7 Months Pregnant

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As you make the move to the 7th month or the beginning of the third trimester, the fetus is forcing itself to make room in the pelvic area. Pelvic muscles will be strained. Most mothers are plagued with frequent urination and back pain problems. Pregnancy symptoms from earlier months continue. To strengthen the muscles and to help in the process of birth, it is necessary to practice Kegel exercises (method will be given at the end), which also helps in the strengthening of the urinary bladder muscles, to help alleviate incontinence. Around this time, you will start beginning to put on weight, which will go on till the thirty sixth week.

The pregnancy signs every month may also vary from woman to woman, so it is best that you consult your doctor for any changes you might feel. Your skin will start to itch as it stretches and expands. Veins on your breasts are more distinct. Fat tissue may form on the belly, thighs and legs. You may gain about 4 kg during the last three months. As your baby grows, your stomach is pushed up towards your esophagus, as a result you might want to eat less, naturally you will feel hungry frequently. You might experience difficulty in breathing, due to the expansion of the uterus towards the rib cage, which makes it difficult for the lungs to expand fully. In which case the baby will not be deprived of oxygen, as the pregnancy hormones regulates the circulatory system to work harder and more efficiently in producing oxygen and nutrient rich blood for you and your baby.

By the first week of the third trimester, your baby looks similar to what he or she will look like at birth. Most babies turn into head down position now, you can feel the baby's movements very well, and can also feel the contour of the baby with your hands when the baby is turning. The fetus develops more and more fat from now until the end of pregnancy. Unlike sixth month, in the seventh month of pregnancy, the baby's movements will become slow as he or she feels restricted by the size of the uterus. The length of the baby will be about 37-40 centimeters, and will weigh about 900-1 kg. The baby can now suck his thumb, which strengthens the muscles of his jaw and mouth. He can now cry as well and can detect changes in light and dark. At this time the fat starts to deposit under the baby's skin. The baby becomes chubbier and since the baby is growing it cannot turn around in the womb as the space becomes limited.

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