Pregnancy Week 28
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What Your Baby is Doing This Week
Your baby is putting on weight rapidly and should now weigh in at around 2 pounds, 2 ounces (1,000 grams) and measures about 10 inches (25 cm) long. At your next prenatal appointment, your health care provider may tell you whether your baby is headfirst or feet- or bottom-first (called breech position) in the womb. Babies who are in the breech position may need to be delivered by cesarean section. Your baby still has 2 months to change position, though, so don't worry if your baby is in the breech position right now. Most babies will switch positions on their own shortly before delivery.
Your baby's brain continues to develop and expand and that hair on your baby's head has continued to grow.
What Your Body is Doing This Week
Remember that early test you had for Rh factor? Make sure you know the results at this point. If your don't have it, you're Rh negative but if your test results show that you are Rh positive, your baby could have some health problems such as jaundice or anemia. Your doctor can prevent these problems by giving you a vaccine called Rh Immune Globulin this week and again after delivery.
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