Your Pregnancy at Week 29

The baby moves more and more vigorously, and sometimes kicks suddenly, which may surprise you.

The baby's nutritional needs reach their peak during pregnancy. Their brain is growing rapidly so its more important than ever to eat healthily. 

The expectant mother has a lot of extra blood and fluid in her body and may become more bloated and urinate more often. 

Pregnant women start to feel the baby's movements strongly at 29 weeks, for example, they could feel at least 10 movements every two hours.

The expectant mother now has a lot of extra blood and fluid in her body and becomes more prone to edema. It will be more difficult for a pregnant woman to bend over as her belly grows larger. Now is the time to clip your toenails and buy some shoes you can slip on because in the next few weeks you will find that bending over is not comfortable and will gradually become more difficult. 

Entering the 29th week, the uterus moves up to about 7.5 to 10 cm above the mother's navel, causing pressure on the mother's bladder causing the need for frequent urination again. Sometimes when laughing or coughing, there may be a small amount of urine discharge known as incontinence. A women's health physiotherapists can help with incontinence issues.   

Due to the size of the fetus, the uterus expands, and the enlarged uterus oppresses the intestinal tract which can cause heartburn, constipation and hemorrhoids. Light exercise and movement can help to prevent these symptoms.