The baby is significantly adding on weight but you will not see any noticeable change in your own weight. The longer your baby is in its protective environment until the due date, the better it is in terms of the bay’s health. During this stage of pregnancy, the baby must have taken the head down position, but if he/she hasn’t there is no cause for concern.
You may also experience urgency to visit the bathroom or a lack of bladder control when you cough, sneeze, or even laugh. You should however not cut back on liquids as you will need plenty of fluids at this stage of pregnancy. You can practice mild form of Kegel exercises which will strengthen the pelvic muscles and prevent pregnancy induced incontinence. You should also eat a nutritious pregnancy diet with proteins and minerals. Your pregnancy diet should be well balanced and should meet the growing needs of the baby.
Most common pregnancy symptoms at this stage are backaches, leg cramps, and other pains that come with the final weeks of pregnancy. You may also experience preeclampsia which manifests as a swelling in your ankles and feet, and sometimes in your face and hands. The pregnancy hormones usually cause this swelling for meeting the growing baby’s needs. You must consume plenty of water and keep your feet in a heightened position to relieve swelling. While most of the symptoms will vanish after
Eyelashes, eyebrows, and the hair on your baby’s head develop around this stage of pregnancy. The lanugo hair present on the baby since the beginning of the second trimester falls off, only few hairs may remain on the shoulders and back at birth.
Your baby will weigh about 4 pounds (1,800 grams) and 11.4 inches (29 cm) from crown to rump. Even if you experience premature labor at this stage your baby will have a good chance of survival.
You will be constantly checked for blood pressure, urine, and
As your baby’s weight increases to more than 3 pounds this week, the strain on your body will be noticeable. You will experience pain in the lower back and hips. There will be less room for your internal organs due to the growing baby. For your lungs to expand you must take more breaths.
Your baby will be quite small but his facial and other features have almost fully developed at this stage. You can see more development of the baby in the next 18 weeks. His or her skin still seems wrinkly, mainly because there is not sufficient weight gain to fill the skin out. Your baby’s lips starts to become more distinct. While the eyes have
This is the first week of your second trimester of pregnancy. The baby grows slowly as all the internal organs have fully developed by this stage of pregnancy. The size of the fetus is small and there is sufficient space in the uterus for it to grow further. Morning sickness for most women will vanish by this stage and they will experience an increase in appetite.
The baby is around 2 1/2-3 inches long and weighs about 0.7 ounces. The baby’s head is still
By the end of the twelfth week, your baby will be 2 ½ inches in length from crown to rump and will weigh about 14 grams. The digestive system of the baby will be able to produce contractions that will push food through the bowels. The baby will also be able to urinate at this stage, the baby’s kidneys start functioning. The amniotic fluid is replaced every three hours so that the baby stays protected in a clean environment. The baby will be able to open/close its mouth, clench its fist and make facial expressions. The baby will also alternately be
The baby becomes a fetus from an embryo at the ninth week of pregnancy. The baby measures about 13 and 17 millimeters from crown to rump. The embryonic tail of the baby disappears and bone and cartilage begins to form. The gonads become testes in a boy and ovaries in a girl. But the baby still has to external genitalia.
The baby during ninth week of pregnancy has developed fingers which are still webbed. The eyelids and toes begin to form and the tip of the nose becomes visible. Spontaneous movement of the baby is possible at this
At the sixth week of pregnancy your baby’s brain and nervous system will be rapidly developing. Optic vesicles which develop into eyes form on either side of the head and also the passages for the inner ear. An ultrasound examination will allow you to listen to your baby’s heart beat around this stage of pregnancy. The respiratory and digestive systems also begin to develop during the sixth week of pregnancy. Arms and legs also start to grow. Your baby starts to show recognizable physical features and is protected by the amniotic sac.
As the baby’s legs are curled up against the torso for most part of the pregnancy it is difficult to
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