Welcome to the third trimester! While your baby is rapidly developing, you might be experiencing backaches, constipation, and haemorrhoids. These symptoms are completely normal at week 25 of pregnancy, so don’t worry, you got this, mum!
How Big is Your Baby?
This week your baby is now about the size of an eggplant. His/her height will range from about 34.7cm to 36.3cm and he/she will roughly weigh between 672g – 749g.
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Your Baby’s Development
In this week-by-week pregnancy guide, you’ll learn that:
- Your baby’s movements will become routine. They will play for a bit and then rest to recover.
- Your little one is also able to hear and distinguish your voice by now. They may even respond to it when they are awake.
- Their skin is now turning pink because they are forming small blood vessels called capillaries under the skin, and these are filling up with blood.
- Your baby is also growing more hair on their head and body.
- In true baby form, they are spending most of their time sleeping, cycling between rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and non-REM sleep every 20 to 40 minutes.
- They will go through their first bowel movement this week, but it will not come out until after they are born.
Pregnancy Symptoms
The third trimester begins at week 25 of pregnancy, which means the honeymoon period that was the second trimester is now over. As your baby grows, it may already start taking a toll on your body. A small price to pay if you focus on the thought that your baby is getting stronger and getting ready to come out soon.
Here are some of the pregnancy symptoms you may experience this week:
- Your bump, which now looks like a soccer ball, may cause lower back pain.
- You are experiencing other body aches such as hip and leg pain. The ligaments around your pelvic area are also starting to relax, causing some pelvic pain during pregnancy.
- You may feel itchy veins in the rectum. It happens because the bigger uterus is pushing down and increasing blood flow in that area, leading to haemorrhoids, one of the unwanted side effects of pregnancy.
- You may feel constipated at week 25 of pregnancy. Irregular bowel movements can cause piles, so increase your fluid intake and drink enough water.
- You might be tired of hearing people telling you to rest while you can since it seems impossible lately. Your growing belly may get in the way of finding a safe and comfortable sleeping position, add to that the urge to pee and the stress of thinking about childbirth. While pregnancy insomnia can be challenging, there are ways to help you sleep better.
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- Keep body aches at bay by walking and performing Kegel exercises. Yoga and step aerobics are worth trying as well.
- Here is what to watch out for in this week-by-week pregnancy guide: if you gained weight rapidly or feel bloated due to gas and acidity during the second trimester, visit the doctor immediately.
- Have you finalised or even thought about where to give birth? It’s time to zero in on which maternity hospital you’ll be doing it, or if you entertained the idea of a home birth.
- Set up an antenatal appointment. Your doctor or the midwife will measure the size of your uterus, measure your blood pressure, and take a urine sample to test for gestational diabetes and lack of proteins in the body.
- As your due date draws nearer, it’s best to be extra cautious of some symptoms that indicate a problem. Call your doctor without delay if you are experiencing intense itching, a serious headache, rapid weight gain, sudden swelling, painful urination, strange vaginal discharge, a fever, and shortness of breath.
Your next week: 26 weeks pregnant
Your previous week: 24 weeks pregnant
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