You are now in 32nd week of your pregnancy and the fetal age is 31 weeks, 5 days.
In this pregnancy week ...- Baby is now gaining roughly 250 grams per week mostly as fat and muscle tissue.
- Baby is spending lot of time kicking, swallowing, moving its little arms around, sucking, grimacing and frowning. It can even move its head from side to side and is opening and closing its eyes.
- Baby's skin is less translucent and more fat cells are settling under its skin and plumping out those skin folds. Lanugo begins to disappear. All five senses are developed, and REM (dream-cycle) sleep is beginning. Baby is having periods of rest and activity and may follow similar pattern each day.
- Baby's bones are getting harder and calcifying. Ensure to have daily calcium rich foods such as milk, cheese, yoghurt, almonds, and fish with edible bones. Green leafy vegetables are good source of calcium. Woman’s who cannot tolerate cow's milk can take soy milk products which are fortified with calcium.
- If your baby was born now, baby would have an excellent chances of surviving without life threatening complications. Babies who are born at younger gestation than this will most likely having difficulties sucking or nursing.
- Baby will grow to average length of about 16.69 inches or 42.4 centimeter Crown to Heel and weighs about 3.75 pounds or 1702 grams towards the ends of this week.
First trimester starts on very first day of your last menstrual cycle on 21-Sep-2024 and ends on 14-Dec-2024
Second trimester is from 15-Dec-2024 to 29-Mar-2025
While Third trimester begins 30-Mar-2025 onwards.
The expected date of birth of your baby is 28-Jun-2025, however depending upon fetal growth and your age, the baby may be born between 14-Jun-2025 and 05-Jul-2025.
Note: Information provided above is for general education only, growth of baby inside womb depends upon many factor and growth of your baby may differ slightly than indicated above, please seek medical advice whenever in doubt.
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