33^rd Week

Growing, Dreaming, Thriving

Welcome To Week 33!

You are rapidly approaching your due date. Your body works overtime as your growing baby consumes energy at a high rate, commonly triggering extreme third-trimester fatigue, intense foot and ankle swelling, or numbness and pain in your fingers and wrists.

Your baby weighs over 1.9 kg and measures about 43.7cm from head to toe.
Bones have become remarkably strong as the baby actively absorbs maternal calcium.
The little one is busy shifting and adjusting inside the uterus to find the most comfortable position.
The baby is now fully capable of being delivered early with a survival probability of over 90%.
Baby is about the size of a pineapple.

Changes in Your Body

Swelling in the hands and feet and shortness of breath may increase.

What's Happening Inside?

The baby’s bones are hardening, except for the skull, which stays soft for delivery.

When to Check With a Doctor

• Heavy bleeding.
• Severe abdominal pain.
• High fever.
• Reduced or no baby movement.
• Fluid leaking or your water breaking.
• Regular contractions before 37 weeks.
• Severe headache, vision changes or sudden swelling of hands/face.

Helpful Tips for Week 33

• Finalise your birth plan.
• Continue kick counts and report any changes.
• Stay hydrated to reduce Braxton Hicks contractions.
• Rest with legs elevated to ease swelling.

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