I am a little late! This was last Friday's update!
Week Twenty Two: Taste buds develop
Watch what you say -- baby is now able to hear outside noise from down in the womb. Studies show that baby finds gentle music and your own voice most soothing. Nipples are starting to sprout, and that little face is fully formed. And, baby's starting to settle into sleep cycles, snoozing about 12 to 14 hours a day. It shouldn't be hard to figure out when -- just pay attention to those kicks as they start and stop.
• Baby starts having a regular sleeping and waking rhythm.
• The mother's movements can wake her baby.
• Taste buds are forming on your baby's tongue.
• The baby is 28cm long (crown to heel) and weighs over 450 grams.
• The weekly weight gain has increased to around 70 grams.
Your baby is about 11 inches long and weighs in at about 1 pound. The eyebrows and eyelids are fully developed, and the fingernails cover the fingertips. Sounds from a conversation are loud enough to be heard by the fetus in the uterus. If you talk, read, or sing to your baby, it's reasonable to expect him or her to be able to hear you.
By this week, your waistline is definitely gone. The top of your uterus is now about 1 inch (3cm) above your bellybutton. Your enlarging abdomen is not too large and doesn't get in your way much. You're still able to bend over and to sit comfortably. Walking shouldn't be an effort. Your friends and relatives can tell you are pregnant. It would be hard to hide your condition.
The baby is about 11 inches (28cm) long (crown to heel) and weighs in at about 1 pound (450g).
Random fact: the worlds smallest surviving premature baby was just a few days less than I am pregnant. Can't imagine such a little tiny one surviving. You can see just how small they are at this point HERE.
2 comments:
These posts always amaze me. Thank you for sharing! Life is such an amazing miracle. It's hard to even phathom what goes on during pregnancy. Love it!
More than halfway there! What names are you guys thinking of?
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