How your baby develops in the 7th month of pregnancy
From the 25th week of pregnancy, you are 7 months pregnant. In this month, your baby will go through a significant weight gain. Every calorie is used to grow. In the seventh month, it is therefore not unusual for your belly to grow significantly and for the pregnancy to become increasingly strenuous for you. You should now also clearly feel your baby's movements.
Your baby is not only growing in the 7th month of pregnancy, but is also continuing to develop. At around the 27th week of pregnancy, it opens its eyes for the first time. The nostrils also open: previously there was skin over them.
Your baby's other senses also continue to develop from the 7th month of pregnancy. Your baby continues to swallow amniotic fluid – in the process, it gets to know its first tastes and the sense of taste matures. Your baby's digestion is also further trained by the amniotic fluid.
Your baby's ossicles are now getting harder and harder and your baby can hear better. It perceives your heartbeat, for example, and also hears what is happening outside your baby bump. Your baby perceives your voice via bone conduction anyway.
In the 7th month of pregnancy, another milestone awaits your baby. At around the 28th week of pregnancy, a substance that the alveoli need forms in your baby's body. It is called surfactant and is a gel-like substance in the lungs. Your baby needs this substance to be able to breathe outside the womb. If a premature birth occurs from the 28th week of pregnancy, lung maturation is not yet complete and your baby cannot breathe independently. After the 7th month of pregnancy, however, your baby has a good chance of survival.
Size & weight of your baby in the 7th month of pregnancy
If you are 7 months pregnant, you will notice in the coming weeks that the resident in your belly is getting bigger and heavier. You will also notice from your baby bump that you are slowly approaching the end of your pregnancy. We summarize the size and weight in the 7th month of pregnancy for you:
25th week of pregnancy
Your baby weighs around 650 to 750 grams this week. The size is approximately 34 to 35 centimeters. This means your baby is now about as big as a small pumpkin.
26th week of pregnancy
Your baby continues to gain weight and now weighs 750 to 900 grams. It is also growing: its length is now approximately 35 to 36 centimeters. Your baby is now as big as a zucchini.
27th week of pregnancy
For the first time, your baby now weighs 1 kilogram. The size in this week of pregnancy is about 35 to 37 centimeters. This means your baby is the size of a cauliflower.
28th week of pregnancy
Your baby's weight is 1,000 to 1,100 grams. It is 36 to 37 cm tall. Your baby is now about as big as a head of lettuce.
The 3rd trimester of your pregnancy begins in the 7th month and you are slowly approaching birth. This is also reflected in your baby's growth and weight gain. So it's high time to start preparing for your baby's arrival.
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How your body changes in the 7th month of pregnancy
The baby's development is progressing in big steps, which you will also notice in your body when you are 7 months pregnant. Your baby is in an intensive growth phase: you will notice this especially in your baby bump. Your baby now needs more and more space and your uterus is expanding. Your belly will therefore grow significantly this month.
In addition, your breast may already be secreting the first breast milk. This is colostrum: this is the first form of your breast milk, which can certainly leak from your breast during pregnancy. If you feel uncomfortable with this, you can buy nursing pads and thus prevent stains.
Not only your body changes in the 7th month of your pregnancy. Your emotional state could also fluctuate. Many women feel that birth is getting closer and closer. This realization is often associated with many fears and uncertainties. As an expectant mother, you may know these thoughts and worry particularly strongly in the current phase of pregnancy.
Talk to your partner, other mothers or your gynecologist. If you have a midwife, she can take away many of your fears with her great experience.
These symptoms are typical in the 7th month of your pregnancy
With the beginning of the 7th month of pregnancy, you will notice that your symptoms change slightly. The fetus in your belly continues to grow and takes up more space in the uterus. This can lead to the following symptoms in expectant mothers who are 7 months pregnant:
Heartburn
The pregnancy hormone progesterone ensures in many pregnant women that the muscle between the stomach and the esophagus no longer closes as strongly. Your uterus also presses on your stomach. This leads to heartburn in many expectant mothers.
Shortness of breath
Your baby is growing strongly, which means your uterus is pressing on your other organs. This makes you short of breath and you have to rest more. You should definitely follow this urge and give your body rest.
Urge to urinate
Your baby sometimes also presses on your bladder or even nudges it with its movements. As a result, many women feel an increased urge to urinate in the third trimester.
Back pain
Back pain is very common among pregnant women. Your back muscles have to carry your baby's weight. If your center of gravity moves forward, this puts additional strain on your lower back. Therefore, you should avoid standing for long periods.
First contractions
If you are 7 months pregnant, you will occasionally feel practice contractions. Your belly becomes hard and tightens. These practice contractions are training for the upcoming birth. They can also promote blood flow to the placenta and stimulate the growth of your uterus.
Many pregnant women also have difficulty finding a suitable sleeping position and feel more tired. During your pregnancy, you should listen to your body's symptoms. Use the rest periods to prepare for the birth of your baby and the time afterwards.
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7 months pregnant: These examinations are carried out
If you are 7 months pregnant, some examinations are due. Your doctor will carry out a regular check-up and examine your baby and you closely.
In addition, a glucose test is carried out. This indicates whether you suffer from gestational diabetes. In certain cases, the test may have already been carried out in advance. This usually happens if an increased risk of gestational diabetes has been determined by your doctor. An antibody screening test is also done in the 7th month of pregnancy. If your body forms unusual antibodies, your doctor would recognize them through this.
Under certain circumstances, your doctor will also perform a CTG. If there is an increased risk of premature birth, then initial contraction activity can be detected by the CTG. Changes in the heart tones of the unborn baby can also be detected via this.
