Monday, July 19, 2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010
24 Weeks
Your baby has caught up with an ear of corn in size and gained about 1/4 pound since last week. (Length: almost a foot.)
24 Weeks- Development
Your Baby This Coming Week
Your baby now weighs around 1.5 lbs (700g), and measures about 8.8 inches (22cm) from crown to rump, but this varies from baby to baby.
Your doctor should be able to hear your baby's heartbeat, using a stethoscope or Doppler ultrasound device. If your partner puts his ear right on your belly in the right position, he might even be able to hear it unaided if there is no background noise.
Your baby sleeps and wakes in a more regular pattern now. You may notice that your baby is particularly active when you are resting.
The center of your baby's bones are beginning to harden.
If your baby is a boy, the testes will start to descend into the scrotum now. If your baby is a girl, the vagina will begin to hollow out and mature now.
Your baby can make a fist now and may already have a preference for the right or left hand.
With modern medical technology, your baby would have a chance to survive if it were born now.
Your Body This Coming Week
Your uterus is about the size of a soccer ball and you are probably noticeably bigger, especially when viewed from the side.
You may be suffering from cramps and because your baby is pressing against your bladder, you likely feel the need to urinate frequently. Earlier pregnancy symptoms, such as Braxton Hicks contractions, may persist.
You may be feeling indigestion or heartburn at this time. This is because your uterus has displaced your stomach and has pushed your diaphragm and lower ribs up, making it more likely that acid will be pushed up into the esophagus, particularly after large and heavy meals. Progesterone, which is enormously increased during pregnancy also plays a role since it slows down the emptying of food from your stomach. Eating several small meals can help alleviate heartburn. If it becomes very uncomfortable, you can ask your doctor or pharmacist to recommend a safe antacid.
24 Week Journal
How far along? 24 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Up 1 more pound. (At least I've been consistent the past few weeks.)
Stretch Marks: Not that I've noticed.
Sleep: Pretty good.
Best moment this week: Chris felt the baby kicking. And I think I saw my first kicks.
Worst moment this week: The heat and humidity continue. Blech.
Movement: Mostly feel Baby in the evenings when I'm reading in bed.
Labor Pains: Not yet.
Belly Button in or out? Still in.
Wedding rings on or off? They're on.
What I'm going to miss/What I can't wait for: Can't wait to have the nursery all put together!
Weekly Wisdom: Don't think that you can do it all. Try to ask for help more frequently.
Accomplishments this week/ What we need to do: Slowly making progress on the nursery bedding. Valance and crib skirt are done. Bumpers are mostly done- or at least the time consuming part is done. Need to finish those, make the quilt, and I also decided to make a couple of liners for baskets that we got for the changing table. Lots more to do though in the nursery- paint, order photos, get them matted and framed, etc.
Other accomplishments- we finished registering and I ordered our first bunch of cloth diapers.
Total weight gain/loss: Up 1 more pound. (At least I've been consistent the past few weeks.)
Stretch Marks: Not that I've noticed.
Sleep: Pretty good.
Best moment this week: Chris felt the baby kicking. And I think I saw my first kicks.
Worst moment this week: The heat and humidity continue. Blech.
Movement: Mostly feel Baby in the evenings when I'm reading in bed.
Labor Pains: Not yet.
Belly Button in or out? Still in.
Wedding rings on or off? They're on.
What I'm going to miss/What I can't wait for: Can't wait to have the nursery all put together!
Weekly Wisdom: Don't think that you can do it all. Try to ask for help more frequently.
Accomplishments this week/ What we need to do: Slowly making progress on the nursery bedding. Valance and crib skirt are done. Bumpers are mostly done- or at least the time consuming part is done. Need to finish those, make the quilt, and I also decided to make a couple of liners for baskets that we got for the changing table. Lots more to do though in the nursery- paint, order photos, get them matted and framed, etc.
