Week 34

***some info on my health***

Even though i havent had any problems yet with my bp i periodically have been taking my blood pressure. There have been some occasions when its been slightly high and i've relaxed and its quite quickly gone down. But on thursday it was high and when i'd retest it was still high. My bp stayed up Thursday and on with a few occasions of it being down. I saw the dr @ walmart on saturday and I had told him about my bp and that he'd see me on tuesday to. I told him Im trying like hell to last 3 more weeks and he said... If you cant you cant. so when i go to the dr on tuesday we'll see what he does about my bp.

Its been hanging from 145+/90+

Keep me & my baby in your thoughts please that we can last 3 more weeks and give us 37 weeks gestation!!!

Your Baby Week 34
Your baby weighs almost 5 lbs (2250 g) and is 12.8 inches (32cm) from crown to rump and about 19.8 inches (44cm) long.

If your baby were born now, she would be considered "pre-term" rather than premature. This distinction is based on fetal maturity, particularly the maturity of the fetal lungs. A pre-term baby, unlike a premature baby, is likely to have well-developed lungs and is less likely to need intensive care.

Your baby is surrounded by a red glow when sunlight shines on your belly and may be aware of this as she is able to differentiate between light and dark.

Your baby's hair is getting thicker, though it may be a different color when she is older.

She is currently shedding her lanugo, the fine downy hair that previously covered her body.

More vernix, the waxy coating that protects your baby's skin while submerged in amniotic fluid, is building up.

Your baby's adrenal glands are producing more steroid hormone, the androgen-like hormone that indirectly aids your milk production. Your baby is currently producing ten times more of this hormone than a normal adult and the adrenal glands are currently the same size as those of an adolescent. They will shrink after birth.

Your baby is laying down bone. To do this, she will draw calcium from you.

Your baby has taste buds and it has been suggested that she can taste and develop tastes for flavors found in the amniotic fluid, particularly flavors that you eat on a regular basis.