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Pregnancy Week 28: One Week Away

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Babies on the Mind
Before pregnancy week 28 your baby's brain was smooth and soft. After about 28 weeks pregnant however, your baby's brain begins to develop more and mature. If you were to peek inside your baby's brain you would see natural grooves or lumps forming, the type of structure we normally associate with a fully developed brain.

Interestingly enough, around pregnancy at 28 weeks your baby also starts growing more hair. The hair your baby grows while in utero may not be the same hair your baby keeps a short time after delivery. The same is true of your baby's eye color.

Many babies are born with hair that falls out, and is replaced with hair of another color or texture than it was just after pregnancy. Do not feel alarmed, this is a natural process. Remember also that this does not happen with all babies. Many babies also change eye color in the weeks following birth. You may find for example, that immediately following delivery your baby's eyes look light brown, but slowly switch to blue after several weeks. This too is common, but doesn't happen with all babies.

RH And Pregnancy

Your doctor will probably have also performed a blood glucose test by pregnancy week 28. This test will determine whether you have developed gestational diabetes, a form of diabetes that only occurs in pregnant women. You do not have to have diabetes or a history of diabetes in your family to develop gestational diabetes between pregnancy weeks 24 and beyond.

If you do develop pregnancy diabetes or gestational diabetes, your doctor will monitor your baby's growth to make sure your baby doesn't grow too big during pregnancy. Your doctor will also have you meet with a skilled dietician so you come up with a diet and exercise regimen that will provide you and your baby with the best possible outcome during pregnancy and after.

Around pregnancy week 28, as you approach your final trimester of pregnancy, your doctor is probably going to want to see you more often. Usually around this time a medical professional will see you every two weeks instead of once each month to monitor your baby's growth and development and your personal health.

As you approach pregnancy week 36, your doctor will likely see you weekly to check for signs of pending labor and delivery, and to keep tabs on your baby's growth and your health during the latter stages of pregnancy. These checkups are very important for the safety and security of you and your baby during pregnancy.

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