Rapid growth of our baby continues at this point. The skin is very
thin and the blood vessels can be seen clearly underneath. The scalp
hair pattern is developing while fine hair (called lanugo) covers the
baby's body. Our baby is approximately 12-14 cm (3.7 to 4.1 inches) and
weighs about 50 grams (1.75 to 2 ounces).
Our baby's taste buds already look like a mature adult's and the amniotic fluid that surrounds it can smell
strongly of curry, cumin, garlic, onion and other essences from a
mother's diet. Our baby's bones continue to harden and retain calcium
very rapidly. At this point in the pregnancy the placenta will begin to
take on the job of hormone production to sustain the pregnancy, which
was the job of your ovaries up to this point. Our baby's eyelids are
now firmly shut, and will stay closed until the third trimester.
No comments:
Post a Comment