Being pregnant is one of the most wonderful feelings in the world
. It is an amazing activity that can leave a woman overwhelmed from the sheer feeling of creating a new entity from within herself. When a woman is pregnant she goes through a wide assortment of feelings that can leave her anxious and tired. She will be in emotional and psychological turmoil from all the changes that take place in her body.
When a lady is 27 weeks pregnant, the baby weighs now about two pounds and has a length of about 14 inches. This is just an approximate value and generally it may fluctuate to both the sides. Also the boys tend to be heavier than the girls. This is a very momentous week for both the baby and the mother because the baby now opens her eyes in this week. Even though the baby now has open eyes, she is not able to see anything as the world around her is still dark. The baby is not able to coordinate the eyes to the light and as such is partially blind still now.
The baby is steadily growing and pretty soon the space he or she has is so restricted that he or she cannot move about much. The mother can now feel kicks as well as small, rhythmic contractions. These contractions are nothing but hiccups! Since the baby is growing pretty fast, the baby"s reproductive organs have also started growing. The girl child now has developing ovaries and the male child"s testicles have now descended to reach the scrotum. The mother at when she is 27 weeks pregnant also experiences a sea of changes in account of her weight as well as her mindset.
When the mother is 28 weeks pregnant, the woman gains a whopping 11 pounds and feels that the energy she had previously is fast fading. This is known as the third trimester and pregnancy is now just around the corner. The uterus can now be measured from about 3 inches from the belly. Also the woman when now faces an acute problem of being out of breath very often. This is a common symptom that is faced by a woman who is 28 weeks pregnant.
This is also a time when visits to the doctor should be made frequently in order to keep a tab on the health conditions of the mother as well as the baby. In case the person is Rh Negative, Rh immunoglobulin supplements are given to the expectant mother. This helps to keep the baby and mother healthy and also prevents antibodies from attacking the babies" blood. This process when the baby"s blood is attacked is known as sensitization and should be prevented at any cost.