Here is what www.babycenter.com has to say about the 29th week:
"Your baby now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds (like a butternut squash)
and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. His muscles and
lungs are continuing to mature, and his head is growing bigger to make
room for his developing brain. To meet his increasing nutritional
demands, you'll need plenty of protein, vitamins C, folic acid, and
iron. And because his bones are soaking up lots of calcium, be sure to
drink your milk (or find another good source of calcium,
such as cheese, yogurt, or enriched orange juice). This trimester,
about 250 milligrams of calcium are deposited in your baby's hardening
skeleton each day."
I am still taking my prenatal vites which have calcium in them. Here are some good calcium food sources that I also found at baby center dot com:
- 1 cup plain skim-milk yogurt: 488 mg
- 1 cup nonfat fruit yogurt: 345 mg
- 1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese: 337 mg
- 3 ounces sardines (drained solids with bone): 324 mg
- 8 ounces skim milk: 301 mg
- 1 cup calcium-fortified orange juice: 300 mg
- 1 ounce Gruyere cheese: 287 mg
- 1/2 cup firm tofu made with calcium sulfate: 253 mg
- 1 ounce mozzarella cheese: 222 mg
- 1 ounce cheddar cheese: 204 mg
- 3 ounces canned pink salmon, with bones and liquid: 181 mg
- 1/2 cup cooked spinach: 136 mg
- 1/2 cup boiled collards: 133 mg
- 1 cup nonfat cottage cheese: 125 mg
- 1/2 cup boiled turnip greens: 98 mg
- 2 corn tortillas: 92 mg
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds: 88 mg
- 1 ounce (about 23 whole) dry roasted almonds: 75 mg
look at that cute belly!
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