All Entries in the "Second Trimester" Category
27 Weeks Pregnant
By the time your pregnancy reach 27th week, your baby will now weigh around 1 kilogram. At this stage, your baby is more probably resting in the uterus in a bottom-down position or in transverse position in the womb. However, he can anytime shift to head-down position from now onwards to prepare himself for the birth. He may turn his position by the end of the pregnancy period. Development in 27th Week Pregnancy The development of the baby still continues as his muscles, bones, and other organs are constantly growing and strengthening with every passing day. At this stage, the birth of your baby concludes that he has 85% chance to live on. But he has to live under high medical care with ventilators and incubators as his lungs are [...]
26 Weeks Pregnant
It is thought that if your baby born at this stage of pregnancy, he will have a pretty much chances to survive in the external world but in the special care baby unit under the supervision of medical staff. At this stage, if you listening to classical songs, this will have a good impact on your baby as this will boost the growth of the right-sided brain column, i.e. his spatial skills. It is assumed that this will make him good in sports. Development in 26th Week Pregnancy At this stage, the growth of brain is quite rapid as his central nervous system is growing such as the cells in the cortex develop which are vital for conscious thinking. The brain will also enlarge during this time. Different nerve cells [...]
25 Weeks Pregnant
Now, you have gone with 6 months of pregnancy and it is the time to help your baby in developing a connection between two halves of his brain. For this, you need to sing songs or nursery rhymes frequently and regularly. It has been seen that the baby’s best response comes against his mother’s voice. Development in 25th Week Pregnancy By this time, the weight of your baby will be measured about 680-850 grams. The development of the lungs continues as it is filling up with air sacs. However, presently these air sacs don’t contain any air rather filled with amniotic fluid. When your baby practices breathing, the amniotic fluid circulates through these sacs instead of air. Appearance in 25th Week Pregnancy The looks of the baby at this stage [...]
24 Weeks Pregnant
It is the stage which is normally considered for your baby as viable. By this we mean that you baby is proficient enough to survive in the external world. But this largely depends on the location or region where you are living in. In case your baby born prematurely at this stage, he can still live on in the Special Care Baby Unit aiding with different medical expertise and a ventilator. Development in 24th Week Pregnancy The development is still going on. The lungs are continued to grow as more and more air sacs are formed with each passing week. By now, she has had enough amount of breathing practice by taking small amount of fluid in and out of the lungs. A lot of activities are going on in [...]
23 Weeks Pregnant
A small rippling movement and heartbeat can be observed easily by your partner if he puts his hand on your abdomen. Well! It is a great feeling for him to get such responses from the baby which is soon going to be part of their family. Development in 23rd Week Pregnancy The development in 23rd week of pregnancy will continue. In this week, the prominent development is made in the muscles and organs and lungs will continue to develop during this week. The development of brain is also on a higher side. Researchers are of the view that at this particular time of pregnancy, the baby likes the taste of sweet to bitter. Appearance in 23rd Week Pregnancy The skin of your baby seems too big for him and it [...]
22 Weeks Pregnant
By the 22nd week of pregnancy, your baby will grow to the size of a large banana. You may not be able to hold the baby of this size in a palm. The midwife will now examine the position of the baby by palpating (check by touching or feeling) your abdomen. Although, it is too early to check the position, there are plenty of weeks left for the position of baby to change. Development in 22nd Week Pregnancy The touching sense of your baby is developing and the baby will try to blow his face repetitively. Still in his early stages, he will begin to learn the art of moving his limbs and touching them together. With the every passing week, your baby will develop and awareness of his different [...]
21 Weeks Pregnant
In the 21st week of pregnancy, your baby will give you a leaner and weaker version of what he will look at the time of birth. In the next few weeks, the lungs and other systems of the baby will completely developed. No matter, he will not be able to breathe for next 19 weeks or so, he keeps on practicing breathing movements. Development in 21st Week Pregnancy At this particular stage, the development of nervous system is very quick and it is believed that the baby develops memory somewhere around this stage. The tongue along with taste buds is formed completely. Although, the red blood cells are already abundant in the baby, now is the time for the production of the white blood cells. White blood cells provide protection [...]
20 Weeks Pregnant
With the start of the 20th week of pregnancy, the growth of the baby slows down. He is now half of the length of an average baby. The weight of the baby at this stage is assumed to be 340 grams. At this stage, your baby appears to be like a small mango. This is the stage from where the weight of the baby will increase at the rate of 50 grams a week. Development in 20th Week Pregnancy It is the time when the emphasis of growth is solely on lungs, digestive system and immune system. About 7 to 17 ml of urine is passed through the kidneys of a baby every day. Sensory cells are developing inside the brain that controls the taste, smell, hearing, sight and touch. [...]
19 Weeks Pregnant
By this time, your baby has become much more attentive of the outer world. He begins to give his responses in terms of sound, movement, touch and light. For instance, a loud noise or sound may cause him to jump or move around actively in response to that sound or noise. It is not necessary that every time you feel the movement of your baby. Development in 19th Week Pregnancy By now, a large amount of activity is going on in your baby’s brain as millions of cells are produced and brain and muscles are now linked through nerves which help your baby to have a good control over his movements. Although, the number of nerve cells in your baby’s brain is exactly the same as that of adults, the [...]
18 Weeks Pregnant
Although, the major structures have already formed, but the baby is still not mature enough to come in this world. These major structures still need to be mature and stronger to survive in the outer world. By this time, you will begin to feel the movements made by your baby in the uterus. The movements are more obvious when you are immobile. The movements of a baby suggest his health, as more and more movements, make his organs and muscles stronger. Development in 18th Week Pregnancy The only organ that is still not growing by this time is lungs. Lungs usually take few weeks before they develop completely. This is one particular reason of why premature babies require breathing. Their lungs are not yet formed so artificial breathing is given [...]