Third trimester · 30 weeks pregnant
Week 30: a cabbage-sized baby
Lanugo fades, the brain wrinkles and the eyes focus.
The fine lanugo hair is disappearing as fat takes over the job of keeping warm. The brain surface is forming its wrinkles, the eyes can focus and the bone marrow has taken over making red blood cells.
Size and weight
About the size of
a cabbage
Length
39.9 cm
Weight
1.3 kg
Averages from standard growth charts. Measured crown to rump until week 20 and head to heel afterwards.
How your baby is developing
- Lanugo hair starts to disappear as fat insulates the body.
- The bone marrow takes over production of red blood cells.
- The brain's surface wrinkles to fit more tissue; the eyes can focus.
- The baby grips firmly and regulates its own temperature better.
How you may feel
- Tiredness
- Swelling
- Mood swings
- Shortness of breath
- Heartburn
- Clumsiness
- Pelvic pain
- Disturbed sleep
In Uzbekistan paid maternity leave begins at 30 weeks and lasts 126 calendar days, paid through the state social fund. Talk to your employer about the paperwork early.
What's next
Tests and appointments
- Maternity leave starts at 30 weeks: your polyclinic issues the sick-leave certificate for 126 calendar days (70 before and 56 after birth; 140 days for twins or complicated births).
- Ask for your exchange card (obmen kartasi) with all your results. You will take it to the maternity hospital.
- Routine visit: blood pressure, urine, fundal height, baby's position and movements; discuss your birth preferences.
What to do this week
- Practise slow breathing and relaxation techniques you can use in labour.
- Make a draft hospital bag list now and finish packing by 36 weeks.
- Ask about perineal massage from 34 weeks if you plan a vaginal birth.
Call your doctor or maternity hospital if
- Your baby is moving less than usual, or the pattern has changed
- Vaginal bleeding, or your waters break, especially if the fluid is green or brown
- A severe headache, vision changes, pain under the right ribs, or sudden swelling of your face and hands
- Regular painful tightenings before 37 weeks, or severe itching of your palms and soles
If something feels wrong, trust yourself and call 103 or your maternity hospital. You will never be wasting anyone's time.
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