"Your baby weighs more than 600g. Though she still has little body fat and her skin is thin and fragile, she's now well-proportioned. Her brain is growing rapidly, taste buds have fully developed, and her footprints and fingerprints are forming. She is starting to fill the space in your uterus (womb) – from crown to heel she could measure 30cm. If you went into labour at this time, however, many obstetricians and midwives would make every effort to halt the progress of premature labour to enable your baby to continue maturing.
You may be noticing stretch marks on your belly, hips and breasts. These faint, red or brown streaks are known as striae. Whereas creams won't erase them, wearing a supportive bra may help prevent or minimise them on your breasts.
They are very common at this stage of the pregnancy – about 90 per cent of women get them. After you've given birth, the reddish or brown pigmentation in the stretch marks gradually fades, and the streaks become lighter than the surrounding skin.
Also, your eyes may be light-sensitive and may feel gritty and dry. This is a perfectly normal pregnancy symptom known as dry-eye. To ease your discomfort, use an "artificial tears" solution to add moisture.
A healthy diet is still important at this stage of pregnancy, so visit our eating well section for weeks 25 to 28."
I haven't noticed any stretchmarks yet, just have my old ones lol. It's amazing that we get our fingerprints by just waving our hands about in the amniotic fluid, thats why every ones are different.
Does itchy boobs and belly means stretchmarks starting? Because wow they itch! But thats nothing new, they have itched for ages.
Haven't noticed dry eyes yet hmm, that sounds annoying lol.
I measured round my bump other day and its 44" :) I have put on 18lbs since the midwife weighed me. I'm at 181lbs! phew almost 13 stone!! gulp. I really need to stop eating all the 'naughty' food lol. Ice cream yum, choccys yum, biscuits yum, crisps... lol. Well I did make a veg soup yesterday, so that was healthy right? :P
Bub's happily kicking away inside, normally I notice the kicks at night and early morning.
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