Pregnancy Symptoms at 29 weeks

The current and the following weeks are majorly known for the jabs and elbows one would get that will be more vigorous as the days pass by. Your baby is now active in all kinds of stimuli such as sounds, light, movement, and what you eat. This is a good time to keep a count of the kicks as suggested by your doctor. However, these kicks and pressure put by the developing baby on your systems, especially your digestive system, can cause you to have different effects such as heartburn, frequency in urination, hemorrhoids, migraines, and constipation.

Migraines/headaches

Because of the weight and other developments, it becomes harder for the mothers-to-be to sleep. Due to this, they can have severe to mild headaches. If you are feeling lightheaded that is most probably due to the low sugar so you can eat in this case. However, if you have a severe migraine or headache, you can deal with the pain by lying down in a dark and quiet room with a cold compress.

Heartburn/indigestion/constipation

The production of various hormones in your pregnancy allows your smooth muscles to relax causing the food to move slowly in your digestive tract. This further leads to indigestion and heartburn causing you to have difficulty in sleeping or relaxing. You can avoid eating too much at night. Also, you need to keep yourself away from coffee or chocolate in the envening as they work as energizers making it difficult for you to have a sound sleep. Also, constipation is one of the things you may face during your third trimester. E Asa t fibrous foods And drink a lot of water to fight it.

Pain in hip/leg/back

Pain in your legs, back, or pelvic area is pretty common at this stage of pregnancy. This is because of the increasing weight and the pressure out by your baby on everything that you have inside. Also, you tend to have softer ligaments and joints as the body is preparing for the delivery, you can have aches in your hip, leg, or back. You can relax yourself by putting a cushion under your legs and lying down to straighten your back. 

Hemorrhoids

Hemorrhoids during pregnancy are pretty common. Again the reason for them to appear during pregnancy is the pressure put by your baby on your digestive tract. The pressure on the anus and the intestinal muscles relaxing more than usual cause the hemorrhoids to appear. Either internal or external hemorrhoids, they can be quite uncomfortable and cause you irritation pain, and sometimes bleeding too. However, eating fibrous food and taking in fluids is the only solution to treat these pregnancy unwanted gifts.

Sleeping issues 

Remember, the weight you are putting on will make you uncomfortable all the time. One of the times you will be super uncomfortable is while sleeping. Prenatal yoga, light exercise, less consumption of caffeine, and walks in the evening can help you get to sleep and feel relaxed the next day.

Never-ending visits to the washroom

Your expanding uterus will make you go to the washroom again and again. However, no matter how many times you go for urination, it is important to keep yourself hydrated so drink a lot of water. Water intake helps in the prevention of preterm labor as the pregnancy complication enhances if the other is dehydrated due to any reason. All you have to do to deal with frequent urination is drink less water before going to bed. On the other hand, otherwise, you will have to manage this issue and you cannot help yourself here.

What to expect in the twenty-ninth week with Twins

When you have twins, all the preparations we mentioned before doubles so do the space and pressure the babies consume increase. Navigating in the times when you have two babies inside your belly becomes harder and you will definitely need a hand. So here is a bit of help for the twin babies’ mothers to be.

Your belly at 29 weeks

With a twin pregnancy, the weight gain is also more. Normal pregnancy causes the weight to increase by about 19 to 25 pounds. However, if you are pregnant with twins, the weight can range from 23 to 38 pounds. Also, this week if you put your hand on your belly you can easily feel the head of your baby or babies in case of twin pregnancy.

With loads of kicks and jags, now is the right time to measure the number of kicks once or twice a day to check whether your baby is pretty active or not. Normally, there should be 10 kicks in an hour that you can count. However, if you don’t feel the kicks in an hour you can try drinking cold water, lie down on your side, or play some music to wake up the baby inside of you. If you are still worried you can check with your doctor and tell him the situation.

Position of the baby in this week

Usually, in the 29th week, most babies will have their heads down as they prepare for birth. However, many babies also may still be breached and may change their position in the next coming weeks. You can expect the baby’s position to be the opposite of where you feel the kicks. You can focus on the wriggles too to check whether it is the baby’s head or booty. Whatever the position is as long as you can feel the kicks, everything is normal and it will change in the coming weeks.

The ultrasound at the 29th week of pregnancy

As you can feel the kicks stronger, you will also now feel minor twitches in your belly. Yes, that sounds amazing and feels awesome too, these are the fetus hiccups. With twins, you can feel these twitches to be stronger as compared to otherwise. However, if you go for an ultrasound you can see the growing baby pretty well. The white fat deposits underneath their skin are the reason they are so energetic.

If you look at the womb this week, you could see the thicker skin as they are gaining muscles and fat deposits. Also, the bones of the baby are also getting stronger and more calcified by now. The eyes of the baby also have pigmentation now and the skin is becoming smoother too.

29 weeks pregnancy tips

There are always a few tips and tricks that may work for some moms and may not work for others. However, the common tips that are always useful for the mom at this stage are the following.

Enhance your calcium reserves

With the baby having stronger bones, they need more calcium. If there is any deficiency of it, they will take it from you. This is why mothers need to have a proper intake of calcium. Foods like milk and other dairy products, leafy vegetables or food, and other fortified foods. 

The decision of baby’s cord blood

Baby cord blood has stem cells and it can treat several diseases. It is the right time to decide what you have to do with the baby’s cord blood. You can either give it to anyone who needs it in your family or donate it, opening a room for anyone who has a match with the blood group of your baby. 

Taking care of yourself especially your breast

You as a mother need to take care of yourself throughout the pregnancy. However, every week requires a different kind of self-care. Now, your boobs are going to be heavier, itchier, and might also leak a liquid known as colostrum. Make sure to wear comfortable bras and keep them moisturized all the time. Also, you need to get hold of breast pads from now onwards as they will help you towards the delivery and after that too.

Rest and take care of your swollen feet

Getting rest is the most important thing for you at this time of your pregnancy. The exhaustion and the relaxing muscles and fluid volume in your body will cause you to have swollen feet. Make sure to rest them in an elevated place to reduce the swelling and the pain you may have.

To-do-list in the 29th week of pregnancy

The checklist is not that big but makes sure you have:

• All the tests done required in the third trimester
• Decided on the nanny you will hire or the daycare you would want your baby to go to
• A list of things you need to take to the hospital
• A list of items your baby would need once he or she is out in the world.