Help your baby develop in the thirty-first week of your pregnancy
Your baby’s brain has been making trillions of connections, helping him or her to process the sensory experiences. Keep supporting your little one’s brain development with DHA.
What’s happening this week?
All systems in his or her body are getting ready for his or her grand entrance into the world. This includes the digestive system so that he or she can get nourishment from you after birth; and the central nervous systemi to regulate body temperature.
Your baby is also making trillions of brain connectionsii. This helps him or her process the sensory experiences, such as sensing bright light, or reacting to the sounds he or she hears.
Weighing more than three pounds (1.5 kilograms) now, baby measures about 16 inches (41 centimeters) from head to toeiii.
What can you expect?
By now, you have an impressive baby bump. You may often feel breathless as your growing uterus pushes your lungs upwardsiv. By exercising regularly, you can feel more comfortable. This is because you’re less likely to be breathless if you’re keeping fit and having a healthy weight gain. Remember to consult your doctor before doing any exercises during your pregnancy.
What can you do to support your pregnancy?
Continue to include iron-rich foods such as spinach, lentils, poultry and meat to your meals. This may not just help prevent iron deficiency anemia which may cause you to feel lethargicv, but will also support your baby’s development.
Nurture your baby’s continuing brain development (remember, trillions of connections!) with adequate DHA and other foods rich in nutrients like zinc, choline and folate(vi), helping along both his or her EQ and IQ development.
Meanwhile, it helps to weigh yourself daily or weekly during your pregnancy so you can keep abreast of your weight gain.
By now, you may have started imagining what life will be like after your baby is born. You may have started decorating the nursery and getting tiny clothes ready for his or her grand entrance and even thinking of names. All this is done with love, which baby is believed to be able to sensevii in the safe confines of your womb.
