Your baby will be covered with a vernix caseosa, a kind of wax that will help keep his skin from becoming chapped. This coating can sometimes be seen upon delivery, especially if the baby is premature.
At this stage, motor neurons will be developing very rapidly by the millions! These are connections between the baby’s brain and his muscles. This means that your baby will be able to deliberately move his muscles – and you’ll notice this when you see him suck his thumb or play with his feet!
What’s Happening To My Body?
Your body will be producing a lot more blood which serves as a reserve in case you bleeed excessively during childbirth. The blood is also needed because the heart pumps will be pumping up to 50% more blood through your body in order to ensure that your baby gets enough oxygen and nutrients.
Now that your heart’s working extra hard, you may be at risk of developing a heart murmur. Studies have shown that in a very small percentage (less than 7%) of women, heart murmurs (mitral valve prolapse) develops due to changes in the heart valves during pregnancy. However, this rarely interferes with pregnancy. Your gynecologist might regard this as normal, but its best to let him or her tell you what to do about it, if you do develop a murmur.
Your body will be producing a lot more blood which serves as a reserve in case you bleeed excessively during childbirth. The blood is also needed because the heart pumps will be pumping up to 50% more blood through your body in order to ensure that your baby gets enough oxygen and nutrients.
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