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You may feel as if you have been pregnant forever at this point. It might be hard to imagine being pregnant for another ten weeks, but your baby still has a lot of growing and developing to do! By this time, your baby's crown-to-rump length is a little over 10.8 inches and the total length of your baby is about 17 inches! Your baby weighs about 3 pounds now. Your uterus can be felt about 4 inches above your bellybutton. Your uterus, baby, placenta and the amount of fluid will get larger over the next ten weeks. You should be gaining about a pound a week at this time.

Because you are getting larger, you are probably becoming slower and clumsier. You should try to be careful to avoid dangerous falls. Good posture when sitting and standing can help you feel better during your pregnancy. You also should be rolling over on your side to get up after lying down because your muscles have stretched to accommodate your growing uterus.

Even though your baby is cushioned by the amniotic fluid, she can feel and respond to pain. Your baby now does `practice breathing` to get ready for life outside of your womb. If you have an ultrasound at this time, you will be able to see this. If your baby swallows amniotic fluid down the wrong passage, she will still get hiccups that are noticeable by you. If your baby were born at this time, she would be able to keep herself warm.

The skin begins to smoothen as fat deposits accumulate underneath. The fat insulates and is an energy source.

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blueskies2012 - 1.8 hours ago
I'm almost finished with my 30th week. My family is putting in overtime trying to get the spare room finished so that I can finally empty out the nursery and begin the construction there! I have to take the walls down and add insulation before I put up new drywall. I feel like time is running out and passing so fast! We are definitely finishing the spare room this week and beginning the baby's room or I will have a fit!! I have everything I need for the baby except a couple of little things,but all of the baby's things are in my living room and there is no more room in there!! My baby shower is Sunday and I don't know what I'm going to do with all the new stuff!! Ugh! I hope my little man doesn't decide to show up early, but if we don't get this finished soon, I'm not going to be able to help them work on the nursery at all!!

Madilyns♥Mommy - 2.6 hours ago
I'll be 30 weeks on Thursday! I feel like this is a major milestone already :)

mommynwifey2b26 - 7.7 hours ago
30 weeks today!!! Had u/s last week and baby is 2lbs 5oz (40%) and I'm 1cm and 40% thinned...baby is head down and engaged...wont be to much longer!!! Doc said if she hasnt came for whatever reason by 37 weeks she will induce at 38 weeks...so 8 weeks or less to go!!! This pain is unreal!!! I can't walk or roll over in bed!! 6th and last baby....THANK GOD!!! I can't do this again!!! I'm also still getting sick and have only gained 6lbs in all this pregnancy!! Oh and the site is very messed up....my profile was wiped out!?!?!?!

Nicoles1st - 15.2 hours ago
Hello week 30 the countdown is on! She's almost here, we have the Bassinet, Car Seat & Stroller assembled & ready :-)Despite the discomfort this has been the happiest time of my life <3

yolandalee - 1 days ago
My son's 4th birthday party today! He's been looking forward to it for ages :) We're going to a playcentre where they provide the party food, cake and party bags so no stress :) Water aerobics was really fun - felt so weightless in the water. Until I got out and then felt like a sack of potatoes again! Nice to meet some other pregnant ladies too. Anyone finding second pregnancy alot different to the first? The first time, I read all the books, went to the hospital at any little twinge and had alot more time to rest and look after myself! The novelty wears off the second time and being so busy with mr 4 I don't focus so much on the pregnancy, only the discomforts!! Still super excited to meet the little miss of course :))

bethfj - 1 days ago
1st day in week 30!:) 10 weeks 2 go yay! I had my routine blood tests last week&got a letter 2 phone the dr this morning&ill now have 2 wait till monday to do that&its got me a bit worried-have u girls ever had this?I'm worried what they r going 2 say would really appricate some replies!

angeleyes35 - 2 days ago
Hi if any of you are from the Uk and on fb there is an active group of us that chat on there, called Uk ladies pregnant and due 2012 x

leanne84 - 3 days ago
10 weeks left woo hoo!!!

yolandalee - 3 days ago
hello week 30! Signed up to for Aqua Mums starting tomorrow, it's a water aerobics class for preggos :) Should be a sight to see hahaha

Kia0830 - 4 days ago
31 weeks today ladies....yippee...been feeling some pressure for the pass couple of days...can't wait until these 9 or so weeks are up...hope all of you moms are doing great...see you in week 31...

