jeeez.. totally forgotten to update my 13th week pregnancy post..
I was so busy updating my Shop blog that I totally forgotten to post an entry here :(
shall we skip then?
I'm in my 14th week of pregnancy. My appetite is getting better. I crave for:
* McD's chocolate shake..
* Pizza (D*min*s to be exact)
No weight gain YET.
I had a cranky tummy last week. Started on Tuesday, lasted till about Sunday. It wasnt food poisoning or anything.. only that my tummy is so sensitive, with gas & being picky on what to eat..added more and more gas, wind.. vomited few times.. plus something like diarrhea but nothing serious.. (trust me). Most importantly that I'm okay now! Alhamdulillah.
I had my last Duphaston tablet 2 days ago.. yippie..!
I consulted my gynae during my last visit,. whether to stop or continue taking it..as I thought it is the cause of my lost of appetite & nausea. But since she said it's better for me to continue, due to my last miscarriage.. so.. I had to..
okay, on the pregnancy updates:
Baby
Week 14: The neck gets longer and pulls the head further up away from the chest. Size: 3.2 to 4.1 inches Weight: 1 ounce
Fetal development in pregnancy week 14:fetus in fourth month Isn’t it glorious? You and your little buckaroo have roped your way right into trimester numero dos! Are you ready to rock!? Okay, okay… maybe just a little rolling and poking and well, needless to say, your baby will definitely be making themselves known in the upcoming weeks. At about 3.5 inches long, their little body and limber limbs are coordinated enough for loads of complicated motions. In fact, their whole body is moving right now!—only their current size is still a bit too small for you to notice. (Movement would be recognizable on an ultrasound. Speaking of which, you shoud be scheduling one with your health care provider—week 16 is the classic date as you can usually determine whether your little one is going to pee standing up or sitting down) Your baby is also starting to develop the ability to move their eyes this week, although the eyelids still remain fused shut. What's more, they can make all sorts of fun facial expressions as they practice squinting, frowning, and grimacing. Cute development of the week: their little hands can grasp at things and they may already be sucking their thumb!
Your Baby's Development: By this week, some fine hairs have developed on your baby’s face. This soft colorless hair is called lanugo, and it will eventually cover most of your baby’s body until it is shed just before delivery.
By now, your baby’s genitals have fully developed, though they may still be difficult to detect on an ultrasound examination. In addition, your baby starts to produce thyroid hormones because the thyroid gland has matured. Your baby now weighs about 1.6 ounces (45 grams) and is about 3.5 inches (9 cm) long from crown to rump.
By now, your baby’s genitals have fully developed, though they may still be difficult to detect on an ultrasound examination. In addition, your baby starts to produce thyroid hormones because the thyroid gland has matured. Your baby now weighs about 1.6 ounces (45 grams) and is about 3.5 inches (9 cm) long from crown to rump.
Me
You're exactly one third of the way through your pregnancy - the average pregnancy lasts 266 days, or 280 days from the first day of your last period. If you are having the Chorionic Villus sampling test (to check for Down's syndrome) it's done round about now. Your uterus is continuing to grow. At this stage, it's about the size of a grapefruit. It may be pressing on your bladder... causing a slight irritation, or making you need to wee more often. Unborn babies push down on the bladder, urethra, and pelvic muscles. You may notice you are beginning to look plumper on your arms, hips and face. You'll probably be more comfortable in clothing that doesn't fasten at the waist, and which doesn't restrict you. The embryo`s soft cartilage is now being replaced with ` real` chalk bones. Your baby has eyebrows, but no eyelashes. Fine, light hair also begins to grow. Throughout pregnancy, the amniotic fluid remains at a constant temperature, half a degree higher than your own body temperature.
What’s in the forecast for your second trimester? We’ve got a heavy concentration of developing fetal movement, which will increase in magnitude in frequency through the duration of the second trimester before subsiding in the third trimester as womb-space becomes limited. If you think you’ve got the gas or some kind of odd bowel obstruction right now, it might actually just be your little one poking you hello! You’ll become more familiar with the sensation as the frequency and intensity increase (and you’ll never be able to forget this special feeling!).
Onto the less exciting news: you will most likely experience some if not all of these symptoms to varying degrees: dizziness, headache and back pain. Just like morning sickness during the first trimester, your chances of experiencing a given set of symptoms increases if you’ve already had them in a previous pregnancy. Unfortunately, if you’re starting to experience back pain, it will most likely increase as you gain more weight towards the end of the trimester. Although unavoidable during your waking hours, you don’t have to suffer so much during the night—there are some wonderful products out there such as the full body pregnancy pillow, which will help you make it through the night without too much undue suffering. Water retention is another fairly classic albeit annoying pregnancy symptom which typically leads to swollen fingers, toes, ankles and/or legs. These are all perfectly normal (and fairly bearable) symptoms that should not be a source of unnecessary stress. Despite these annoyances, the second trimester is typically experienced as the most exciting yet enjoyable of the three— the morning sickness is gone, you definitely feel and look pregnant, but you’re not yet reaching the overstuffed lumbering mammoth state. Go team go!
Onto the less exciting news: you will most likely experience some if not all of these symptoms to varying degrees: dizziness, headache and back pain. Just like morning sickness during the first trimester, your chances of experiencing a given set of symptoms increases if you’ve already had them in a previous pregnancy. Unfortunately, if you’re starting to experience back pain, it will most likely increase as you gain more weight towards the end of the trimester. Although unavoidable during your waking hours, you don’t have to suffer so much during the night—there are some wonderful products out there such as the full body pregnancy pillow, which will help you make it through the night without too much undue suffering. Water retention is another fairly classic albeit annoying pregnancy symptom which typically leads to swollen fingers, toes, ankles and/or legs. These are all perfectly normal (and fairly bearable) symptoms that should not be a source of unnecessary stress. Despite these annoyances, the second trimester is typically experienced as the most exciting yet enjoyable of the three— the morning sickness is gone, you definitely feel and look pregnant, but you’re not yet reaching the overstuffed lumbering mammoth state. Go team go!
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