Tuesday, November 08, 2005

Week 28


At this point the uterus is well above the navel pushing against the rib cage and as a result Johannie feels sometimes short of breath. Sleeping is sometimes a bit difficult as the baby continues to grow, and supporting the tummy at night with an extra pillow helps.
At this stage Anoushka is now a well formed mini human and if born today would have a 95% chance of survival even though their organs are still immature. We notice that the baby picks her moments to be active - from tossing and turning to idle moments of sleep. According to research, baby's brain waves show rapid eye movement (REM) in sleep - which means that Anoushka maybe able to dream at this stage. However her peaceful moments of sleep don't generally mirror that of Johannie's - so we look forward to a budding trapeze artiste at night.

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