DixieMay - 5 days ago
WOW.. 30 weeks already!! I cant believe how fast time is going!! My very close friend had her 2nd little boy yesterday at 38 weeks!! He is a hansome little guy already!! It was crazy seeing and holding a newborn because this is my 1st baby and i have never been around one before.. I guess you could say it was a nice reality check!! Im so excited for my little girl to get here :)

babyloves - 5 days ago
Hi girls I have added a 2 videos to my last blog of my baby girl kicking me it's super cute!

I-already-luv-u - 5 days ago
Hello ladies ill be 30 weeks as of tommorrow :) my babyshower is this saturday... I am excited but I think I am more nervous that nobody is going to show up, like.i feel like ill be embarrassed!!! has anybody else felt like this or am I just weird??? 10 weeks to go I cant wait!!!

muncymomma - 6 days ago
@thumper i have the numb to i was concerned i thought it was like blood pulling there lol thank god its not as serious as i thought and also im glad to hear im not freaking out about something alone lol. the vajayjay pain is horrible thats the main reason i cant wait to have aubree lol

Thumpersmommy - 6 days ago
muncy-I have that too!!! my Lord, the pain is unreal...and it feels like some kind of muscle...or something...but it is like a popping. that is so strange! I had a dr. appointment on friday and happened to mention it, and my doctor said its due to round ligament pain and everything stretching. I also wake up in the middle of the night with horrible burning numb pain in whatever hip i'm sleep on at the time. apparently little one likes to sleep on those nerves, make them fall asleep, and it hurts. A LOT! lol I was worried because sometimes it happens and some nights (but rarely anymore) it doesnt. if I'm lucky, tylenol helps me sleep most of the night! :)

muncymomma - 6 days ago
anyone having a weird popping in their vajayjay area when they get up in the mornings? it hurts so bad and i didnt know if thats something i should be really concerned about or not.

vida90 - 6 days ago
Well ladies im also in the 30week range..Im so glad to be here..ive been having way more pressure now than i did wit my son. she was head down at 6 mnths and now it jus feel like she bout to come out. im not due til april 15 but i do alot of walking so i hope she come at 37weeks! Keep your fingers cross!

keegansmom - 6 days ago
I'm so excited to finally be in 30 weeks. Although 10 weeks to go still sounds like a lot. I have been feeling SO much movement lately! Wow, if this little girl moves as much on the outside of my belly as she does on the inside, I am up for some seriously sleepless nights. As for names, we picked already too. Sicily Ann will be her name. Now we really need to get the room going. We have been slacking. Bought some paint last weekend, but haven't done anything with it.

Kia0830 - 8 days ago
Ha..Where did my name go lol

ilovemy2littleprinces - 8 days ago
I'm on be rest and procardia. I've been having contractions and now I'm 1cm dilated and 50% effaced...ugh so much for shopping this weekend :(

julienumber4 - 9 days ago
Something is wrong with the week listing. Um not even on there and its down to 7 people, lol. I know everyone didn't give birth, haha.

Kia0830 - 9 days ago
Wow..only 15 of us ladies here in week 30.!!! What happened to everyone?!?

lalapet - 9 days ago
wow 30 weeks already! husband and I suffered stomach flu yesterday ughh- that dropped my about 5 lbs LOL

cheekyjane - 9 days ago
YAY....hello to week 30...can't believe only 10 weeks left....hope all is well with everyone this week.

miraclshapn - 10 days ago
Velouria..... Totally i am feeling very low which I'm not... And can't breathe.... But very excited to get to the end.. Can't believe it's almost here... So did everyone get their names for the little babies? I'm naming mine Jace Lewis:) Jace means healer and Lewis is after my grandparents :) I have a disabled son so how perfect is that... He is his healer have a great day girls xxxxxxxxx

velouria3 (pink!) - 10 days ago
Welcome, NZ1TM! Hoping everyone is feeling pretty good this week...so excited to be in the 10 week countdown. I can tell baby girl is going through a growth spurt right now as I feel as though I'm going to split. :(

