Your BabyYour baby will weigh about 1 1/2 pounds and be about 12 inches long by the end of this month
Its skin is covered by a white cheesy secretion (vernix caseosa) that protects its skin as it moves in the amniotic fluid
Its heartbeat is now easy to hear with a special stethoscope called a fetoscope
Movements of its arms and legs are easier for you to feel now
Some hair may be present on its head
Its eyelids are still closed
Its skin is wrinkled and red but slowly being filled out with fat
Its fingernails continue to grow
Your BodyYou will continue to gain about 3/4 pound a week now or about 3 to 4 pounds a month
Your baby will begin to move a lot; you will notice certain patterns of quiet and activity
The top of the uterus can be felt at the naval or just above
Your breasts continue to grow larger; they may get softer and the veins will start to show
You may be more conscious of colostrum leaking from your breasts
Constipation may become more troublesome now and may continue through the end of pregnancy
Your hair may begin to feel thicker and oilier
You usually feel good; people begin to talk about how well you look --you have the "bloom of pregnancy"
You may have some feelings from time to time of not being able to cope; this can happen almost anytime during pregnancyYour Responsibility
Continue your prenatal check-ups
Find out about classes for expectant couples in your area and make plans to enroll in time to learn the breathing and relaxation exercises needed for labor
Continue to eat a balanced diet making sure you have enough milk and milk products
Keep up the routine of walking every day and doing the kegel and pelvic rock exercises
Avoid smoking, alcohol, junk foods, caffeine drinks and unprescribed medications
Be careful to remember your vitamins and iron supplements every day
Drink 6 to 8 glasses of water or other fluids each day
Take time for a rest period on your side every day (left is better for circulation to your baby)
Talk about any concerns you or your partner may have about the responsibilities you will have to assume as parents
Seek out special friends and family members to help you to deal with depressed or scared feelings as well as sharing the fun and anticipation that goes with having a baby
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