Pregnancy Week 26
How big is yourbaby? Your growing baby now measures around 14.02 inches (35.6cm) and weighs about 1.68 pounds (760g). How big are you? Your uterus is about 2.36 inches (6cm) above your bellybutton or about 10.23inches (26cm) from your pubic symphysis. In the second half of your pregnancy youwill be growing nearly 0.39inches (1cm) each week and if you have been followinga balanced, nutritious meal plan you would have put on a total of between 16 and22 pounds (7.2 and 9.9kg). How is your baby developing and growing Your babynow has some sort of sleeping pattern. You may find that…
Pregnancy Week 25
How big is yourbaby? The measurement is now at around 13.62 inches (34.6cm) and your baby is nowweighing approximately 1.46 pounds (660g). How big are you? Your uterus now measures 9.84 inches (25cm) from the pubic symphysis to thetop of your uterus, and would probably be about the size of a small soccer ballby now. How is your baby developing and growing If you were to go into labor now, your baby would have a strong chance of surviving. Some of thegreatest advances in medicine over the past years has been the care of premature babies. Your baby is still…
Pregnancy Week 24
How big is your baby? The measurement is now at around 11.81 inches (30cm) and your baby is now weighingapproximately 1.32 pounds (600g). How big are you? Your uterus should be about 2 inches (5.1cm) above your belly button by now,which is almost 9.4 inches (24cm) above your pubic symphysis. How is your baby developing and growing Your baby is starting to fill out and his/her face and body will be startingto look more like that of an infant at birth with each passing day, even if it onlyweighs a little over a pound and is still tiny. Most of…
Pregnancy Week 23
Howbig is your baby? The measurement is now at around 11.38 inches (28.9cm) and your baby isnow weighing approximately 1.10 pounds (501g). How big are you? Your uterus should now be about 1.18 inches (3cm) above your bellybutton andabout 9.05 inches (23cm) above your pubic symphysis this week. Your total weight gainat this stage of your pregnancy should by now be about 12 to 15 pounds (5.5kg-6.8kg) How is your baby developing and growing Your baby's body will start getting plumper and wrinkled and any lanugo hairmay start to turn darker at this time. His/Her eyebrows and eyelids are well…
Pregnancy Week 22
Howbig is your baby? The head to heel measurement is now at around 10.94 inches (27.8cm) and your babyis now weighing approximately 15.17 ounces (430g). By the end of this week yourbaby will be about the size of a Barbie doll. How big are you? Your uterus should now be about 0.78 inches (2cm) above your bellybutton and about8.66 inches (22cm) above your pubic symphysis this week. You may be feeling comfortably pregnant now as most women tend to enjoy the second trimester of their pregnancy, as most of the early pregnancy symptoms would have left them and they are…
Pregnancy Week 21
How big is your baby? From this week on we can measure the baby from head to heel. It will now be around10.51 inches (26.7cm ) and will weigh 12.70 ounces (360g). How big are you? Your uterus should now be about 1cm above your bellybutton this week. By this weekyour waist line would have completely disappeared and friends, family and even strangerswill know that you are pregnant. How is your baby developing and growing Your baby's digestive system is already functioning in a simple way. At thisstage your baby can swallow amniotic fluid, absorb much of the water in…
Pregnancy Week 20
How big is your baby? Your babys crown to rump measurement is now at 6.46 inches (16.4 cm) and your babyis now weighing approximately 10.58 ounces (300g). How big are you? Your uterus should now be about in line with your bellybutton this week. Your uterus will be measured on a regular basis by your healthcare provider in orderto keep track of your baby's development and growth. He may either use your bellybuttonor the pubic symphysis as a point of reference. From the 20th week of your pregnancy your uterus should grow about 1cm (0.39")every week. If…
Pregnancy Week 19
Howbig is your baby? This week your baby measures 15.3cm (6.02 inches) and weighs in at around 240g (8.47ounces). Your baby's weight will increase more than 15 times between now and when you give birth. Your baby's development If you are having a girl, then you will find that she already has primitiveegg cells in her ovaries! Girls are born with all the eggs they will ever have intheir life time already in their ovaries. Over the next few days the vernix caseosa will begin to form over your baby's body.This is a creamy looking substance which forms as a…
Pregnancy Week 18
How big is your baby? This week your baby measures 14.2cm (5.59 inches) and weighs in at around 190g (6.70ounces). Your baby's development Your baby's pads on his/her fingers and toes will begin to form the characteristicswirls and creases of finger and toe prints. By this week meconium - which is the early fecal waste matter - will start to accumulatein the babys bowels. Meconium is made up of a number of different materials suchas; cell loss, digestive secretions, amniotic fluid, etc. By the middle of the week your babys eyes will now look forward rather than to thesides and…
Pregnancy Week 17
How big is your baby? The crown to rump length is now up to 13cm (5.12 inches) and the weight is now around140g (4.94 ounces), which is double what it was 2 weeks ago. How big are you? Your uterus is now about 2 inches (5cm) below your bellybutton. You are now showingquite a bit and there is an obvious swelling in your lower abdomen. By this time maternity clothingis a must for comfort sake, as you would have probably gained about 5-10 pounds (2.3-4.6 kg) by now. How is your baby developing and growing There is a definite change…