The mother must have gained at least twenty pounds by the pregnancy week 18, but after this the weight gain should slow down. Because of the uterus expanding it will not be very comfortable for the mother to lie down and turn around easily. 18 weeks pregnant mother should try and lie more on their [...]

During pregnancy week 17 the baby is 5 inches long and about 3 1/2 ounces in weight. The development is more and the cartilages of the skeletal frame are forming into bones. Once you are at 17 weeks pregnant, the baby’s movements are more pronounced though some women cannot make out, but for others [...]

At pregnancy week sixteen the foetus is about 3 ounces in weight and 4 1/2 inches in length. The woman by now will be visibly pregnant and most probably dressed in maternity wear. Movements made by the baby known as “quickening” are more noticeable now and though these slight movements must have been there earlier, [...]

By pregnancy week fifteen the mother would have gained between 5 to 10 pounds. She now shows her pregnancy more pronouncedly. The physician correlates the due date of the birth of the baby with the fundal height which is the measurement between the pubic bone and the upper end of the uterus. There can be [...]

During pregnancy week fourteen it is a good time for the mother to start doing a bit of exercise that is if she has not been doing it already. Pregnancy week fourteen is the beginning of the second trimester and is the period when there is more energy in the mother and she feels like [...]

Once a woman passes onto pregnancy week thirteen there should be no problem in the pregnancy going through the full term without any complications and mishaps. The fetus will now be between 2 to 3 inches long and will weigh around seven ounces. The position of the eyes will be more normal now and they [...]

During pregnancy week twelve the baby moves around quite a bit though the movement may not be felt much by the mother. The baby will weigh around half an ounce and be about 2.5inches in length. During this period of pregnancy the brain of the fetus will be undergoing more development and hormones will be [...]

The fetus is now about 3 ounces in weight and is around 2.4 inches in length during the pregnancy eleventh week. The skin of the fetus is still transparent and the blood vessels can be seen through it. During this stage of pregnancy the fetus starts movements and opens and closes it fists and the [...]

The end of the pregnancy week ten sees the fetus moving from the embryonic phase to the fetal phase or period. It is now between 31 to 42mm in length. During this stage or pregnancy the growth of the fetus is at an amazing rate. Now the fetus should not be affected by outside [...]

The pregnancy ninth week sees a very different fetus with a proper shape with torso, legs and arms and head and the length of the fetus is almost 30mm. Hence forth the growth will be much faster and the mother will also be gaining more weight. The tail part of the body has vanished completely [...]