You are now in your eighth month! At week 32 of pregnancy, your baby’s skin is now becoming less transparent and more opaque. Your belly is also expanding day by day, but that’s a sign of your growing baby. So hurray!
How Big is Your Baby?
Your baby is as big as a jicama or a small rock melon this week, weighing 1.8 kg and measuring 29 cm! Your little one has plumped thanks to the fat stored in his body.
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How is Your Baby Developing?
In this week-by-week pregnancy guide, you’ll learn that:
- Your baby’s organs, except for the lungs are now fully formed. While they will still be premature, the odds of them surviving even if they are born at 32 weeks are great.
- Your baby is now swallowing, breathing, kicking, and sucking.
- Their digestive system is all set and ready to go.
- Your baby’s fingernails and toenails are also growing.
- Their skin is becoming less transparent and more opaque.
- They are sleeping well these days, with sleep cycles of 20 to 40 minutes long. This also explains the decrease in movement you’re likely experiencing these days.
Pregnancy Symptoms
- At week 32 of pregnancy, that swelling belly is getting itchier and itchier as the skin stretches and dries out. You should have found a way to minimise the appearance of stretch marks by now.
- Your growing belly is taking its toll on your back, making it harder and harder for you to get some sleep at night.
- You may feel a painful spasm in your calves which may worsen at night.
- It’s getting a little too crowded inside your tummy right now, with your uterus pushing up near your diaphragm, you may be feeling shortness of breath and heartburn.
- Are you constipated lately? Your growing uterus is cramping your bowels, making them sluggish and irregular.
- As your breasts expand in the third trimester, they may also leak a yellowish fluid called colostrum, which is the precursor to breast milk.
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Pregnancy Care: Your Checklist For Week 32 of Pregnancy
- Get some regular exercise (anything helps, from brisk walks to prenatal yoga) and drink enough fluids.
- Carry a protein-and-carb-rich snack in your bag to munch on when you feel dizzy.
- Try calamine or some other type of anti-itch lotion to soothe more stubborn cases of itchiness.
- Try not to obsess over stretch marks. Up to 90 per cent of women get them. They’re a sign that your baby is growing beautifully.
- Be prepared; learn the signs of labour: water breaking, period-like cramps, vaginal bleeding, diarrhoea, and a tightening feeling in your uterus.
- If you haven’t done it yet, make sure to document your beautiful baby bump with a maternity photo shoot.
- Have you decided who will be staying with you in the hospital? Inform your birth partner about your expectations, the dos and don’ts and what should be in the hospital bag.
Your next week: 33 weeks pregnant
Your previous week: 31 weeks pregnant
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