• Kids born between 38th to the 42nd week are full term and after 42 weeks, they are called post term babies.

APPEARANCE

Your baby’s head is now in proportion to his arms and legs. The fat deposition has taken place and the baby looks less wrinkled. The skin is thicker and the vessels cannot be seen underneath.

MOVEMENTS

There is still plenty of space for your baby to move. Now you should be feeling at least ten movements per day. You will even feel her somersaulting.