With the hormonal changes, midnight bathroom runs, leg cramps, heartburn and your basketball-sized belly, it's no wonder sleep is elusive. Antibodies are being passed from you to your little one as he continues to develop his fetal immune system, which will come in handy once he's outside the womb and fending off all sorts of germs. Good news! Your baby has reached an important milestone about now: He's got his own immune system. Now if only baby can remember that difference on the outside! Fetal immune system is developing If your uterus had eyes, here's what you'd see: your fetus acting more and more like a baby, with his eyes closing during sleep and opening while awake.Īnd because those uterine walls are becoming thinner, more light penetrates the womb, helping your baby differentiate between day and night. That's one reason why some of his pokes and kicks feel pretty sharp these days. ![]() With that much baby inside your uterus, your amniotic fluid level has maxed out at 33 weeks pregnant, making it likely you have more baby than fluid now. Weight gain can range from a third more to a full doubling before the big debut. He weighs more than 4¼ pounds and is still gaining weight at a rate of about half a pound a week. ![]() This week your baby may be anywhere between 16 and 17 or more inches in length and could grow up to another full inch this week - especially if he's been on the shorter side. Only 1 month left to go! Still have questions? Here's some more information on how weeks, months and trimesters are broken down in pregnancy. If you're 33 weeks pregnant, you're in month 8 of your pregnancy.
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