Pregnancy Week 28 - Period To Experience Major Signs Of Preterm Labor

During pregnancy week 28, your little baby kicks hard and gains fuller looks as he/she can get the fat cover over the skin.

At this time, your baby looks almost like what he/she would during the birth. By this time, the baby’s features are very well developed.

Your health care provider gives you indications regarding the position of your child in your womb.

What are the physical changes that occur in your body during pregnancy week 28?

Now you are busy in searching the name for your baby because naming is not always the most straightforward or easy thing and most of the couples can’t find a name even after the birth of the child.

These days, your baby’s kicks will become stronger. If you observe any significant drop in the number of kicks, it is better to inform your practitioner or mid-wife.

But, don’t become anxious. As the weeks pass on, there are significantly less kicks. This is because of less space in the womb to move about forcefully.

By this week, it is very essential for you to know about the signs and symptoms of pre-term labor. If you experience any severe back pain or menstrual type cramping that often come and go or the uterus contracts 4-6 times per hour then immediately drink at least 2 glasses of water and contact your health care provider.

If you experience any of the following symptoms, you should call your practitioner. They include:

• Pain or burning sensation while urinating
• Severe pain in your upper abdomen
• Swelling of the face and also the upper extremities
• Leakage of the fluid
• Abnormal colored or foul smelled discharge
• Severe pelvic pressure
• High fever or headache that won’t disappear

All the above conditions are signs of labor and delivery. So, it is very essential to call your care provider during these conditions.

In pregnancy week 28, if you are RH negative, then your practitioner will administer a shot of RhoGAM, which is made from human blood.

This helps to prevent sensitization at the time of delivery. This shot will also be administered to you within 72 hours of birth if the baby is RH positive. You will not be administered with the second shot if the baby is RH negative.

This is the period for hemorrhoids, itchy skin, leg cramps, pains and aches, indigestion, heartburn, varicose veins, and swelling. Now, your uterus is about 3 inches above the navel. By this point, you will gain the weight of 17-24 pounds.

What are changes that occur in the fetus during pregnancy week 28?

• By this week, your baby is about the size of 15.25 inches long and weighs up to 2.4 pounds.
• Your baby’s eyes make lot of blinking this week because the baby is able to respond to the light and dark.
• By this week, your little ones bone marrow has major construction site for developing the red blood cells.
• The baby’s adrenal glands produce androgen and estrogen. The hormones stimulate your hormones to start the production of milk.
• Your baby’s eyes open up with a new set of eyelashes.
• Still your baby’s skin has more wrinkles because of constant immersion in amniotic fluid.
• From this week, your baby is more sensitive to sound, light, smell and taste.
• The grooves and folds of your baby are still continue to develop and expand.
• The baby will become plumper and rounder and by this week, the baby has 2-3% of body fat.
• You will observe great improvement in the baby’s muscle growth.

Fact for pregnancy week 28:

As you enter into the third trimester of your pregnancy, it is essential for you to know about the labor and delivery. Now, one out of every four pregnant women is having the cesarean delivery.

C-section is one of the major abdominal surgeries. The four major causes which lead to cesarean delivery include: breech presentation, dystocia or non-progressive labor, repeated cesareans, and fetal distress.