thirty-third week

In the 33rd week of pregnancy, you feel like a balloon that keeps blowing up. Your arms and legs and even your face will continue to increase in volume. You may have to use wrist bands or pregnancy belts, but these swellings will probably stay with you until after delivery. If these swellings increase very suddenly and there is a headache along with blurred vision, inform your doctor immediately. Your uterus has become 500 times normal this week. Amniotic fluid levels are at their lowest so the baby's kicks seem a little sharper! The placenta weighs about 2 pounds. In the 33rd week of pregnancy, you have gained about 10 to 13 kg. If you are pregnant with twins, you gain a total of 14.5 to 19 kg. If your stomach feels crampy from time to time, you probably have Braxton Hicks contractions. Braxton Hicks are not painful and often occur after sex or exercise.

They are different from regular contractions because they stop when you change position. Real contractions continue – these contractions are at least five times an hour and are, on average, real labor pains. Some complications and conditions increase the likelihood of delivery, such as excessive amniotic fluid, dehydration, or being 33 weeks pregnant and having twins. This week, your baby is 43.7 tall and weighs 1918 grams.

Your child is growing a lot. Lung development is important at the end of pregnancy, and your body secretes a substance called surfactant. This detergent-like substance causes the lungs to stop when your child cries. If your child is born prematurely, he will receive artificial surfactant. Although his bones have become hard, the bones of his head are still not attached and are soft. In the 33rd week of pregnancy, she plays with the umbilical cord from time to time.