27 semanas...

Olá...

Quanto aos últimos acontecimentos... Pois bem, na passada sexta-feira fui fazer ecografia e descobri que os meus pequenitos estão a crescer a olhos vistos... Um está com aproximadamente 1,101Kgs e o outro com 0,968kgs... grandes e a crescer...

Qunato à mãe, afinal não tem diabetes (apesar do risco permanecer) e engordou 300grs nas últimas 3 semanas... A barriga cresce e de vez em quando parece gelatina... é quando os pequenitos se decidem esticar...

Já recebemos os kits para a criopreservação e agora o próximo passo é fazer a mala...

Agora fica aqui a newsletter das 27 semanas de gravidez...

You're in the home stretch — two trimesters down, one more to go. Your baby is growing steadily as he prepares for delivery day. He will gain weight rapidly over the next weeks and, as the size of your bump increases, you may feel more breathless and tired. Your baby's acting more like a newborn now, too. He opens and closes his eyes, sleeps and wakes at regular intervals, and may suck a finger or thumb. He may also be hiccuping a lot this week, which explains that odd rhythmic sensation you've probably been feeling.

Your baby now weighs nearly 2 pounds/ 875 grams and measures 14.5 inches/ 36.6 centimetres from head to toe. Her eyes open and close, she sleeps and wakes at regular intervals and she may suck a finger or thumb. Sweet dreams, little baby! Some experts believe that babies begin to dream by the 28th week. What do they dream about? No one knows for certain but the brain is active this week as well. The characteristic grooves on the brain's surface start to appear and more brain tissue develops. Chalk up any rhythmic movement you may be feeling to a case of the hiccups, which are common this week and throughout the pregnancy. Your baby has them but is breathing in amniotic fluid rather than air. A paper bag can't cure her hiccups, obviously, but an episode usually lasts only momentarily. The sensation for you may be strange but not unpleasant.

26 semanas de gravidez

Depois de alguns dias sem novidades, aqui fica o relato do crescimento dos nossos meninos...



Para ja aprveito para contar que ontem estive toda a manhã no hospital para fzer outra análise por causa dos diabetes gestacionais... resta agora aguardar o resultado... sexta-feira temos uma ecografia para espreitar as crianças...

Agora é frequente sentir os meninos não aos pontapés, mas a esticarem-se no pouco espaço que lhes resta... levo cada aperto... mas com umas festinhas eles mudam de lugar...



Fetal development - 26 weeks pregnant



Measuring your baby from top to toe with his legs extended, he is about 14 inches/35.6 centimetres. He weighs a little more than 1.6 pounds/ 760 grams. Your baby's eyes begin to open around now. Response to sound grows more consistent toward the end of the seventh month, when the network of nerves to the ear is complete. He also continues to take small breaths and although he's only breathing in water and not air, it's still good practice for when he's born.





Your baby's becoming more sensitive to sound as the network of nerves in her ears develops. If dad talks to her now, she might learn to recognise his voice. The more she hears it, the more likely she is to find it soothing after she's born. If he feels strange just talking to the baby, he can read the newspaper or a book out loud.

24 semanas e 1 dia...

Primeiro deixo aqui o relato da evolução dos nossos príncipes...

24 weeks pregnant

Your baby is still on the skinny side with no body fat but his brain is growing rapidly and he's starting to fill the space in your uterus. By now, you probably have a definite "pregnant" shape and the linea nigra, a dark line of pigmentation, may appear down the centre of your abdomen. Your baby's taste buds are also forming and, believe it or not, his sweet tooth. Could that explain your sudden craving for doughnuts? No one knows for sure but it's a good excuse, next time you find yourself visiting the bakery.

Your fetus weighs more than 1.3 pounds/ 600 grams. Though she still has little body fat and her skin is thin and fragile, she's now well-proportioned. Her brain is growing rapidly, and she is starting to fill the space in your uterus. From crown to heel she could measure 11.8 inches / 30 centimetres. If you went into labour at this time, however, many obstetricians and midwives would make every effort to halt the progress of premature labour to enable your baby to continue maturing. You may be noticing faint, red or brown streaks known as striae or stretch marks on your abdomen, hips and breasts. While creams won't erase them, wearing a supportive bra may help prevent or minimise them on your breasts. They are very common at this stage of the pregnancy -- about 90 per cent of women get them. After you've given birth, the reddish or brown pigmentation in the stretch marks gradually fades, and the streaks become lighter than the surrounding skin.

E quanto ao resto... bem, este é o meu primeiro dia em casa... nesta altura é importante o descanso para assegurar o crescimento dos bebés e para evitar um parto prematuro...

Tudo correndo bem, os bebés deverão estar a crescer até à semana 36... para isso resta descansar...

O quarto das crianças está montado, muito graças ao pai que se fartou de trabalhar ... sim porque eu pouco ou nada posso fazer... A roupinha está pronta para ser lavada e arrumada na mala... aos poucos tudo se vai arrumando...

Resta agora descansar para ver os meninos a crescer... ups... mais um miminho... são tão agitados... isto promete...