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This week, your baby weighs almost 2 pounds (like a head of cauliflower)
and is about 14 1/2 inches long with her legs extended. She's sleeping
and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing her eyes, and
perhaps even sucking her fingers. With more brain tissue developing,
your baby's brain is very active now. While her lungs are still
immature, they would be capable of functioning — with a lot of medical
help — if she were to be born now. Chalk up any tiny rhythmic movements
you may be feeling to a case of baby hiccups, which may be common from
now on. Each episode usually lasts only a few moments, and they don't
bother her, so just relax and enjoy the tickle.
The
second trimester is drawing to a close, but as your body gears up for
the final lap, you may start noticing some new symptoms. Along with an
aching back, for example, you may find that your leg muscles cramp up
now and then. They're carrying extra weight, after all, and your
expanding uterus is putting pressure on the veins that return blood from
your legs to your heart as well as on the nerves leading from your
trunk to your legs. Unfortunately, the cramps may get worse as
your pregnancy progresses. Leg cramps are more common at night but can
also happen during the day. When a cramp strikes, stretching the calf
muscle should give you some relief. Straighten
your leg and then gently flex your toes back toward your shin. Walking
for a few minutes or massaging your calf sometimes helps, too.
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By this week, your baby weighs two and a quarter pounds (like a Chinese cabbage) and measures 14.8 inches from the top of her head to her heels. She can blink her eyes, which now sport lashes. With her eyesight developing, she may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. She's also developing billions of neurons in her brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world.
You're
in the home stretch! The third and final trimester starts this week. If
you're like most women, you'll gain about 11 pounds this trimester. At this point, you'll likely visit your doctor or midwife
every two weeks. Then, at 36 weeks, you'll switch to weekly visits.
Depending on your risk factors, your practitioner may recommend
repeating blood tests for HIV and syphilis now, as well as doing
cultures for chlamydia and gonorrhea, to be certain of your status
before delivery. Also, if your glucose screening test result was high and you haven't yet had follow-up testing, you'll soon be given the 3-hour glucose tolerance test.
And if the blood work done at your first prenatal visit showed that you're Rh negative,
you'll get an injection of Rh immunoglobulin to prevent your body from
developing antibodies that could attack your baby's blood. (If your baby
is Rh positive, you'll receive another shot of Rh immunoglobulin after
you give birth.)
Around this time, some women feel an unpleasant "creepy-crawly" sensation in their lower legs and an irresistible urge to move them while trying to relax or sleep. If this sensation is at least temporarily relieved when you move, you may have what's known as restless legs syndrome (RLS). No one knows for sure what causes RLS, but it's relatively common among expectant mothers. Try stretching or massaging your legs, and cut down on caffeine, which can make the symptoms worse. Ask your caregiver if you should try iron supplements, which can sometimes relieve RLS.
As for me, doing good. Starting to get a little uncomfortable, especially when Elisha sits in a certain position I get some pain toward the right side of my belly. Other than that all is going well. I feel huge already, and some of my maternity shirts are starting to no longer cover my belly, so I can't believe I have 3 months left. Hopefully my growth will chill out for a little bit. I'm still sleeping well at night, and maybe a tad tired from time to time during the day, but nothing that slows me down from my normal routine. Still lifting weights, walking, and riding the bike at the gym, but haven't jogged in a week or two and might be done for this pregnancy.
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By this week, your baby weighs two and a quarter pounds (like a Chinese cabbage) and measures 14.8 inches from the top of her head to her heels. She can blink her eyes, which now sport lashes. With her eyesight developing, she may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. She's also developing billions of neurons in her brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world.
Around this time, some women feel an unpleasant "creepy-crawly" sensation in their lower legs and an irresistible urge to move them while trying to relax or sleep. If this sensation is at least temporarily relieved when you move, you may have what's known as restless legs syndrome (RLS). No one knows for sure what causes RLS, but it's relatively common among expectant mothers. Try stretching or massaging your legs, and cut down on caffeine, which can make the symptoms worse. Ask your caregiver if you should try iron supplements, which can sometimes relieve RLS.
As for me, doing good. Starting to get a little uncomfortable, especially when Elisha sits in a certain position I get some pain toward the right side of my belly. Other than that all is going well. I feel huge already, and some of my maternity shirts are starting to no longer cover my belly, so I can't believe I have 3 months left. Hopefully my growth will chill out for a little bit. I'm still sleeping well at night, and maybe a tad tired from time to time during the day, but nothing that slows me down from my normal routine. Still lifting weights, walking, and riding the bike at the gym, but haven't jogged in a week or two and might be done for this pregnancy.
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oh my gosh! time is flying by! you look great!!
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