Pregnancy Third Trimester: What You Need To Know

By the time you enter the third trimester of your pregnancy, with the collaborated support of the pregnancy hormones, and the physical and emotional fluctuations, the baby inside is slowly sliding the cervix.

So, what else do you need to know about the third trimester of your pregnancy?

Third Trimester Pregnancy Symptoms

With the baby’s development inside the womb, you will undergo many changes outside the body. Therefore, here are the following symptoms, you need to look out for:

• You may feel the baby’s kicks inside
• You need to go to the bathroom quite often
• Heartburn or acidity is common
• Your entire body – ankles, joints, or fingers swells
• Breast sensitiveness or tenderness
• Pregnancy insomnia
• Haemorrhoids or piles
• Braxton-Hicks Contraction may be common
• Stomach cramps
• Fatigue
• Stretch marks
• Frequent bathroom trips
• Milky breasts

Baby’s Development

The baby inside you gains weight by this phase of your pregnancy, because of the intake of the nutrition from the mother.

Here’s how the little one inside you develops:

• The foetal bones slowly transform and due to the calcium-rich diet, the bones become healthy.
• The baby’s skin and hair start growing. The nails also start forming.
• In the final week of your pregnancy, the baby poops for the first time. The first poop is also known as meconium.
• The baby may develop the ability to see. He or she will be able to see the light. The baby will start developing a sense of taste, smell, and hearing. That means, by this time, your baby’s organs will develop completely.
• The baby’s head will face downwards towards the cervix and vagina.

Ways to stay fit during the third trimester

In this phase, you may have to try out activities from low to medium intensity to stay fit and healthy such as Walking and light jogging, Swimming, and Yoga. Have nutritious food and stay hydrated.