pregnancy & pregnancy symptoms

By now you are visibly pregnant, you may feel hot and sweaty because of your increased blood supply.  Changes in blood flow can mean your blood pressure drops which may make you feel faint.  Some women expirence rib pain because the baby is pressing upward against the rib cage.

Creases start to appear on the baby’s palms and fingertips, it may also start to suck its thumb and hiccup.  Many baby’s born at this stage have survived with the help of hospital intensive care.  Your baby at this stage in pregnancy is about 33cm in length and weighs about 570 grams.

At this stage in pregnancy you will start to notice your baby’s movements for the first time, which are usally felt as light flutters.  It still might be to early for people to feel movement from the outside.  Your breasts may start producing colostrum ( Milk ) and your gums may start to bleed.  You will probably have an ultrasound scan at weeks 20 to 22.

Your baby’s teeth are starting to form in the jawbone, and its muscles have developed more as it begins to move about in the womb.  Your baby at this stage in pregnancy is about 25cm in length and weighs about 340 grams.

You should start to feel alot better and be more energetic. You will probably be noticeably pregnant now. Your muscles and ligaments begin to slacken and your waistline disappears, you may also notice skin pigmentation on your face, breasts and arms.

At this stage of pregnancy the baby is now fully formed, the baby even has distinctive fingerprints. Your baby’s movements become more vigorous and fine hair starts to appear over its entire body.