What happens in month 7 during pregnancy

Month 7: (25-29 weeks)

You are about to enter your third trimester. At your routine 28-week check your midwife will offer you blood tests to check your iron levels and blood group. Maintaining your iron stores are important for you and your baby – helping your baby lay down iron stores for its future, and also to prevent you from becoming anaemic. Iron is contained in green leafy vegetables, red meat and is better absorbed with Vitamin C (citrus fruits).

The regularity of your babies movements will indicate their wellbeing. If movements slow down or have become different in any way, do contact the antenatal ward and they should be happy to assess you.

Being fully informed about options during labour and childbirth can make it a more empowering experience for you and your birth partner. There are lots of ways to gain this information – your local NHS hospital may be providing antenatal classes, and there are lots of credible on-line resources. You might also want to consider a ‘babymoon’, a weekend away with your birthing partner linking essential pregnancy care with pampering – such as Mummy and Little Me Retreats.

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