Jeff, Tracy and I did a tour of the maternity ward at the Northwest Private Hospital yesterday. It is really nice and the staff seem really friendly. It was a bit of a reality check as we had look in the 'birthing' room as they now have to call it. Up until now I have been pretty okay with the thought of giving birth. It's now only hit me that she has to come out somehow and it is going to involve a significant amount of pain. Saying that, I am confident that I will be able to handle it but it's still a little unnerving.Antental classes start on Tuesday so I'm looking forward to that. I also have my next OB appointment on Wednesday and am interested to see what position she's in as she was head down at our 30 week appointment and has been pretty active over the last couple of weeks. I have been experiencing 'braxton hicks' contractions since I was about 30 weeks. Sometimes I feel severe pressure in my pelvic area, other times I get a sharp pain that can tend to take my breath away.
Popp Jnr's development at 32 weeks... Bub now weighs approximately 3.75 pounds/ 1.7 kilograms and is about 17 inches / 42 centimetres long from head to toe. Although her lungs won't be fully developed until just before birth, she is inhaling amniotic fluid to exercise her lungs and practise breathing. I'm probably gaining a pound/ 450 grams a week (not too keen on testing that theory out), largely because bub is likely to gain more than half her birthweight during the seven weeks before delivery.
Popp Jnr's development at 32 weeks... Bub now weighs approximately 3.75 pounds/ 1.7 kilograms and is about 17 inches / 42 centimetres long from head to toe. Although her lungs won't be fully developed until just before birth, she is inhaling amniotic fluid to exercise her lungs and practise breathing. I'm probably gaining a pound/ 450 grams a week (not too keen on testing that theory out), largely because bub is likely to gain more than half her birthweight during the seven weeks before delivery.
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