How your baby's growing:Your baby's growing steadily, having gained about 4 ounces since last week. That puts him at just over a pound. Since he's almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), he cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but his body is filling out proportionally and he'll soon start to plump up. His brain is also growing quickly now, and his taste buds are continuing to develop. His lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help his air sacs inflate once he hits the outside world. His skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.
See what your baby looks like this week. (Or see what fraternal twins look like in the womb this week.)
Note: Every baby develops a little differently — even in the womb. Our information is designed to give you a general idea of your baby's development.
How your life's changing:In the past few weeks, the top of your uterus has risen above your belly button and is now about the size of a soccer ball.
Most women have a glucose screening test (also called a glucose challenge test or GCT) between now and 28 weeks. This test checks for gestational diabetes, a pregnancy-related high-blood-sugar condition. Untreated diabetes increases your risk of having a difficult vaginal delivery or needing a cesarean section because it causes your baby to grow too large, especially in his upper body. It also raises your baby's odds for other complications like low blood sugar right after birth. A positive result on your GCT doesn't mean you have gestational diabetes, but it does mean that you'll need to take the glucose tolerance test (GTT) to find out for sure.
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So yes, feeling definite fetal movements, which is so exciting for me. Now I'm also beginning to feel it just by palpation... this just started maybe yesterday or the day before yesterday, so David hasn't felt it just yet. I've been working nights now, so I'm staying at my condo for the week. Jellyb's a nocturnal baby; most of his movements I feel at night and early in the morning and it's just the funniest feeling ever. It's almost alien-like cuz I'll just lay my hand across my belly and all of a sudden I'll feel a small thumping against my hand. I feel like he's just squirming all around, stretching and getting comfy inside.
I feel like I'm so behind on baby stuff, though. The only baby stuff I have so far is stuff from my sis in law -- a crib that isn't put together yet and some crib sheets. I went to Target last week to browse stuff and buy stuff for my friend's baby shower, but I didn't find the need to get anythign for jellybean yet. I'm supposed to go baby registry shopping this weekend w/ my sis in law, so I guess that's when I'll register for lots of stuff.
I've already gained around 20 lbs so far but I still barely look preggers even tho I'm already 6 months. The fat just distributed evenly throughout my body I guess. Altho I am wearing all maternity clothes cuz they're just more comfy.
Anyway, I'm tired and gonna go lay down in the call room. More to update laterss.
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