BABY
8 Months (32 – 35 weeks) Baby At the end of the eighth months, your baby weighs between five and six pounds and is gaining about half a pound per week, mostly in fat deposits. He measures about 18-20 inches long and is plumper and less wrinkled. You may feel less kicking and more twisting and wriggling, as he is running out of room to move around in there. He may have turned to the head down position in preparation for delivery. Your little one is now sleeping through regular periods of REM and deep sleep. He is also experiencing active and quiet wakefulness where he continues to explore the environment around him. Pretty soon, he’ll be a newborn!
Mom Are those feet jammed in your ribs? Now that the baby has turned, you may feel some kicks and pokes in the ribs, along with a head pressed against your cervix as he stretches. The weight of him, along with the hormone relaxin, may be causing you to waddle as you walk. Relaxin causes your joints to relax, so that your pelvis can widen to allow for easier delivery. You may find that you shrink in height a little in the coming months.This month, you will be tested for Group B strep, and your doctor appointments will occur more frequently (biweekly). This month, you will experience an increase in Braxton Hicks contractions, colostrum leakage in your breasts, and maybe a leaking bladder when you sneeze, laugh, or cough. Emotionally, you may be experiencing anxiety, excitement, apprehension, and weariness with being pregnant.Other physical symptoms include constipation, heart burn, bloating, indigestion, headaches, dizziness, nasal congestion, bleeding gums, increased appetite, leg cramps, swelling, varicose veins, hemorrhoids, itchy stomach, protruding naval, hot flashes, backache, skin changes, fuller breasts, carpal tunnel, tingly hands and feet, fetal hiccups, skin eruptions, lower back and leg (sciatica) pain and clumsiness. If you are experiencing sciatic pain or back pain, invest in a good pregnancy pillow.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
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Friday, February 10, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
29 weeks....I got a box with gifts from Daddy today -
I am home relaxing in Brasil. I am 29 weeks and next week the 15th.. i will start my 8th month!!!! Time is flying, i just cant beleive it. wow!!! Also, i got a box today from JEff with lots of maternity clothes, one is this pink pijamas, they are so confortable to relax with. We love it!!!! The bebezinha linda is moving a lot, i can feel her hands and feet, she likes to move, which it is wonderful, she loves to swin around my belly and streach herself. We love her so much, my mom(grandma)always talks to her thru my belly, Daddy Jeff also when he was here and on first months and always by the phone he talks to her how he loves her very much. Today i bought this pink crochet sandals shoes, they are gorgeous, she will look so pink..:) I pray to heavenly father to always protect us as a family and that he knows how we love our baby girl, she is so precious to us. We love you God so much, you have blesses our family with so many wonderful things in life and bringing such great people together. Please help us in this last months of pregnancy that we can be well, that Daddy JEff can do well on his work and studies so he can be here next month with all of us and enjoy this special time together. We are so blessed!!! Thank you , Obrigada!!!!
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Organizing things and thoughts, having a baby, the baby is growing in my belly and moves as she pleases. No one can go thru these fellings accept a mother,it is truly a gift of God,a lot of responsabilities. It is so important to have people next to you that can understand what you go thru when you are pregnant. Some people take it for granted the important piece that it is to be a mother,it is not just populate the word for example or just have lots of kids, it is to bring to the world human being where we are parents have the tesk to guide them to great lifes,to show and lead them to the better. As parents we need to have concience of this matter. We need to have more respect to what having a family means. It is a lot of commitment.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
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