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Week 18


pregnancy week 18
Week 18 of your pregnancy week by week guide is actually 16 weeks after conception.

Mommy

Is your back aching? This is very common starting around now, since your center of gravity is shifting. Your uterus is about the size of a cantaloupe by now, so your lower back is being pulled forward and your abdomen is being pushed out. You may be experiencing some heart-burn, too. Oh, the joys of pregnancy! This can actually last throughout the duration of your pregnancy. To counter (or prevent) this, try eating slowly and chew thoroughly. Eat smaller, more frequent meals, and try to stay upright for a while after eating. Staying away from spicy food would help too!

On top of all this, dizziness and light-headedness may also be ailing you. Sometimes this is caused by low blood pressure due to a change in position. This may happen frequently since your cardiovascular system doesn't react as quickly as it did prior to pregnancy.

You may be scheduled for another ultrasound some time between now and 20 weeks to verify fetal age, or just to make sure everything is progressing properly. You could probably determine the baby's sex at this pregnancy stage.

Baby

Your baby should be approximately 5.5 inches long and weigh about 5 ounces!

Yawning and hiccupping are being learned, which you may actually feel!

Fingerprints are being developed around this week.

If it's a boy, the prostate gland is starting to develop.

Keep following along on our pregnancy week by week guide!


weeks_of_pregnancy First Trimester            Week 1 & 2          Week 3          Week 4
                                Week 5               Week 6          Week 7
                                Week 8               Week 9          Week 10
                                Week 11             Week 12

Second Trimester       Week 13              Week 14        Week 15
                                Week 16              Week 17        Week 18
                                Week 19              Week 20        Week 21
                                Week 22              Week 23        Week 24
                                Week 25              Week 26        Week 27

Third Trimester           Week 28              Week 29        Week 30
                                Week 31              Week 32        Week 33
                                Week 34              Week 35        Week 36
                                Week 37              Week 38        Week 39
                                Week 40


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