Other accomplishments- we finished registering and I ordered our first bunch of cloth diapers.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
23 Weeks
Your baby weighs about as much as a large mango -- just over a pound. (Length: more than 11 inches.)
23 Weeks- Development
Your Baby This Coming Week
Your baby is now about 8.4 inches from crown to rump (21cm) and weighs about 1.2 pounds (530g).
Your baby's face and body now look more like a full-term baby. She now looks close to how she will look at birth.
The eyes, though they are still closed, are now close together on the front of the face and the ears are in their final position. Eyelashes are fairly well-developed and hair is growing on your baby's head.
Your baby's movements are becoming more restricted now as she fills up the uterus more. Cartwheels and somersaults inside the amniotic sac are no longer possible, but she can still hold the umbilical cord and touch and feel around her. Though your baby is already living in tight quarters in the amniotic sac, she will soon have even less room to move around.
Her vital organs are now quite mature. However, since the lungs are not yet fully formed, your baby would have breathing problems if born prematurely at this stage.
Your baby is becoming increasingly conscious of the world outside and may feel startled when you are startled.
Your baby may alternate between having very active and very calm periods.
Your baby may have facial expressions such as frowning, squinting and pursing of the lips.
Your Body This Coming Week
The top of your uterus now reaches about 2 inches above your bellybutton.
You may be feeling Braxton Hicks contractions. These "practice" contractions pump blood to the uterus and prepare the body for labor.
You may continue to feel mood swings, fatigue and heartburn. You may sweat frequently as your body temperature is high during pregnancy.
You may have extra weight on your upper arms, shoulders and on your face due to water retention. Your weight gain may be causing bladder problems, sore feet and fatigue. To combat the fatigue and sore feet, wear comfortable shoes, put your feet up whenever you can and rest whenever possible.
23 Week Journal
How far along? 23 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Up another pound.
Stretch Marks:Nope.
Sleep: Decent, even with the heat wave we've had, thanks to a couple of AC units from friends of ours.
Best moment this week: Getting another peek at the little one during the ultrasound and fetal echocardiogram. (See previous post.)
Gender prediction: No clue. But I did appreciate that at the place I've been going for my extra tests, on the front of my chart is says we don't want to know. And then the ultrasound tech first greeted us she confirmed that we still didn't want to know. I like that they were a bit more sensitive to that.
Movement: Yup. Looking forward to Chris being able to feel movement though.
Labor Pains: Nothing yet.
Belly Button in or out? Still in.
Wedding rings on or off? On, although on some of the hotter days they've gotten a bit stuck.
Milestones/Fun Moments: Seeing Baby again. Can't wait to finally meet the little one. Only 4 more months.
What we need to do: Working on getting the nursery put together. Did a little bit of rearranging (it's going to be tight in there!) and started to make the bedding. We're going with a British theme, so I'm making a Union Jack quilt and coordinating bedskirt, bumper, and valance.
Total weight gain/loss: Up another pound.
Stretch Marks:Nope.
Sleep: Decent, even with the heat wave we've had, thanks to a couple of AC units from friends of ours.
Best moment this week: Getting another peek at the little one during the ultrasound and fetal echocardiogram. (See previous post.)
Gender prediction: No clue. But I did appreciate that at the place I've been going for my extra tests, on the front of my chart is says we don't want to know. And then the ultrasound tech first greeted us she confirmed that we still didn't want to know. I like that they were a bit more sensitive to that.
Movement: Yup. Looking forward to Chris being able to feel movement though.
Labor Pains: Nothing yet.
Belly Button in or out? Still in.
Wedding rings on or off? On, although on some of the hotter days they've gotten a bit stuck.
Milestones/Fun Moments: Seeing Baby again. Can't wait to finally meet the little one. Only 4 more months.
What we need to do: Working on getting the nursery put together. Did a little bit of rearranging (it's going to be tight in there!) and started to make the bedding. We're going with a British theme, so I'm making a Union Jack quilt and coordinating bedskirt, bumper, and valance.
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