32 weeks pregnant • Pregnancy calendar •

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There are 55 days until your due date on March 03, 2009.
You are 225 days pregnant.
You are 7.4 months pregnant.
You are in your 8th month of pregnancy.
Your 1st trimester: May 27, 2008 to August 25, 2008. (0 - 12 weeks)
Your 2nd trimester: August 26, 2008 to December 08, 2008. (13 - 27 weeks)
Your 3rd trimester: December 09, 2008 to March 03, 2009. (28 - 40 weeks)

By week 32, your baby weighs nearly 4 pounds! The crown-to-rump length of your baby is approximately 11.7 inches and the total length is about 18.9 inches. Your uterus is now 5 inches above your bellybutton. Some doctors do not see their patients every other week until now. So, if you were going to the doctor monthly, you may begin going once every other week now.

Sleeping boy. the baby sleeps 90-95% of the day, and sometimes experiences REM sleep, an indication of dreaming.

Now that your baby has grown so long and your uterus is higher, you might notice a new discomfort. Your baby is probably head-down and may occasionally stretch out and kick you in the ribs. The pressure on your rib cage can make you sore, especially if one of your baby's feet becomes caught. You can prevent this by sitting up straight as much as possible. Because your baby's demands for vitamins and minerals are higher than ever right now, you should continue to take your parental vitamins for the entire pregnancy.

This week your baby's movements will peak. You should continue to monitor the fetal movements daily and address any concerns with your caregiver. The wrinkles in your baby's face are disappearing and fat is still being deposited throughout the baby's body.

The body growth slows down from now on.

Because of the lack of space in the uterus, the legs are drawn up in what is known as the fetal position.

As a preparation for breastfeeding, your baby has learned to root for the breast. The baby will turn its head if touched on the cheek and open its mouth if the bottom lip is tickled. By this time the baby can also suck and swallow in a coordinated way.

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liloscarsmommy - 2.8 hours ago
jennys..prettyp..i'll b starting my nst tomorrow twice a wk til I deliver. is it true when u go for nst they don't let u go past your due date. my nurse told me if I don't deliver by march 3 they'd induce me on that day. will they give me sn u/s at some point during the nst..i want to c my son!!!!!

Ashley1562 - 3.4 hours ago
yea amber honestly im ready to go in too and just like i said im still up lol. I'll be fine changing diapers and feeding but this whole insomnia with back ache and sick feeling is not workin. I had very little morning sickness in the beginning idk what this is now. Maybe i have a little bug or something

amber242 - 3.6 hours ago
i'm awake with you ash! last night i was up every hour for at least 15 mins. i swear i'm going to have my lil man by the end of the month (which is fine with me because i'm sick of being pregnant) my dad called to check on me and lil bit he said he can feel he is on his way... weird because he isn't like that. fingers crossed my body is getting ready for dirty diapers and feeding all night, much better than being prego lol

Ashley1562 - 4.1 hours ago
More power to you lil and i hope you get that sleep. I am wide awoke now and i know its not going to change NEVER DOES!! Hopefully it will be in the next two or three hours

Ashley1562 - 4.2 hours ago
Thanks lil for the info. I was just curious. My friend had to do the pee thing but i never knew why though. Guess you learn something new everyday

lilmamaaua - 4.2 hours ago
ok I'm going to try and get some shuteye. I have my massage and relaxing day at the spa tomorrow and don't want to sleep in and miss it! Here's hoping tonight will be the night I can get an early one,well it's midnight already but fingers crossed the sleep will come soon, night to all xxx

Ashley1562 - 4.2 hours ago
Is it possible to become lactose intollerent when pregnant? It seems like when i eat cereal or drink milk i become sick to my stomach however this hasnt occured before now..hum kinda wierd

lonnysgirl - 4.2 hours ago
ashley - ya not to sure about the province I live in now but back in BC they let you go 10 days and induce you on the 11th ... I think with this one I will have to whine more and get them to induce me right as soon as I go overdue, lol ... and i agree with lainyj zantac has been my best friend for the past month and a bit ... that stuff works wonders ...

