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Originally Posted by MissTVWorlds

Second Trimester

Having now come to your 13th week of pregnancy this is often the time women choose to tell people about their pregnancy you should by now have a small bump and your urge to pee so often should subside as your bump moves up and relieves the pressure off your bladder, for most women the sickness will disappear and if your lucky you’ll go into the honey moon period.

If your sex drive has been not existent of late you will find it should return your body is producing more estrogen than ever before and this will make you feel very sexual plus you will regain your energetic side so this is the time to get things ready for baby and have a good spring clean in preparation.

Have people been telling you how great you look? This is down to increased blood volume and your body’s hormones all helping to increase oil secretions which will give you that pregnancy glow of plump skin and strong hair and nails, don’t worry if you haven’t been lucky with this it doesn’t happen for everyone unfortunately.

Women often notice or others do that they can become forgetful just simple things like where you placed something or what you went upstairs for don’t worry this isn’t long term though jokingly many say their brain isn’t as sharp as it use to be long after birth.

As your bump grows it will become increasingly difficult to get comfy to sleep so a pillow placed between the thigh and tucked under the bump can be very helpful in supporting your bump and getting a good nights rest.

You may also notice a linea negra which is a dark line running from your belly button down to your pubic bone your nipples will be by now darker than before and larger.

Week 13
Your baby now weighs around 23grams the pancreas has now formed and is secreting insulin while the intestines have moved into the stomach.

Week 14
Baby is now weeing! Hair and eyebrows are growing plus a fine hair will grow all over baby’s body to protect his skin until birth, your baby is also beginning to a fair amount of turning and kicking though this wont be noticeable to you yet.

Week 15
Hair is continuing to grow on baby who now ways about 70grams, bone and bone marrow plus the muscles are all continuing to grow enabling baby to bend their arms and legs.

Week 16
The ears are now nearly formed if but a little low on the head you may also notice your baby moving around it can often just feel like a small flutter but baby is getting active now and is even practicing his facial expressions.

Week 17
Baby is around 6-7 inches long and can now respond to sounds in the outside world, fat cells are now being laid down under the skin which will continue throughout to insulate the body.

Week 18
Baby now weighs around 7oz and can now swallow baby may swallow anything up to a ltr of amniotic fluid, as the eyes continue to form its around now that baby will be able to see light (try shining a torch at your belly) loud noises can also startle baby so may kick you in response.

Week 19
Baby really is growing fast now than ever before fat cells continue to develop, fingerprints are now fully formed and the brain is hard at work connecting itself to the body’s muscles allowing baby to make voluntary movements.

Week 20
It is now possible around now to find out the sex of your baby who weighs a little over 10oz and is now beginning to notice the restricted movement available, hair, eyelashes and eyebrows are all still growing this week.

Week 21
Your baby is now around 13oz and is not only drinking but eating sugars taken from the amniotic fluid though the placenta is still doing nearly all of the hard work in nourishing your baby.

Week 22
Your baby is beginning to get ready for the outside world by touching their own body parts pulling and sucking, eyebrows and eyelids have now formed and taste buds are developing.

Week 23
Baby may well be giving you a hard time now with lots of movement as he or she practice using their limbs, the skin though covered in lanugo (fine hair) is very wrinkled in appearance as the skin is loose and is still minus enough fat to fill the skin out.

Week 24
The lungs are continuing to grow and preparation for the day when they will take their first breath, the ear canal has finished developing which will begin to control the body’s balance.

Week 25
Your breasts may well be leaking pre milk at this time in readiness for your baby who now weighs about 1Ib 9oz, with baby’s hearing now fully developed they may be listening at times to you talking and spending the rest of their time discovering their body.

Week 26
Your baby is now about 14inches in length and is continuing to add fat around the bones and under the skin though it won’t be till the last few weeks that this really happens. Up until now baby has kept the eyes tightly shut but it is now that they begin to open and close.