Your baby at 30th week of pregnancy

Your baby at 30 weeks

Your baby is the size of a large cabbage. Your little one weighs about 1.36 kg (3 lb) this week and is a little more than 27.4 cm (10.8 inches) from crown to rump. Baby’s total length, including legs, is about 43.2 cm (17 inches).

Making headway

Your baby's brain continues its incredible development. During 30th week of pregnancy, the brain begins to take on its distinctive wrinkled appearance. These wrinkles are called convolutions, and they allow the brain to hold more brain cells. Lanugo, the ultra-fine hair that covered your baby's body, starts disappearing.

A shared meal

By the time you are 30 weeks pregnant, the calcium from the milk you drink goes directly to building baby’s bones. Likewise, the iron in your pre-natal vitamins and the iron-rich foods that you eat will boost iron supply, which will last until baby is six to nine months old. Protein is also crucial now because it supports healthy cell growth throughout your baby's body.

Your pregnancy at 30 weeks

The seventh-month itch

The stretching skin on your belly may start itching. This itching is another normal pregnancy side effect, but keep in mind that scratching only makes it worse. Instead, try massaging your abdomen gently with a moisturizing lotion. 

Looking for Dr. Right

It's not too early to start searching for a pediatrician, family physician or midwife for your baby. In fact, the earlier the better. It's important to find a provider with whom you're completely comfortable since you'll be seeing him or her a lot (especially during your baby's first year). Ask your friends for recommendations and take the time to interview each candidate.

Twin development at week 30

Your babies have grown to 10 1/2 inches from crown to rump this week. They weigh 3 pounds each. Week 30 is when the growth of twins starts lagging behind the growth of their singleton counterparts.

30 weeks pregnant symptoms

- fatigue or trouble sleeping

- back pain

- feet changes

- mood swings

Did you know?

Your baby is really starting to pack on the weight in 30th week of pregnancy. In the remaining weeks of pregnancy, baby will double or triple in weight! As a result, this is the period of your pregnancy when you’ll gain the most weight as well.

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