lilmamaaua - 4.3 hours ago
I have a kidney issue Familial Benign Hematuria( Alport's syndrome). I've had it since I was a small child and it is genetic. The odds are that I will pass it on to this little guy unfortunately as it is most commonly passed from the mother to a son. It just means that my kidneys pass blood into the urine hence the high levels of protein. I had two kidney biopsies in my early and late teens and the specialists say that I will live a fairly normal life just need to keep an eye on it. It has never really bothered me so much before being preggers as it has caused the severe oedema and the endless blood and urine tests and the endless appointments. There's nothing really that can be done. We will monitor the swelling after the baby comes and I will have my uncle who has been my doc since I was a baby assess the need for diuretics as he and a few of my professors back home are the only ones I really trust in caring properly as I get the feeling that they might be a bit over dramatic here in terms of it!

lainyj - 4.3 hours ago
leannem - have you tried Zantac? My doc said I could take up to 2 tablets a day if my heartburn is really bad. And it really helps! I wish I would have known about it weeks ago!

Ashley1562 - 4.3 hours ago
lonny wow 11days? Here the doctors i see only let you go two days over and after that they will induce you. My friend was going to be induced on her second day over however she went into labor on her own.

lonnysgirl - 4.4 hours ago
lil - its usually a red/brown tinged mucusy mess, (sorta like boogers) and yes it can rebuild it self, it can also come out without you even noticing ... i saw it with my first and then didn't see it with the other two ...and you don't have to worry about being here alone at 41 weeks ... I will be along side with you ... I have never had a baby without being 11 days overdue and then being induced ... I am praying that this one will be different but who knows ...

leannem - 4.4 hours ago
hhhmmm, sounds like heartburn to me, I just started getting it. I can eat anything and get it. I took tums and no relief...

Ashley1562 - 4.5 hours ago
Im hoping that my little girl decides to stay in until next thursday and anytime after that its fine by me if she wants to come. Im also measuring a week earlier however i still say im 32 weeks since they are so not changing my due date. they said because they doubt i would make it to that date anyways wow thats a good reason NOT

lilmamaaua - 4.5 hours ago
Enjoy dinner with the hub Prettyp. Star preggiebelly did the other day. What was it like if you don't mind sharing? Supposedly it happens a lot and it doesn't necessarily mean bub is on the way as it can rebuld itself or something.

Ashley1562 - 4.6 hours ago
Prettypenny im with you on the chili ummm good guess thats what im eating tonight being that im leaving my moms to go stay at my second home. Lil If you dont mind me asking what is the 24hour pee for?

stargazer530 - 4.6 hours ago
I am pretty positive I just lost part of my mucus plug. Anyone else had this happen yet?

Ina - 4.8 hours ago
I am sooo darn tired! Seems like I can't get enough sleep. Might just be because it was my first day back at work after a 2 week vacation.

prettypenny - 4.9 hours ago
Ok, I'm going out to dinner now. I have to take DH to Claim Jummper for his birthday. I'll see you tomorrow.

lilmamaaua - 5 hours ago
Good plan Prettyp. Regarding the whole Wendys thing, I don't wanna know!! I am not a chilli girl but am a fan of the chicken burgers and baked potatoes with sour cream.. yum now am hungry again!

prettypenny - 5 hours ago
miriam....oh NOOOOOOOO! Not the chili!

prettypenny - 5.1 hours ago
lilmama, I was wondering the exact same thing! Maybe someone who has already had a baby in the NICU knows? Maybe we could ask the question in the Q&A section?

miriampnut - 5.1 hours ago
lol penny i dont wana badmouth wendys but i know someone that works there...lets just say...don't eat the chili...i used to love it too...not anymore!

lilmamaaua - 5.2 hours ago
I wondered about maternity leave policies. If someone was to deliver a few weeks early and the bub was in the nicu, would that mean that the mother was expected to go back earlier than her original dates of her maternity leave?

lilmamaaua - 5.2 hours ago
gsummer they only do it if they have any concern or reason to. I get them done for kidney issues and some people get them done if they have too much protein in their regular pee tests. My urine tests always come back with protein levels over 1000 and they should be less than 300! It's just because my kidneys are spilling them into the urine but my haemoglobin levels in my bloods are ok.

