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Pregnancy week 33

Foetal development during week 33 of being pregnant - You will sometimes be able to feel a small fist or foot jammed into the side of your abdomen.

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You will sometimes be able to feel a small fist or foot jammed into the side of your abdomen. Make sure your mattress is firm and supportive. Do not listen to birth horror stories, no two births are alike.

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Your baby's fingernails reach the fingertips, her skin is pink and smooth and her body looks much more rounded. There is a store of glycogen building in your baby's liver. She will draw on this reserve energy during labour and the following days whilst feeding is established.

Your baby's brain is expanding rapidly, with the hearing and speech centres are maturing to a point where she will be able to recognise your voice at birth. A baby boy will now weigh more than a girl.

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Hi Leeza69, I'm also 33 weeks and am experiencing similar problems to yourself - some days I'm really frequent and then I won't go for nearly a week. My midwife did advise that both is quite normal just keep an eye to ensure there is no rectal bleeding - if this occurs, speak to your midwife or doctor.
Hope this helps
added by lakbub84 [Wed 23rd Dec 2009 @ 09:28:57]
I am 33 weeks and suffering from diarhea quite severlly for weeks now....some days its worse than others......has anyone else experienced this? it says in the books to expect to be constipated but i am just the opposite.....
added by Leeza69 [Mon 30th Nov 2009 @ 10:20:32]
im 33 wks pregnant and my babies movements r very mild and not so oten some days should i be worried?
added by carly2009 [Thu 30th Apr 2009 @ 09:18:07]
hi y i am 33 weeks i feel really well but my baby is very low and what is mucus pl;ug
added by aslamalaikum [Thu 19th Mar 2009 @ 09:31:24]
im 33wks ,after having sex i felt so tired d whole day.what can one do not 2 feel this tired next time?
added by ref [Mon 16th Mar 2009 @ 09:20:04]
I'm 33 weeks now..and im having trouble finding a good sleeping position..im afraid i might hurt my baby...
added by Lezangelzz [Thu 12th Mar 2009 @ 09:06:20]
I'm almost 33 weeks now, I haven't yet packed my hospital bag. Do I have to start packing now?
added by vids [Tue 10th Mar 2009 @ 08:49:25]
it is what they call "the show" i think...it is a kind of cap that protect the baby from all the bacteries and outside ...baby hickups every day....
added by CeliDa2009 [Mon 2nd Mar 2009 @ 09:25:32]
what is a mucus plug?
added by lenci [Fri 20th Feb 2009 @ 09:12:54]
im 32 weeks and lost my mucus plug the other day as well , this is my 4th baby so im just rolling with it and see what happens , my braxton hicks r more painful and alot of pain downstaris lol let me no how u get on
added by loopysue [Wed 12th Nov 2008 @ 09:22:54]
im having a strong craving towards strange things like chalk piece, ashes, smell of mosquito coils, calcium tablets etc pls help...... i dont know whether all these will harm me or unborn baby
added by Shana2004 [Tue 28th Oct 2008 @ 09:21:22]
I am almost 33 weeks and I think I am losing my mucus plug. I didnt lose my plug with my first pregnancy until 36 weeks. Am I losing it too early?
added by fancyface00 [Wed 22nd Oct 2008 @ 11:04:01]
wk 33 and the babys movements and kicking is very mild.could my baby be having a problem?
added by captain [Fri 3rd Oct 2008 @ 08:57:17]
babys hicups
added by tracieokeeffe [Mon 10th Mar 2008 @ 09:02:41]

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