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n your third trimester, since your baby is growing, the space in your tummy might be cramped now. Get ready to feel those kicks harder than ever before. One of the major milestones to look forward to this week is your baby’ smile. Yes, you read it right. Your baby can smile in his/her sleep now.
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t’s extremely important for you to start having iron and calcium supplements now. Iron helps prevent anaemia and maintain red blood cells which transport oxygen. Expectant mothers require a minimum of 30 mg iron per day. Foods like beans, fortified whole-grain cereals and oatmeal are rich in iron. Your body now needs a minimum of 1000mg of Calcium. Consume whole grain bread, cheese, broccoli, or yoghurt along with calcium supplements prescribed your doctor. Take a look at what symptoms to expect this week:
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our baby is now the size of a Cabbage. Your baby is now around 15.2 inches(38.6cms) in length and weighs around 1.1 kgs. In the next 11 weeks your baby will more than double and may even come close to tripling in weight. Much of the weight will come from the fat accumulating under his or her skin right now. Following are the development of your 'Viable' this week.
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