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At this point in your pregnancy, your baby's crown-to-rump length is approximately 10.4 inches and the total length of your baby is around 16.7 inches. Your baby weighs about 2.7 pounds and continues to grow every day. If you measure from your bellybutton, your uterus is 3.5 to 4 inches above it. Total weight gain at this point is usually between 19 and 25 pounds.

3D sonogram of a fetus in week 29

Babies that are born prematurely can be very tiny. Even a baby that is only a few weeks early can be very small. Your baby will grow rapidly from now until week 36, and then at a slower rate thereafter. Generally, boys weigh more than girls at birth. The average baby's birth weight at full term is 7 to 7.5 pounds.

You might notice some leakage of colostrums from your breasts around this time. Colostrums is a sticky, watery substance that provides your baby's first food if you choose to breastfeed. Milk does not come in immediately after delivery and colostrums is high in calories and enough for your baby's first few days of life. Your baby is stimulating the production of colostrums. The baby's body is ensuring that there will be a readily available food supply after delivery.

Your baby will continue to open and close his eyes in the womb and may be able to see silhouettes of objects or even people in the right amount of light. Your baby should be moving many times throughout the day. Some of your baby's movements will be predictable and if you notice a decrease in fetal movements, you should lie down and do a fetal kick count. You should feel your baby move approximately ten times in an hour. If you do not notice the proper amount of movements, you should contact your healthcare provider.

Research has shown that your baby is not only able to hear, but also able to recognize your own voice. This shows that your baby can already learn, remember and recognize.

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chrisplus3 - 13.6 hours ago
Yes ladies def entered the uncomfortable stage of pregnancy, i also cant sleep either i have to pee all night or baby is stuck under my ribs and i cant catch a good breath, ugh i know how ya all feel about labor, is so close that it does get scary, now on the other hand quick question, has any of you been told that baby is still on a sitting position? i went to the doc on monday and he confirmed baby is still sitting, but keeps telling me that the baby can still get into position, i get another scan on 3 weeks and i am scared to death to have to have a c-section..both my other kids were head down by this stage

MissGismo - 1 days ago
haha mammawendy I already don't look at the scales lol I can't believe we're on the final stretch now! so fabulous

mammawendy - 1 days ago
Well girls, we have definately entered the 'uncomfortable' part of the pregnancy. Too bad its just gonna get worse :( One good thing about knowing i'm gonna have a c-section is that I don't have to dread labor. Also, think i'm gonna stop looking at the scale when they weigh me @ the doc...WAY too discouraging!

angeleyes35 - 2 days ago
Beth I so no how you feel :) I also had a bad labour last time and trying not to focus on it as my other labours were fine. I'm also feeling really uncomfortable but at the same time so excited to meet my little man :)) xx <3

bethfj - 2 days ago
I am going 2 week 30 2mo it feels like a big milestone:) :) :) I'm uncomfortable now too girls but just trying 2 think that as of 2mo I will b on countcount rather that counting the weeks up:) but on the other hand I know that from 30 weeks on its only going 2 get more&more uncomfortable&I am starting 2 get nervous about the birth coz I had a hard time last time:( but I am enjoying that these weeks are flying by because I really want this baby girl here safely in my arms:) cant wait!x

mummy2ava(blue) - 3 days ago
Ive had enough of peeing ALL night, enough with the leg cramps that have me turning ALL night, and enough with the exhaustion. I NEED some sleep. Im so lucky my 2yr old is very clever and attentive and helps where she can, but really.... Im quite over it all.

Madilyns♥Mommy - 3 days ago
just starting to feel so bloated the past 5 days. whee. 30 weeks in 6 days unbelievable.

angeleyes35 - 4 days ago
I am sooooooooooooo tired :(( can't sleep at night, takes me ages to get to sleep as so uncomfortable and my brain won't switch off and then when I finally get to sleep I keep waking up for a pee! lol Anyone else feeling wiped out? xx

chrisplus3 - 4 days ago
Well good morning 29 week. what a better birthday gift than waking up to my little man dancing in my belly!! Have a good day ladies!! Stay bless

jstet - 4 days ago
Feeling crappy today!! Does anyone else feel like the belly is weighing so much more in the last few days??

