Pregnancy And Baby Care Articles Fetal Development

...babies change their position again and turn back around. Fetal development in week 33 are many and one should also realize that these developments could take place even when your fetus is just 31 weeks. 

• Your baby will weigh around 2 kg or about 4.4 pounds.
• Your baby’s length will be approximately 44 cm or 17.5 inches.
  
• The head’s diameter is about 8.5 cm.
• It is in this stage of fetal development that the baby fuzz or lanugo disappears.
• The amount of amniotic fluid your baby drinks is about a pint.
• Your body weight will increase by a pound or 500 grams per week in the time you are pregnant.
• Half of what you gain goes to your baby.
• Your baby’s skin becomes less wrinkled and red, as there is a build-up of fat underneath.
• The baby’s skull at this point is quite supple as the bones are not completely fused at this point. However the remaining bones in the baby’s body are becoming hard. Fetal development at week 33 allows the baby to inhale amniotic fluid as he practices breathing. As mentioned earlier, your baby drinks about a pint of amniotic fluid daily.
  

This same amount of fluid is urinated everyday. Your child actually begins to get real hair and the nails grow as well and in some cases they scratch their face before birth. In fact their nails sometimes need to be trimmed once the baby is born. In case of first-time-mums, the baby’s head moves into the pelvis and puts pressure on your pelvis. However, in the case of second-time mums this generally happens just a week before labor. Most women find that their feet and ankles are swollen by the evening. This is because of water retention, and one way to handle this is to keep the body hydrated.

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