During month four of your pregnancy, you are probably starting to feel, well human again. Enjoy this period of relative comfort as you enter your second trimester.
Thank goodness, your baby is settling in and getting down to the serious business of growing so you are probably much comfortable, than you are during the first few months of your pregnancy.
During your fourth month, your baby will grow to be up to four and a half inches in length. That is a size of a large orange. Eyebrows, eyelashes and even some hair, by now your baby have them all. But it is not limited to your little one’s head. Baby’s in the womb are covered with a downy layer of hair called Lanugo, which is mostly for warmth and is usually shed before birth, and maybe it is time to start singing in the shower! Your baby’s ears have moved from the back of his or her neck to the sides of the head, and because tiny ear bones are now in placed, he or she maybe able to hear you.
Your little one is also developing vocal chords, and his or her back bone and neck are becoming more erect. So aside from growing, what does your baby do all day? The answer is simple, practice. He or she will spend the day rehearsing movements, sucking and swallowing, skills that are vital to survival, once that baby is ready to leave your womb. While all of these changes take place in your baby, you will probably notice few changes in your body, a break at last.
At this time, most women do begin to experience vaginal discharge which is known as leucorrhea. This milky odorless or mild smelling liquid is normal, and helps to protect the birth canal from infection. Some mild side effects you may experience this month includes sensitivity or bleeding in your teeth and gums and congestion in your nasal passages, both of these side effects are due to those pregnancy hormones and should be cared for gently. With the humidifier for the stuffiness and good oral hygiene for your gums.
As your uterus grows, its supporting ligaments stretch to accommodate the weight. This can manifest as achy discomfort on one or both sides of your lower abdomen. Rest in a comfortable position when you experience this round ligament pains relief usually comes barely quickly.
By the end of this month, your little baby is 16-weeks old and getting less little by the day.
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