prettypenny - 5.3 hours ago
Lilmama, I bet your Dr will try to induce you before then...just so they can go on vacation. =(

gsummertime - 5.3 hours ago
kara, you didnt have an U/S at 20 weeks?? only at 12 weeks?? thats kinda odd, yes?? also, whats this 24 hr urine test everyone is talking about?? do we all do that?? Ive not heard of it. I do pee every time I go to the dr.

prettypenny - 5.3 hours ago
Jennys, your heart is normally a little slanted to the left. I'm not sure it moves that much during pregnancy but I know your lungs sure get compressed due to the diaphram being pushed up. Makes it really hard to breath! ....I wonder if that is why I'm constipated? I always get constipated right before my period and then once it starts(or by the 2nd day) boom diarrhea. So then does everyone else who have hormonal BM issues get diarrhea before their periods??

lilmamaaua - 5.3 hours ago
I bet I have just jinxed myself now by posting that suggestion and I will be the bitter one sitting on my ass alone in week 41 twiddling my thumbs!

jennys - 5.5 hours ago
actually some women get loose BM's just before their periods and labor it's the bodies way of clearing it's self out your absoulutly right..ok one more thing while I'm on hte subject then I'm outta here I got an upset stomach the other night and my belly was rumbling and I was in the bathroom all night but instead of the rumbling down low where I normally have those sounds coming from they where coming from just under my breastbone and down the left side, I remembered the talk a few weeks ago about our organs being displaced and squished around to make room for the baby..guess it's true. I once seen something on the discovery channel that said your heart actually is pushed so it is laying sideways rather than up and down but all the other organs pushing up... it's amazing all the changing our bodies do while we are pregnant

lilmamaaua - 5.5 hours ago
Oh wow Prettyp!! Really!? That is so exciting!! I'd rather have him wait in there a few more weeks to make sure he's all ok but I definitely feel more and more at ease about things now. I watched a baby story today and a woman delivered at 28 weeks and the baby stayed 7 weeks in the nicu and then was home. I think once we reach the 35 week mark it might be fun to start a pool within our week on who might be next to pop! Think we should wait until we're a few weeks further on and then we can relax more and not freak anyone out! What do you think?

prettypenny - 5.5 hours ago
Jennys, that is cool that your lab/dr gave you a 'Hat' (the thing that sits under your toilet seat lid with cc's and oz on it and has a pour spout on it) I wasn't as lucky. Those red beer cups hold 16oz and I filled up at least 1 1/2 in the morning. I was shocked! I was also dehydrated when I took that darn test. My pee was almost orange! pretty crazy.

prettypenny - 5.6 hours ago
Thanks. I read that diarrhea around this time is pretty normal. It is the body's way of getting ready for labor. I have the opposite problem due to bedrest(normal). It freaks me out whenever I have to poop because I'm already dialated and effaced. I keep picturing him falling into the toilet whenever I go(now that is TMI). I wonder when we're going to start delivering? If we deliver now the babies would still have to be in the NICU but should do really well and might even be out of the hospital in 2 to 3 weeks. Although I still would really like to wait until 34 weeks when he might just come straight home!

jennys - 5.6 hours ago
they always give me a neat little collection thing that fits under the seat of the toilet when I do my 24 hour urine, it's marked in oz. who knew after putting it off one night and not getting up to pee until I was about to burst I peed 26 oz!! lol...and those jugs are huge but I've filled one of those up plus another small cup once. I did one of those at the beginning of this pregnancy nad my creatine(spelling?) level was @ 350 ..normal is between 200and 300 I think he told me ..so he said your kidneys work great, better than most and you pee a lot!... but I could have told him that without taking the test =) well it's 9:30 here my Husbnad is back to work after 2 weeks off , my 5 year old is watch word world dvd going to sleep and my 13 month old is cry himself to sleep I go back in every 3-5 minutes and lay him back down but he is a fighter, I have to get him sleeping well alone before the baby comes or I'm gonna be really stressed out... I think he's stopped so I'm going to bed now too... good night

