Week 14 to week 26 make up the second trimester of pregnancy. This phase of pregnancy is perhaps the easiest and comparatively most peaceful. Your nausea and fatigue have stopped and you can relax a while before your third trimester starts. Here is week by week know how on the second trimester.
Week 14- Your baby’s beating heat can be heard. It weighs approximately two ounces and can move its arms and legs
Week 15- The baby begins to develop small fine hair on its body that it will shed off before birth
Week 16- You can feel the movements of your baby inside you. It is very active inside.
Week 17- The baby’s circulatory system is developing and it is growing healthier by the day.
Week 18-The baby can now open and close its eyes. Its digestive system also begins to function.
Week 19- A waxy substance covers the baby from head to toe, to protect it from its wet surroundings, and to make it easier for the baby to be born from the mother’s birth canal.
Week 20- Lots of developments take place in your baby at this time. The head starts developing soft hair and the internal sex organs in the infant start forming.
Week 21- Your baby is developing, slowly and steadily.
Week 22- Your baby is almost completely developed. The brain and the sex organs still need to be formed.
Week 23- Your tiny baby is ready to make it in this big wide world
Week 24- Rapid growth and fast developments are the hallmarks of this week of pregnancy
Week 25- The veins and arteries are developing as well as the spinal chord.
Week 26- At this time of pregnancy, the baby has developed a proper respiratory system
That was some inputs on the second trimester of pregnancy, week by week. You should read up more on pregnancy and your condition in books, magazines and on the net. It will help you through this difficult yet marvelous time of your life.
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