Week 30

My Baby This Week

By this week, your baby's senses are developed to the point where she can taste, touch, see, and hear. Try pressing on your belly, and she might even kick or press the same spot. Take to her gently, with loving reassuring words.

She now weighs about 1.4 kg and measures 27 cm from crown to rump. Because she’s gaining fat, she looks less wrinkly. She will make breathing movements in a rhythmic manner to prepare for breathing after delivery. Should she accidentally inhale amniotic fluid, she’s develop hiccups!

What’s Happening To My Body?

Tired and clumsy, off balance, and weak – that’s how most mothers feel at this stage. Your joints will have loosened, making you prone to sprains. Due to this loosening of joints, don’t be surprised if you grow a shoe size! And you might not be able to return to wearing your older shoes!

10 percent of expectant mothers experience moderate depression during their pregnancies.