Week 31: Week by week pregnancy guide for Asian mothers

How Big is Your Baby?

In this week by week pregnancy guide, you’ll learn that:

Your baby’s arms, legs, and body are now in proportion with his head.
His organs continue to develop, including the bladder, which will now be passing water. Think of it as practise for peeing later on.
He also knows when it is light and dark now, but he still won’t necessarily get into a sleeping or moving about regime.
Baby is now busy making faces, hiccuping, swallowing, breathing, pedaling with his hands and feet along your uterine wall, and even sucking his thumb.

You will experience frequent urination as your uterus puts more pressure on your bladder, which now has less room to store urine.
You may get occasional headaches. If tension is twisting your head up in knots, spend a few minutes in a dark, quiet room.
That growing belly can hurt as it curves to accommodate the load. Now is the time to incorporate some prenatal yoga into your exercise routine.
Feel like you are getting more forgetful? This is a condition that’s a result of shrinking brain-cell volume in the third trimester. Of course, your brain cells go back to normal a few months after delivery.

Take it easy when you’re climbing into the shower or tub. Roll up any area rugs that could trip you up at home.
Take a walk during the day or get some other form of low-key, circulation-boosting exercise.

Is your hospital bag packed? If not now’s a good time to get it ready, just in case. Here’s our delivery bag checklist which you can download.
Take a tour of the birthing centre or hospital where you are planning to deliver.
If you notice sudden facial swelling, talk to your doctor. Along with changes in vision and headaches, swelling can be a sign of preeclampsia.

Your next week: 32 weeks pregnant

Your previous week: 30 weeks pregnant

Do you have questions on this week by week pregnancy guide? What are your current concerns, mums? Leave us a comment below!