33 weeks

I am 33 weeks and 5 days now and I am very anxious to see my baby. I have been feeling her every hour which comfort me. Knowing that she's there waiting to see me too is a big relief. I know I have a very easy pregnancy and my baby never gave me any problems and I just can't wait see and hug her.

Week Thirty Three: Lanugo is disappearing

You are 33 weeks pregnant. (fetal age 31 weeks) The baby is now 4.4 pounds (2 kg) and around 17.5 inches (44cm) in length. The diameter of the head is about 8.5cm. The baby fuzz, lanugo, is disappearing. Your baby drinks about a pint of amniotic fluid a day. You may gain a pound a week (500g) for the rest of your pregnancy. Half of your weight gain will go directly to your baby. The baby is using it's lungs to practice breathing by inhaling amniotic fluid. Your baby is drinking about a pint of amniotic fluid a day now and urinating the same amount. The early baby fuzz, lanugo, is disappearing now and being replaced by actual hair. The nails of your baby are now long enough to reach to the tip of the fingers or beyond and may need trimming as soon as they are born. They may scratch their face even before birth. You may gain a pound a week for the rest of your pregnancy. Do not stop eating or start skipping meals as your weight increases. Both you and your baby need the calories and nutrition you receive from a healthy diet. Calcium intake is extremely important during pregnancy because the baby will draw calcium from the mother to make and harden bone. This can greatly weaken her own bones and teeth because the developing fetus will take minerals from the mother's skeletal structure as needed.

Done with the Class

Yup my entry here is pretty late. I have been so busy with so many things and I completely forgot to make an entry. Last Tuesday April 14, 2009 was our New Dads class then Thursday April 16 was the breastfeeding class. I was so excited at the same time worried since I planning to breastfeed my baby. I just figured that it's the best thing for her since breastfeeding has a lot of advantages like immune system and it also cost effective. I just hope I will be successful in trying to breastfeed her since I heard a lot of horrible stories about it, but our class speaker is so positive about it and she is so willing to help if we need help.

I have been working and keeping myself pretty busy. Tomorrow we have our pediatrician appointment even though they said that it's not really necessary to meet them before the baby is born but we just want to make sure we like the doctor and be comfortable with when the baby comes.

I am on my 33 weeks 5 days now, the big day is coming really soon and I can see that we are not physically ready yet but we can work on that. We still have enough time to figure everything up.

I'll be making entries more often from now on.

And yet another class

Last night was our third class session. We tackle about birthing positions which is really cool. We are able to sit on those stools, birthing ball which is just like my yoga ball and also positions where my husband can be a big help.

I am now 31 weeks and 9 more weeks and I will finally see my baby.