Catch a knee!

The baby is already big enough: she can be compared to a toy baby doll. And despite the fact that she is approaching the final stage of growth at birth, she will have to more than double her weight. Her room is getting smaller as she gets bigger, so you will often feel blows and pushes — hello from her little knees and elbows. The shocks become more energetic and less erratic than before, because your child reacts more strongly and actively to all kinds of irritants: movements, sounds, light, an uncomfortable position of your body, and any sweets that you have eaten. Well, here’s a trick to make sure that the child is OK, normally, the baby should move and roll about 10 times per hour, and push hard at least 10 times per 12 hours. This is a good indicator that she is doing well.

The baby has fewer wrinkles now. Fat is now being actively deposited under the surface of her skin, and her skin has smoothed out. Earlier, she saved up brown fat, which serves to regulate body temperature, but now she is producing white fat — a source of energy.

The muscles and lungs of the fetus continue to develop, and her head grows larger to accommodate the developing brain. For the proper development of the baby you need to eat a lot of protein, vitamin C, folic acid, and iron. And since the baby requires a lot of calcium, be sure to drink milk (or find another good source of calcium, such as cheese, yogurt, or enriched orange juice). In this trimester, about 250 milligrams of calcium are deposited every day in the hardening skeleton of your child.

If you feed your baby well with healthy food (that is, eat something healthy and tasty yourself), your little one will be in a good mood and may even smile at you, because a smile is the main new skill of this week.

The baby’s blood now contains all the necessary ingredients to carry oxygen and protect the body from infections. True, before the baby is born, the venous and arterial blood is still mixed. And the final separation of the arterial and venous streams will occur later when the baby’s lungs are connected for oxygen enrichment. The kidneys of the baby now secrete daily almost half a liter of urine. The digestive system is developed enough to adjust to receive milk or a mixture.

Measuring the baby:
Height:
Crown to rump: 10.2 in (26 cm)
Crown to heels: 15.2 in (38.6 cm)
Weight 2.65 lbs. (1.2 kg)