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A little ta-da moment for the final week of your second trimester – your baby will open her eyes for the first time around now!
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Your little lodger weighs around 335g now – weigh a grapefruit in your hand and that’s about how heavy she is.
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If you could look inside, you’d see your baby sucking her thumb, her sucking reflex practically perfected now. It’s nature’s way of getting her to breastfeed from birth.
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Lots of leaps and bounds happening in week 18, from nerve cells multiplying to the beginnings of fingerprints.
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As you inch your way towards the finish line – you will be giving birth in about ten weeks! – your baby is still growing by leaps and bounds, even opening her eyes this week.
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You might have felt a few contractions already and were wondering if that was “it”. Don’t worry, you won’t miss the start of labour!
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Six weeks. That’s about how long you’ve got left before you get to meet the little person growing inside you. Amazing, right? We think so. Read on to know more about this week.
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Your baby tends to keep his head down, arms crossed, and legs folded up on his chest as there’s not much room to move around. He’ll be very glad to get out and stretch!
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Your baby is already a pretty impressive 15 mm long. Though you won’t feel it yet, she’s on the move.
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Time’s up! If he hasn’t already, your baby will arrive in the next few days. If he doesn’t come out voluntarily, your doctor might give him a little nudge.
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Can you feel the baby reacting to noises and your caresses yet? Towards the end of the second trimester is when that starts to happen, so be on the lookout.
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About the size of a grape, your little one measures about 15 mm, but in a sitting position now. In other words, from his coccyx to the crown of his head. Learn more about this week.
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The start of your second trimester is the start of lots of new development milestones for your baby.
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Things are slowing down a little in your belly now. That’s because everything is getting close to being cooked! Your baby is around 45 cm long and weighs 2.2 juicy kilos.
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Your baby is now 29cm long from head to toe and weighs considerably over 550g. You have got around 16 more weeks to go!
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Two hearts beat as one, as the song says. In actual fact, your baby’s heart is beating just fine on its own. Read more about this week.
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Your little one is around 38 cm long from crown to toe and already weights about 1.2 kilos, a third of her birth weight. Her feet measure around 5½ cm – yes, they are tiny!
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A lot of women start to believe that it’s all really real as they move into their second trimester. Is that you? Either way, there’s a lot going on in weeks 13 to 26.
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Almost one month already! There are lots of things happening inside you this week.
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