NewZealand1stTimeMum - 10 days ago
Hi everyone - I have been reading all your comments since I found out that I was pregnant at 4 and a half weeks and I've only just joined. I'm 27, live in New Zealand and having my first baby. He's a little miracle baby since my partner had a vasectomy for over 10 years and we got pregnant after only six months of trying after he got it reversed. My partner already has four girls, so we were so happy when we found out that we were having a little boy. My pregnancy has been relatively smooth, except I am finding work really difficult at the moment because it's really stressful. I'm literally counting down the days until I leave (25 to go). I hope you're all doing well : )

faybebaby - 10 days ago
had our extra scan today and pleased to say our lil man is defo still a lil man and all is well, no growth problems from the 'slapped cheek virus' he is currently growing between the 30th and 50th percentile.... considering both the girls were only between the 9th and 25th percentile he is gena be one huge baby compared =@ lol

Kia0830 - 11 days ago
30 wk mark....Yippie! Can't believe only 10 more weeks to go...Come on April...Ready to have my baby girl and lose this weight lol!

preggy surprise - 11 days ago
i am 30wks unplanned pregnancy, with my 3rd, and getting some major brax contractions i now remember what labor felt like and am kind of freaking out anyone getting very painful brax at this stage scare baby is going to come too early :(

Lisa-Maries-2nd - 11 days ago
My privates hurt. So much pressure. Tmi moment, but, feels like the aftermath of super rough sex where you just feel like youre about to loose some insides somehow. So much discomfort. I think ive been milliseconds from wetting myself 3 times already this week and having just had my first gestational diabetes appointment, im feeling like a huge fatty. Just found out my grandads on his death bed in nz, im in aus so even more stress :( f*©< week 30!!

Girlsmom25 - 11 days ago
3D ultrasound tomorrow... Cant wait to see baby :))

jennjaynmore - 12 days ago
i hear ya - super uncomfortable too. I'm swelling bad, carple tunnel is getting worse, had to get braces for both wrists. giant pimple on my cheek, and overall grumpy. Sister advised that best cure for what's bothering me is to have a baby! lol. 10 weeks to go, less if i'm early.

Lakesha - 13 days ago
Today is my birthday,I spent it renewing my drivers license®istration.I'm@the miserable stage of this pregnancy.sex,lotioning my feet,even sleeping is so uncomfortable right now.I have this huge black area under my chin,my face has broke out so bad.

faybebaby - 14 days ago
i got a growth scan on thursday as both my girls have been dinky pinks! and i caught slapped cheek virus that was going around my daughters preschool and it can cause growth restriction in bubba. although i caught the virus at 21 weeks, which is technically passed any major risks as i have small babies they are just wanting to double check as if this lil dude is smaller still he'd be too ickle. HOWEVER.... at just 30 weeks i am the size i was at 38 weeks with my last, whether that is water etc i dunno but i feel big this time. i can feel the top of my uterus just under my sternum and dont ever recall it being that high with my girls, so i would be VERY surprised if our lil man has any growth issues!

jennjaynmore - 14 days ago
Hi. I'm measuring big too - at 32 weeks or so, and baby is in 80th percentile. Swelling has been really bad lately - between yesterday morning and this morning, i put on just over 3lbs!!! Crazy! last night my husband gave me a foot rub and my poor feet looked like balloons. Had to take off wedding rings and watch this weekend too. Anyone else swelling that much?

2nd babybean - 16 days ago
Hey so I went for my check up yesterday. Had blood took for tests and an anti D jab.. Everything seems fine :) I'm 30 weeks tomorrow and my uterus was measured at 32 cm . Is that normal? She didn't say anything so I'm guessing its fine. X

newlyprego - 17 days ago
I have been measuring about 2.5 weeks ahead she is in the 96th percentile for this stage :)

preggersnhappy - 17 days ago
Newly - Do you measure big too??? Where are they saying she is at? I am measuring at 32 weeks and will be 31 tomorrow so I am normal. Love the comment so I won't have to win that argument :) So true, and I really wonder how long they would make it if they had to be pregnant???? My guess is not very long at all. I hope I go early too, and my doc said he will enduce me as long as my cervix 'works with me'!!!! Hoping it does and he is healthy to come a week early :)

newlyprego - 17 days ago
@preggers since she is measuring so big she will induce me 1 week early, my husband is against it though he wants me to wait until she's ready he reads to much stuff on the internet! lol so we will see I think shes going to come early on her own anyways so hopefully I won't have to win that discussion :)