yolandalee - 5 days ago
looks like I'm not the only one stressing over the gender scan! lol! the sonographer told us it was a girl but there are no 100% guarantees ... she didn't seem that experienced so that's why I was worried! mommynwifey: I hope you and bubs aredoing ok and that baby stays put for a little while longer yet. All the best

angeleyes35 - 5 days ago
Omg Mommynwifey! Have they told you to rest? Xx

Nicoles1st - 6 days ago
Thank you ladies for making me feel better! I have also started panicking about my baby's gender since it was only checked once at 18 weeks. Now that we've started buying all pink & purple I am a little nervous LOL We did get a very clear pic of the gender scan so if I can't stop worrying, maybe I'll post it & see what everyone thinks ;-)

mommynwifey2b26 - 6 days ago
well all my stuff on my profile is gone and it wont let me add anything so ill update here....went to doc and had ultrasound....placenta has moved up!!!! baby girl is 2lbs 5oz and is head down and engaged ready for birth! I'm 1cm and 40% thinned go back in 2 weeks for 30 week check up

jstet - 7 days ago
Yolandalee- I am terrified of that happening too. Our first was a boy and since we found out that we are having a girl, I went on and gave all of my son's things to my sister who is due this month. I am so scared that the ultrasound is wrong. You know with a boy you know what you are looking at, but with a girl, you have to take the word of the ultrasound tech. I'm sure they know exactly what to look for and wouldn't say anything if they didn't know, but it's still scary!!

muncymomma - 7 days ago
hey ladies! up way to early again...gotta love heartburn! ill be 30 weeks tomorrow i am so excited only 7 to 10 weeks left!!..hopefully lol.

yolandalee - 7 days ago
Been sorting my sons clothes and have offered to give them away to different people as we have been told we are having a girl, now I'm getting nervous that the ultrasound may have been wrong and it's really a boy ... has this happened to anyone on here?

bethfj - 7 days ago
oh my god mommynwifey hope u r ok!

mommynwifey2b26 - 8 days ago
hello 29 weeks!!!! Had a scare last night with contractions and losing my plug!! All is ok this am! Go to doc tomorrow to be checked and have my 10th ultrasound!!!! just posted a new belly pic and it looks like I have dropped big time!!! just hold out baby it' way to early for you just yet!!!

Nicoles1st - 8 days ago
29 weeks 2day! FINALLY started buying things for our Little Princess <3 This is our 1'st child & people kept telling me not to buy things 'too soon' but lately I found myself laying awake at night worrying about all the things we needed so I compromised & decided to buy 3 of the most important things. Now with her Bassinet, Car seat & Stroller I am sleeping much better ;-) Hope you are all hanging in there alright during this more uncomfortable stage (HUGS)

yolandalee - 8 days ago
uggh having one of those very low energy days, the Australian summer is taking it out of me!

kenty - 8 days ago
how are we all? heartburn has really kicked in this week! :( am trying to keep up with my exercising but my daughter(severely disabled) has been having REALLY bad sleepless nights so i'm just too exhausted :( still not showing much but i feel like i've swallowed a bowling ball most of the time lol!

bethfj - 8 days ago
my 1st day in week 29!:) nearly at week 30&we can count down yay!:) x

muncymomma - 9 days ago
energy burst kicked in...im ready to repaint my walls lol!

remewife - 9 days ago
hello week 29 and all u yummy mummys hope you are all feeling good xxx

leanne84 - 10 days ago
woo hoo 29 wks! x

muncymomma - 10 days ago
having a really rough night sleep...heartburn and baby belly mixed with rls stinks...kinda makes you wish you could sleep mid air lol

yolandalee - 10 days ago
thanks ladies I prob had been overdoing it a bit. I wonder if it will hapen again tonight after a full day on my feet at work ... I was worried about premature labour!

angeleyes35 - 10 days ago
Hello 29 weeks, see you tommorow :) x

jstet - 11 days ago
The bedding came in yesterday!! So cute! I went straight home and put it on the bed.

I-already-luv-u - 11 days ago
Hello week 29... Almost in the single digits ladies n then welcome babies!!! :) im still impatient lol...

Kia0830 - 11 days ago
..30 weeks tomorrow whooo hooo.....Almost at the finishline!

Kia0830 - 11 days ago
@yolandalee I get them quite a bit...I try drinking lots of water and laying down at times...Yes and overdoing it can also cause that also to feel those types of pains...When I first experienced them I thought I was losing the baby or going into early labor..Now I know what they are lol

angeleyes35 - 11 days ago
Yolandalee I had bad period type cramping pains a couple of weeks ago and a little spotting. It can be either you've overdone it like I had, also if you have an upset tummy it can irritate the uterus xxx

yolandalee - 12 days ago
Does anyone else get period like pain? I woke up with it last nightafter dreaming I was in labour! I never had Braxton Hicks with my first so unsure what they are supposed to feel like.

muncymomma - 13 days ago
hello week 29! :) im so glad to make it this far. Failed my glucose test so i go back in a couple weeks for a three hr test. other then that this time around has went by fast!

