29 WEEKS OF PREGNANCY;DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH 

HOW BABY GROW'S

Your baby now weights a little over 1.1 kg  and is about 38.6cm  from head to heel . He's about the size of a butternut squash. His brain which was once smooth is gaining new folds and grooves  as it become more complex. Incredibly brain growth requires more than half the energy used by your baby. By the end of your third trimester, his brain will have created billions of neurons .

YOUR baby's  bones continue to harden. About 200mg of calcium is deposited in his skeleton every day. This is the same amount of calcium that you get from drinking a glass of milk. Other vitamins and minerals are also essential for your baby's developing bones, so make sure you're eating a well balanced diet.

 Eating well at this stage of pregnancy is important for your health and your baby's health. Try to eat plenty of iron rich food, which helps you make red blood cells.  Your baby will take iron stores from your body, so he wont't  run short, but you might.   .    Boost your iron intake by having meals with iron sources such as lean meat, leafy green and fortified cereal in your diet.

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