lynz40 - 5.7 hours ago
Ugh I just got home after working 8 hrs and then sitting in class for 3 :( I'm so tired! I hope I can get a good nights sleep so I am not dead at work tomorrow. In class, Avery was moving around like crazy...but it's definitely different movements...more like a wavelike/rolling sensation or something. Anyone else feel that their baby's movement has changed? It's like she is having a mini spasm in there lol

lilmamaaua - 5.8 hours ago
Prettyp I think a lot of people this week have definitely noticed changes. This guy is definitely down lower and seems to be balled up and laying very low down. I also feel the pressure lower down and I need to pee constantly and also I've had diahorrea(tmi sorry) quite a bit and have a very frequent need to poop during the past two days. Sorry for all of the detail, it's almost as if my body is clearing itself out of everything that was backed up to make more room for him.

prettypenny - 5.8 hours ago
LOL lilmama, I can just see him drinking....yuck. How do you explain THAT one.

lilmamaaua - 5.9 hours ago
Good thinking batman! I have some of those somewhere. The container is kind of like a large juice bottle and is sitting in the door of the fridge. I had to tell bf that it is not juice as he has a habit of drinking from the cartons in the fridge! Now that would be something!

prettypenny - 5.9 hours ago
Anyone else think that their babies have dropped? I swear I have gotten fatter and I really feel him in my pelvis whenever I cross my legs, stand up or even when laying on my side. Sleeping is getting so much harder to do.

prettypenny - 6 hours ago
When I had to do my 24hr urine test I found that peeing in one of those big red throw away cups(think college beer cup) was the best way to do it. They are flexible and you don't dribble =) I had to do that in the first trimester for a baseline test due to my chronic high blood pressure.

lainyj - 6.1 hours ago
thanks lil' I needed to hear that, Ive been feeling down since my appointment.

prettypenny - 6.2 hours ago
I've been going to my NST since week 28. My tummy has had to be zapped a couple of times because the baby sleeps during that time. They really aren't so bad, and since I'm still on bed rest it gives me something to do besides reading.

jennys - 6.3 hours ago
last pregnancy I got so use to going in laying there for 30 minutes at a time 3 times a week listening to the babys heart beat that I asked them to lower the blinds and turn off the lights I would rest, hey it wasn't the beach or a spa but it was a few minutes alone

jennys - 6.3 hours ago
U/s sounds are not always 100% accurate either ladies ..thy told me at 37 weeks last pregnancy that my baby would be 11-12 lbs and was really long he was 10lbs 1oz, which was big but they where off my a whole pound and 21' which is pretty normal. and my SIL was told her baby would be about 7 lbs at birth and he was 8lbs 14oz... my NST start at 34 weeks and I'll starting going twice a week at that point... NST are pretty easy make sure you eat something and drink before you go, you recline on the bed and they put 2 straps around your belly that has a monitor on it which is attached to a machine that prints out a paper with the babies heart rate and your uterine contractions. and they give you a button to push when you feel movement. they care checking to make sure the baby is moving enough and that the heart rate doesn't drop when you have contractions or after movement which could signal distress. if the baby isn't moving enough they will give you some water to drink or juice and if that doesn't work they 'zap' you belly with this little shocker thing..which I had done once and I hated it... the baby freaked out and got the hiccups.

prettypenny - 6.3 hours ago
Hey now, no bagging on Wendy's...they are one of the only fast food places I go too =) Yummy chili and potatoes.

lilmamaaua - 6.5 hours ago
lainyj the u/s can often be off when estimating size and weight so don't worry at all. You should be proud that you are looking after yourself and feeding your little bub so that he/she is growing nicely. I'm sure if the docs were concerned at all they would have mentioned something so be proud mama!

lilmamaaua - 6.6 hours ago
lol Bonbon they did! For once!!

lainyj - 6.6 hours ago
I had an ultrasound today and they said baby was weighing 4 lbs 10 oz - and then she said I would have a big baby, and baby was measuring 1 week and 5 days ahead! I wanted to cry I felt like I had done something wrong. What is everyone else measing at?

Bonbon81 - 6.6 hours ago
Lilmamaaua did Wendys at least get your order right? haha

Ina - 6.7 hours ago
Claudja, I just realized we have the same due date. Are you delivering at women's?

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