Thumpersmommy - 14 days ago
banana& shakes- Thanks...makes me feel a lot better. She actually called my husband to tattle on me!!! And god bless this man....he told her to mind her own damn business. She actually started the conversation as 'I want to come visit, but...she's being mean and rude and I don't want to be stepping on anybody's toes...' I don't know what I would do without him. puts me completely at ease! Also- been thinking about starting my own in-home child care center after our little one is born. I was looking at the cost of child care in our area, and the charge about $120/week for an infant!!! wow!! I know that depending on where you live, its a lot more than that...but with a wage of $10/hr., and the average 1 bedroom apartment going for around $700 a month, I'm starting to see it as a real option. If I went back to work, it would be basicly working to pay for daycare...and have a little left over. But why do that when I can stay home with my little love AND make money? I've worked in an in-home care center before and have a close friend that has owned one...what do you ladies think?!

faybebaby - 16 days ago
we are a house full of germs :-( i've been sick all night, my eldest has a nasty cough and my youngest has a stinking cold, her nose is streaming constantly. lazy day me thinks.

Lisa-Maries-2nd - 16 days ago
Question, does anyone know if avocado is ok to eat if you have gestational diabetes? Thanks ladies x

blueglttr3 - 17 days ago
Thanks bananabum! I will try that for sure, anything to help!

shakes - 17 days ago
thumpers - sorry totally peeking in from the comment spy! - oh my goodness that makes me SO mad! i have a 20 month old and a 10 week old and i drank pop (or soda) throughout both pregnancies. more so my second one but i usually just stuck to root beer which is caffeine free however i LOOVEEE dr. pepper which has caffeine in it and drank that occasionally also. i would probably rage if i was pregnant and my mother in law said the word stupid to me about myself - or probably even if i wasn't pregnant haha. i hate that word and think it's incredibly disrespectful. i think that it's probably best to take a calm approach with her and tell her while you appreciate her concern you don't feel that you are endangering your child and you feel slightly offended by her suggesting so and you would appreciate it if she didn't make such unfounded accusations because the stress it is causing you is more harmful than one soda a day. ORRR just get your husband to say something so you don't have to lol

bananabum - 17 days ago
Thumper- put your soda in a non-see-through water bottle and tell her it's grape juice! MILs can be super stressful. If you want to do a little better, switch to CokeZero instead and get rid of that sugar. The aspartame or sucralose content in a diet soda is not enough to do any damage to you or baby if you have one a day. And if its the fizz you like, try switching to sparkling water, I live on that stuff! And A&W diet rootbeer is caffeine free and fantastic! Anyways in my opinion, enjoy your Pepsi or soda of choice in private if she's driving u nuts. And next time she says anything, I'd kindly remind her that you cut out many worse things and while you'd much rather suck back a glass of merlot, a soda per day will continue to be your guilty afternoon pleasure. Much more pleasant than 'mind your own effin business' hey? Lol!

bananabum - 17 days ago
BLUE- I have! I swore I had a yeast infection twice now but eating yogurt with each meal helped. I think it's not a full blown infection of any kind but maybe a little too much yeast, or maybe using a fragrant bubblebath? Buy some monistat derm cream and maybe that'll help but seriously try probiotic yogurt, you may just be unbalanced down there :)

Thumpersmommy - 17 days ago
bananabum-if only you would read my post in week 28! lol...I was just asking for advice on a mother-in-law that said I was putting my child in danger and how I was a horribly stupid woman for drinking a soda every day. I don't know how to handle it...don't want to upset my hubby...but I'm so very hormonal and should literally tie myself to the bed before I say something to her that I won't be able to take back. I what do I do?

keegansmom - 17 days ago
So yesterday after work In picked up some Tagament... now also known as my BFF! I didn't wake up one time from heartburn :) WAHOO! I woke up 3 times to pee, but no heartburn at all. I'm so glad I actually remembered to ask my dr. about the heartburn. I feel SO much better today!

lalapet - 17 days ago
brooke, its either something you ate or it could be labor, you are not supposed to get period cramps during pregnancy, if they are getting closer together or don't stop I would call doc and go to hospital immediately so they could give you the right stuff to stop labor

Kia0830 - 17 days ago
29 weeks today and I have a stupid head cold ugh...

jennjaynmore - 17 days ago
@brook - i would suggest calling your doctor, but then i am a big chicken. most likely false labour, but why take a chance??? let us know how it works out! Good luck.

brookes first baby - 18 days ago
Hi Ladies. I had contractions for 45 minutes a week and a half ago and have had nothing since. Today I am having cramps. They are not contractions, but like bad period cramps. I am only 30 weeks. Is this normal? Could these things be signs that my baby will come early? I am so excited to meet her, but I do not want a premature baby... I want her nice and chubby AND I still have to work at least a month to get my year off! Any suggestions would be great! Thanks!!!!

blueglttr3 - 18 days ago
Hey everyone, just wondering if anyone else here is having vaginal itch (embarassing) ? My DR tested for infection and there was nothing, so im wondering if anyone else has any luck getting rid of the itch,or easing it up? From what I have been reading online it can be from lots of things, from change in PH, to laundry detergent. I changed my detergent but still having the problem.

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