Week by Week Pregnancy, Weeks 29-32

By the end of the 32nd week of your pregnancy, you may begin to feel your uterus contracting at irregular intervals for 10 to 30 seconds at a time, these are called Braxton Hicks Contractions! If they become regular and are occurring more than a couple times in an hour, play it safe and call your pregnancy doctor.

By week 32, your baby will have grow to about 17 inches in length and be 5 pounds in weight, increasing in size to that of a small cat! At this time, the fine hair on your baby's skin (lanugo) begins to fall off and his or her lungs are usually developed enough to sustain life outside of the womb.

At this stage of pregnancy, most women grow tired of being pregnant and are excited to meet their baby! You will probably find that your mind is solely focused on decorating your baby's nursery and shopping for final baby essentials and that the other things which used to occupy your time will feel much less important!
 
Written by: Shelley Scheibel RN, BSN


References:
http://www.fitpregnancy.com/unsorted/month-8-weeks-29-32