By the end of this month, your baby will be 3 pounds and 16 inches long. Her lanugo is beginning to disappear and is only visible on her back and shoulders. At seven months of pregnancy, your baby’s head hair is starting to grow and she looks more like a newborn. Her body is well formed and her skin is pink and smooth. She has grown eyebrows and even eyelashes, and her eyes that were fused shut have opened. Her nails have reached the tops of her fingers and toes. Her lungs are beginning to be functional and if she were born this month, she would have a good chance for survival. Shine a bright light on your belly, and she may turn towards it.
Welcome to the third trimester! Your uterus is 11 inches from the top of your pubic bone, and at the end of this month, it will have grown another inch in height. You should feel the top to be about 4 ½ inches above your belly button. This month, your doctor will perform a glucose screening test along with your normal appointments, in which you will drink a high sugar carbonated drink. They will have you wait until it is absorbed, then draw blood to test for gestational diabetes. If your results are abnormal, they will bring you in for more extensive tests to determine if you have the pregnancy-related disease.
This month, you may experience Braxton Hicks contractions. These painless “practice” contractions help prepare your uterus for delivery. You will experience these throughout the remainder of your pregnancy. Your breasts may increase in size and may begin to leak colostrum. Colostrum is a clear fluid that will be your baby’s first milk after delivery before your real milk comes in. It is very sweet and high in nutrients. Many women experience the leaking of colostrum as they sleep at night. Don’t be surprised if you wake up soaking wet one morning. Now would be a good time to invest in some breast pads.
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