Pregnancy Week 29
"Your baby can respond to pain. "
More About Week 29:
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Your baby's skeleton is hardening and requires about 200 milligrams of calcium every day.
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Your baby's skull bones are growing rapidly to accommodate its growing brain.
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Your baby's is about one-third of his or her eventual birth weight.
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Your baby's is making regular breathing movements in order to develop and strengthen lungs. The fluid baby is "breathing" is amniotic fluid which is mostly fetal urine.
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Your baby's eyes may be able to follow a blinking light now.
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Your baby weighs about 2.5 lbs.
Healthy Pregnancy Tips for Week 29
Recommended Reading:
Caring for Your Baby and Young Child
This is a great, if somewhat factual and dryly written, basic guide for parents who want a comprehensive, "it has everything" guide to baby care. If Sears' "Baby Book" is to0 lefty for you, you'll like this guide.
See More Recommendations For the Third Trimester from BirthWatch