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Pregnancy Times - The Third Trimester of Pregnancy

What is the Third Trimester of pregnancy?

The third trimester of your pregnancy is the final stage if your pregnancy. It lasts for 29 weeks and lasts for 40 weeks (or months 7,8 and 9). Your baby grows, develop and begins to shift position in preparation for delivery during this trimester.

You are in the home stretch of your pregnancy now that you have reached the third trimester. You just have a few weeks left, yet this is the most difficult period of your pregnancy.

 

What Happened to Fetal Development.

Your baby continues to grow in the third trimester. A full-term baby is normally between between 19 and 21 inches long and weighs between 6 and 9 pounds by the time it is born.

To prepare for delivery, your baby begins to shift itself head-down, The baby's head should begin to migrate into your pelvic area about week 36, a process known as dropping(lightening). For the last two weeks of your pregnancy, it will in this down-facing posture.

 

How to Stay Healthy?

It is necessary to eat nutritious foods during your pregnancy to provide a healthy start for your baby. Mkae sure your diet is varied and includes a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as sources of protein, iron and calcium. Also, don't forget to drink plenty of water as well.

Weight gain during pregnancy is common and most women gain between 11 and 16 kg.

A Pregnant weight gain calculator may be useful for tracking your weight gain in the third trimester.

Stay active throughout your pregnancy, even if you are the third trimester. While it's important to maintain safe and light activities as you approach your deadline, pregnant women without difficulty are encouraged to exercise regularly as part of a healthy lifestyle, according to guidelines.

 

What a Pregnant Mother Should do in the Third Trimester?

  1. Walk a lot in the third trimester, this is the time you can shop for necessities for your child and yourself while in the hospital or while in abstinence. Do light exercise, go up and down stairs slowly, sit on a gym ball, and can treat body posture as well. Squatting can also speed up the pregnancy process!
  2. Do not forget about the nutrients that are good for you, such as calcium, protein, iron, and DHA. During this trimester, the baby in your womb needs a lot of calcium since bone development is so important. Continue to eat dairy products like low-fat milk and yogurt, which are high in calcium, magnesium and phosphorus, all of which are important for bone formation. Because vitamin D aids absorption, it's important to receive enough of it through of it through the sun or your food.
  3. Monitor fetal movements. You should pay close attention to your baby's movements, especially from the 28th weeks of pregnancy. Checking the baby's activity in the womb is very important because it detects whether the baby is growing healthy and normally or not.
  4. Follow the doctors's directions for regular check-ups every 1-2 weeks. In the third trimester of pregnancy, you will visit the obstetrician more often. At 28-36 weeks you will be asked to check up every two weeks. After 36 weeks, the doctor will direct you to have a check-up once a week. This is to check the condition and growth of the fetus in the last weeks before delivery. If something untoward happens, such as symptoms of preeclampsia (pregnancy poisoning due to high blood pressure), the doctor will be able to immediately detect it and take quick and appropriate action in it.
  5. Prepare a good name for the baby.
  •  you don't need to be reminded that you will have prepared the name of the child, maybe even before you are tested positive for pregnancy. Giving the name of the child should need to know the meaning behind the name. No need to have complicated spelling. The most important thing is that there is a good prayer tucked into the name you give him.