Week 27. Pregnancy week by week

You are about to finish the second trimester of your pregnancy week by week. You are in the twenty-seventh week of pregnancy and you will be looking forward to holding your son in your arms. It has been a quarter of very remarkable physical changes. Your abdomen has swollen and has brought many consequences. However, you will have become accustomed to your new life and be more calm. Each time is less for the moment of birth.

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Physical and psychological changes of pregnant women

You've been pregnant for seven and a half months now. You will not notice many more symptoms at the moment than you already feel. Among them are the following:

1. You will notice swelling in the legs.

2. You must take care of the appearance of stretch marks by the stretching of your skin.

3. You can feel "Braxton-Hicks" contractions.

4. The mammary areola is more brown and larger. The Morgagni glands secrete a substance that serves to protect and lubricate your breast during breastfeeding.

5. You will feel more urge to urinate by the pressure of your uterus in the bladder.

The development of the baby during week 27

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The fetus is in week twenty-five of gestation and you in the twenty-seven of pregnancy. It has finally reached the kilo of weight and continues to mature his nervous system.

1. It already measures around 24 centimeters

2. It seems that it breathes like us because it performs respiratory movements, although oxygen receives it through the umbilical cord. Also, we can notice if you have hiccups. He is preparing for the moment of birth.

3. The lungs are the last organ to fully develop. In them begins to create the surfactant. It is a substance that keeps the pulmonary alveoli open, which prepares them for the moment of birth.

The health of the pregnant woman at week 27 of pregnancy

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It is the penultimate week of the second trimester of pregnancy. Week twenty-seven does not bring new concerns or recommendations to adopt that you have not had to take before. Remember the following:

1. It is necessary to take a good diet. The phrase "we are what we eat" becomes stronger when you carry a baby in your belly. In addition, you should continue to drink eight glasses of water a day to avoid constipation and eat foods with fiber.

2. Perform moderate exercise. It is very important for your body.

3. It is recommended that you start doing relaxation and breathing exercises. It is good because of the possible fatigue that you can suffer as a result of the slight displacement of your lungs and as preparation for the delivery. To better control contractions.

Control of pregnancy in week 27 of pregnancy

If you have already done the O'Sullivan test, it is not necessary to perform any other analytical test in this quarter. Anyway, is a good time to perform a 3D / 4D ultrasound as a souvenir. It is a service that does not cover social security unless it is because the doctor believes necessary to perform it in case there is the possibility of a malformation.