How the baby looks

There you go. The baby is all set to come out this month.

Your baby is a lovely pumpkin by now. He/she is 46-51 cm tall and weighs 3.2-3.5 kgs by the time you deliver.

Gastric motility decreases and the gastric emptying time (time taken for the food to go to the small intestine from the stomach) also increases.

We have already talked about the importance of proteins in our earlier newsletters. Today we are going to be talking about beans.

100 grams of cooked rajma contains 25 grams of fiber nad 25 grams of protein. That explains why it is so useful for constipation - The fiber content!

How your baby looks

By the end of the 8th month, your baby is 42-46 cms tall and look as big as a Jackfruit.

He/she weighs 2 - 2.3 kilograms. 

Plasma volume increases by about 50% from 2.5 litres to 3.75 litres during pregnancy in the mother. Cardiac output increases by 30% to supply more blood to the baby. The heart rate of the mother also increases by 20 beats per minute to 80 to 90 beats per minute.

How your baby looks

She/he is as big as a Pineapple by the end of the 7th month of the pregnancy.

Your baby is 33-36 tall and now weighs 1-1.8 kilograms.

The fetus is said to react to sound somewhere between 4th to the fifth month. They may get stimulated or irritated by some sounds.

Dairy products are a great source of proteins. The pregnant woman should take care of the amount of protein in their diet. Dairy products contain two types of high-quality protein: casein and whey. Dairy is the best dietary source of calcium and provides high amounts of phosphorus, various B-vitamins, magnesium and zinc.

Dahi vada is a popular north Indian snack which is made during special occasions and festivals, in the south, it is called Thayir vada. This tasty snack consist of fried urad dal vadas dunked in a creamy whipped curd topped with spicy and sweet chutneys in the north or just garnished with coriander leaves and curry leaves in the south.