Having a hard time fitting in to your shoes during month six? Pregnancy can increase your feet by a whole size, sounds like it is time for some self-indulgent shopping.
Weeks 21 through 24 of your pregnancy bring some huge changes for your growing baby. He or she has probably broken the one pound mark.
By the end of month six, your baby will weight up to a pound and a half and be approximately eight inches long, the size of a standard ladder.
Have you ever wondered how your baby eats? Believe it or not, he or she is swallowing several ounces of amniotic fluid each day, and exercise that helps the digestive system mature. The taste of your amniotic fluid differs based on what you have eaten, and researchers shown that baby’s who are exposed to certain foods in the womb are more likely to eat them later. Although your baby’s eyes are still fussed shut, he or she can perceive lightness and darkness now. Your little one is also developing a sense of touch.
By the end of your sixth month, your baby’s transparent skin will become less so as your fetus gains weight from fat, growing organs, bones and muscle, in fact he or she will start gaining about three ounces a week. The most fun part of this month is that you will probably be able to hear your baby’s heartbeat through a plain old stethoscope, forget that Doppler.
While your baby grows, so do you and your feet. That growth can be attributed to normal pregnancy swelling and many expectant moms find that their feet blown up a full size and stay that way post birth. That is because relaxin, the hormone that loosens the ligaments in your pelvis also loosens the ligaments in your feet. Pregnancy hormones may also cause some temporary skin discolorations. You may have notice a dark line or Linea nigra, which runs between your belly button and pubic bone. Some women may also experience discoloration around the face, known as the mask of pregnancy or melasma and you may have started to notice the literal marks your baby is leaving on your belly, buttocks, thighs, hips and breast-stretch marks. These reddish, purplish streaks are caused by tiny tiers in the skins underlying tissue that have been stretched to its limit. Take hard though stretch marks do fade over time. You are almost done with your second trimester and your little one is getting bigger and closer to leaving your belly and snuggling in your arms.
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