The long-awaited thirtieth week is coming: very soon you will go on maternity leave. The weight of the fetus at 30 weeks already reaches one and a half kilograms, which is quite well felt by a pregnant woman. About ten weeks remain before delivery. That is how much a child will need to become fully mature. However, often babies are born before. At 38 weeks, the fetus is considered already fully mature. But if, for some reason, childbirth begins earlier, you have no reason to worry: the baby’s body is already fully formed and is ready to function independently when the necessary conditions are created.
What happens in the tummy
The weight of the fetus at 30 weeks increases by leaps and bounds. The main development is complete, all organs and systems are fully formed, but now it is necessary to build muscle and the fat layer, which is extremely important for heat transfer. This is what the baby will do in recent weeks in the womb. Of course, the weight of the fetus at 30 weeks is different from the way it is born. The average weight of a full-term baby is 3–3.5 kg, that is, as you see, in the last two months he will have to recover by about 2 kg. So, good nutrition for a woman is still very important.
Why it is so important to track the height and weight of the child
In fact, these are so far the only qualitative indicators of the normal or pathological development of the fetus. That is why doctors throughout the pregnancy will closely monitor the dynamics of its changes, make charts. Any stop, and even less weight loss of the crumbs - this is an extremely alarming symptom that will entail the hospitalization of the mother and clarification of the causes of what is happening. The weight of the fetus at 30 weeks is a kind of “rubicon”. If it is passed with normal indicators, then further, most likely, everything will be fine.
Growth rate and weight
As already mentioned, it is by the seventh month of pregnancy that the baby's height and weight become indicative. It is impossible to track them until the eighth week, so doctors do not undertake to make any predictions. As you know, they register after 12 weeks, recording the first indications of ultrasound. But this moment is already far behind. Now your baby is very large, according to the results of the third ultrasound, doctors diagnose "30 weeks of pregnancy." The weight of the fetus at this time is usually about 1300 g. This is an average indicator, and if the doctor does not see anything wrong with minor deviations, then you should not worry. The baby’s height is already more than thirty centimeters, that is, for the last two months he will have to not only recover by two kilograms, but also grow by 10-15 cm. The task is not easy.
We pass the examination
How do doctors determine that you are now 30 weeks pregnant? The weight of the fetus is very helpful in this difficult task. A logical question arises: how to weigh the unborn baby? The solution seems simple: just weigh the expectant mother before pregnancy, and then monitor the weight gain. But it seems so, in fact, an increase in weight is given not only by a growing child, but also by the placenta, amniotic fluid and edema, which are often found in all pregnant women. What should be the weight of the fetus at 30 weeks? The norm for today is recorded in medical reference books, this information accumulated as a result of studying intrauterine development of a person.
To calculate the weight of the future baby, the doctor fixes the following indicators. This is the week of pregnancy according to the calculations of the obstetrician-gynecologist, as well as the main parameters of the baby’s body. Most often, the gynecologist diagnoses "30 - 31 weeks of pregnancy." The weight of the fetus may vary even within these two weeks. At 30 weeks, this is most often 1300, and at 31 weeks - already 1500. Therefore, on the basis of all measurements taken during an ultrasound, the doctor adjusts the time limit set by the obstetrician-gynecologist.
Expectant mothers need to remember: an ultrasound scan is an extremely important tool for monitoring the development of your baby, but you should not use it on your own. Today there are lots of clinics where you can get paid extraordinary ultrasound in order to find out the sex, take a photo of the future crumbs or show you it in 3D-format. But such procedures, performed without specialist supervision, can harm the baby.
Measurements in the office of a gynecologist
The weight of the fetus (30, 31 weeks) is determined not only by ultrasound. At each appointment, the doctor conducts his "weighings", usually quite accurate. To do this, he will need the parameters of the abdomen of the future mother. The first digit is VDSM. The stomach is measured with a centimeter tape along the midline of the abdomen from the top of the head to the pubic symphysis. As a rule, this figure is approximately equal to the gestational age. That is, if the pregnancy is 30 weeks, weight, fetal growth by ultrasound is 1300 g and 39 cm, respectively, then this figure can in no way correspond, for example, 20.
The circumference of the abdomen is measured at the level of the navel. The resulting two digits are multiplied, using them you can approximately find out the weight of the unborn child. Typically, for a period of 30 weeks, this figure is approximately 75% reliable.
Large fruit: good or bad
It is traditionally believed that a large child is a sign of his excellent health. In fact, this is not so at all. No wonder doctors give the average numbers of 1300 g, this is the optimal fetal weight at 30 weeks of gestation. The norm may slightly differ from the actual weight, but serious deviations from this figure may indicate endocrine diseases, improper nutrition of the mother, or an incorrect pregnancy. This should not be scared, but you need to listen to the advice of doctors.
Woman's feelings
As the baby gets harder day by day, his movements are more and more noticeable to his mother. Sometimes they can already cause discomfort, but as soon as the baby falls asleep, his mother begins to miss his games. Enjoy these moments, they may never happen again. At this time, it may be very interesting to study the literature, which describes the features of intrauterine development. So you will not only know what your baby's height and weight, but also what is happening in his body, what he does there. It is such knowledge that helps to make your condition the most harmonious.