preggersnhappy - 17 days ago
Spanish - That is just crazy, and what a long commute to work! I don't think I could ever do that long of a commute, especially pregnant! Kudos to you!!!!!! That sucks but at least 36 weeks isn't that bad at all and I really hope you make it to that day so your little one will be bigger and better developed :) Still sucks though being on bed rest, it's like what are you suppose to do all day everyday just laying there!!! Good luck hun and try not to go insaine from too much bed rest :)

preggersnhappy - 17 days ago
Had my doc appt today and I only gained 1.8 lbs for the past 3 weeks, I am so happy about that as last month I gained 8 lbs in one month! Wow can you say cow!!!! It must have been all the holiday goodies :) I am measuring at 32 weeks which is normal as I will be 31 tomorrow, my BP is excellent too! I go back in 2 weeks, can't believe I am to the point of going every two weeks!!!! I hope this all goes by quick and we get to see our little man and he is healthy.

spanishminx - 17 days ago
According to the doctor my cervix is too weak and has started to give in the last couple of weeks. On the ultrasound you could actually tell there is a significant opening already, and that the baby's head was resting right against it. Which is why, according to her, if I kept up the 4 hour commute and working everyday she wouldn't be surprised if my water broke within the next two weeks. BUT if I take it very easy and have the medication I need I should be able to carry until 36 weeks... i'm just crossing my fingers :) Ash-Lee: I wasn't worried either but she said the pain i'd been having was probably because of my cervix problem. It actually felt like my groin was hurting and walking really hurt. Everyone is different though, so it might be another reason for you... like you said, maybe from standing all day. All the same, it wouldn't hurt to call your doctor and ask right? :-)

preggersnhappy - 17 days ago
Newly - I sooo understand what you mean about not having what you need. I feel the same way!!!! Our baby shower isn't until the 10th or March and that kind of scares me about the dates but I am sure it will be more than enough time. I just don't want to buy anything because I don't know what I am going to get at our shower. I can't wait for the baby shower, to see all the cute little stuff! Daddy STILL hasn't put the dresser together and it has over a month! It is driving me nuts but I am trying to not rag on him. It just looks bad, it is half together and all he has to do is finish the drawers to it! It's like really???? You are half done, finish it already! Plus, the Xmas totes and Xmas tree are still in the babies room! Everytime I ask him to put it in storage he says ' I will get that done right after work tomorrow' I shouldn't be lifting them but if it takes much longer I will have to because I can't take it in there anymore. Are you being enduced early or having her whenever she decided to come?

preggersnhappy - 17 days ago
Spanish - That is sooo much to take in, let alone all in one day. Did they say why they think she is going to come in 2 weeks??? Do you know if you have the baby that early if he/she will have to stay in the hopsital for long? Good luck and keep taking it really easy.....let us know what happens and you will be in my thoughts and prayers.

preggersnhappy - 17 days ago
Brooks, Because you have had the contractions before I would call your midwife and let her know what is going on. Perhaps your are dialating already. I totally understand what you mean about having the baby premature, I would be worried too. I too have to work until the end, it doesn't depend on my materintiy leave but I think it would take away from me getting the 3 mons off in the end if mine were to come early not totally sure though. Good luck and let us know what your midwife says, I hope it is nothing and all is okay :_)

ash-leeNbaby2b - 18 days ago
@spanishminx Why exactly the bed rest?? I have had some pelvic pain but that is it.. just from being on my feet all day I thought, should I be concerned??

luvbaby - 18 days ago
has anyone gotten the mimijumi baby bottles or have tried them?

newlyprego - 18 days ago
I am exhausted and uncomfortable...I hate to complain I am just hoping the next 9 weeks fly by :) I am having really bad anxiety about the upcoming weeks! I feel like we have so much to do before she gets here...It's mostly just cleaning and organizing nothing that can't be done in a weekend but we are almost done with our basement, so that will take a lot of pressure off...we will have lots more storage and I can finally get my hubsands office out of one of the spare bedrooms! Plus since I haven't had any of my baby showers yet I feel like I have nothing for her yet...bottles, diapers, ect...I need to relax :|

brookes first baby - 18 days ago
spanish - Wow, that is a lot of news to take in in one day! I'm so sorry that you are going through all this... be sure to take it very easy! Do they know why your baby will come in two weeks? That is super excited, but I hope the baby is healthy and a decent size! Praying for you!

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