Baby Boy #2 Update: Week 35

Now on my 35th week, the Braxton Hicks contractions are getting really strong. Whoever said that it is a mild discomfort obviously didn't have a uterus. No uterus, no opinion.

I weight 120 lbs and my tummy's circumference is 38". Everything except for the pain all over my body is normal. My blood pressure is okay, my glucose level is fine and my infection has subsided. I only have minor swelling in my feet and angles and my legs cramps have stopped. Since I have experienced lightening earlier on in the pregnancy, my major problem right now is the fact that every time the baby moves my bladder suffers. It's like I need to pee a whole lot and when I do I would only have a few drops of urine. I also experience Pelvic girdle pain or hip pain accompanied with back pains. Getting up to go to the toilet is a very painful experience, heck even turning over to a different sleeping position is painful.

How the baby is developing? (From Pregnancy Hut)

The baby is growing fast and measures around 18 inches long with a weight of around 5 ½ to 6 pounds. The majority of the baby’s growth is complete by the 35th week. The development of the baby’s kidneys is complete and the liver is beginning to produce waste. The baby will have less space in the body to move however its kickboxing routine that you might be counting at a specific period of the day will remain the same. If you have not started bonding with your baby this is a good time to start as the baby’s hearing faculty is fully developed by now. Do not feel awkward while chatting in baby talk as experts say that newborns pay close attention to high pitched tones. 99% of the babies born in the 35th week can survive outside the womb without any problems. The baby’s central nervous system is still developing but the lungs are mostly fully developed. Most of the protective tissues and hair tend to disappear but some of it might remain as a scaly coating. Tiny vellus hair grows in the next few weeks. Your baby is getting plump and the fat deposits begin to form which add fullness to the baby’s arms and legs.


During my 1st pregnancy I really didn't have an idea what contractions felt like. Well ladies, that tightening feeling you get in your tummy (busog feeling)as the oldies call it - those are contractions. You feel that usually in your 2nd trimester. At first I thought that was just the baby stretching. LoL. Stupid. Anyway, make sure to NOT mistake these Braxton Hicks/False Labor from True Labor. Keep in mind that unlike true labor, during this so-called false labor the contractions don't grow consistently longer, stronger, and closer together.