Week13 |
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placenta now maintains your pregnancy and now has
completely taken over hormone production from ovaries.
You will be excited to see the small bump developing
as your uterus moves into abdomen. For most of the
women, feeling of being sick and tiredness starts
subsiding This is begining of honeymoon phase of
pregnancy where you are most comfortable. |
By
the end of week 13, Your baby now measures 7.0 cm,
Your baby,s arms and legs move independently and
it can turn its head from side to side.Your baby
has begun to practice swallowing by taking in the
surrounding amniotic fluid and passing it back into
the amniotic sac through his urine. |
Week14 |
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| You
may notice the appearance of a dark line down the
middle of your abdomen. This is called the "linea
negra." The areola (the dark part of your nipple
area) may have gotten darker and larger. This is
normal as your body readies itself for breastfeeding.
Your uterus is the size of a large grapefruit and
is growing out of your pelvis area. |
Your
baby now measures 7.0-9cm and weighs 25.5-28.4g.This
is the time when, Downyhair, called lanugo, is begining
to grow over its entire body to protect the skin,
however will start to dissappearin the few weeks
before birth. The eyelids, fingernails and toenails
are begining to form.The muscles are developing
allowing baby to make stronger movements. |
Week15 |
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| During
this period you may develop a facial pigmentation
known as Chlosma, which will disappear after the
baby is born. If you plan on doing an amniocentesis
(a test that can indicate any abnormalities in the
baby) you should schedule it now as these are normally
done between 16 and 18 weeks. |
Your
baby now measures 9-11cm and weighs 35-40g. The
skeleton continue to develop and is getting harder
now, transforming from soft cartilage to bone.your
baby's blood is beginning to form in the bone marrow
and blood vessels can be seen through its paper
thin skin. |
Week16 |
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| The
amount of amniotic fluid and the size of uterus
is increasing. You may feel a fluttering in your
stomach, it is the movement of your baby. It is
also referred as "quickening". Most women
notice this 'quickening' between 16 and 20 weeks.
Don't worry yourself for early movements, you will
feel them in coming weeks. |
Your
baby is now about 10-12 cm in length and weighs
about 78-83 g.The umbilical cord id growing stronger
and thicker to carry nutrients to the baby.you baby
head is erect and legs are developed to kick actively.
If your baby is female, her ovaries develop millions
of eggs during this time. |
