My Little One

4 October 2004 - My Little One

Taken from the book The Rough Guide to Pregnancy and Birth by Kaz Cooke

What's Going On:

Hurrah, you're in the THIRD Trimester. Hire a brass band: Bah De Bah, Bah De Bah. If people don't stand up for you on public transport, say "Excuse me, I'm pregnant. Could I sit down?". About twelve people will rise from their seats as if given 140 volts up the fundament. Your moles may be getting and you may have skin tags, especially under the arms and breasts. You need a lot more fluids from now until the birth. You can forget about moving gracefully. People will not be saying. "Aren't you Audrey Hepburn?" You need to put your feet up when you can: at work, if possible on another chair - better still, make the boss massage your feet! (wah! dis is good if i can get "her" to massage my feet!) LOL

The foetus has grown so much it is running out of room, and it takes a little longer to manoeuvre about and turn upside down and sideways. Babies born now have a VERY GOOD chance of surviving (they're called "viable" in doctorspeak).

The foetus has been practising breathing here and there, but from now on its breathing will become more rhythmic and constant. Folds and grooves appear on the surface of the brain, which is developing very quickly. (Of course if the foetus is born early, all this developing will continue outside the uterus, usually in an incubator with ventilators and other monitors attached.)

Ps: Cant believe dat Im oredi in my 3rd Trimester... how fast can that be eh?