Week 16 – you’re in the 2nd Trimester! Read more about trimesters here.
This week….
Your baby
You guys are doing great! Little Mini is about the size of an avocado — around 10cm — and now weighs more than the placenta. Those new sucking motions could actually mean your baby is tasting what you had for dinner, as the taste buds have developed.
Somersaulting and grasping — the umbilical cord gets held and pulled a lot — are new talents. Underneath those sealed eyelids, the eyes are moving and even perceiving light.
Your amazing baby’s skin is currently quite translucent, and if you could take a peek, you’d be able to see blood vessels under their skin. Awwww blood vessels.
You
You may be “showing”.
Feeling sharp pains and aches on the sides of your abdomen? These are caused by the ligaments supporting your uterus stretching out to accommodate its growing weight. It’s often more noticeable when you change positions suddenly, get up from sitting or lying down, or when you cough. Rest and they should pass.
The good news is that your hair may be thick and glossy and your nails have never looked better.
Like the sound of those benefits? Here are some more that come with babba!
As for starting to show, that can be difficult should you be trying to keep your news under wraps, especially at work. Don’t forget all the positive elements to growing a human!
CHECK OUT: Why Having A Bump Is BOSS
Every minor achievement a bump-sporter manages is followed by this phrase usually uttered with quiet awe: “Aaaaaand she’s pregnant. So and so did a 10 km run… Aaaaannnnd she’s pregnant”; “Did you hear Blablabla went to the shops on foot, unsupported…Aaaaannnnd she’s pregnant.” When I was with bump people actually congratulated me for attending a black tie event. “She attended a black tie event…Aaaaannnnd she’s pregnant.”
REQUIRED READING: Here’s All The Things The Books SHOULD Tell You About Pregnancy
You are gliding beautifully towards Week 17
We’ve come up with a list of the top treatments to try. Feel free to mail it to your other half and your mates too… hint hint.
