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When you
reach the stage when you are 13 weeks pregnant, you are just
into your second trimester. The first trimester is the riskiest
stage, so after this point you can start to relax a little
and not think that every little ache and pain is a sign of
trouble. At this point your morning sickness is starting to
ease up so you can feel more like yourself again. Many women
hold off telling anyone outside the immediate family that
they are pregnant until they have reached the 13th week. Up
to this point, you do not show any signs of a belly bump or
if it is there it is not very big. You are probably still
wearing your normal clothes or ordinary clothing with elastic
waistbands. You are not yet big enough to warrant wearing
maternity clothing. These larger clothing, though, will come
in handy after the baby is born and your stomach is not back
to its normal size.
You do
notice a change in your bra size with your breasts getting
larger due to the increase in the estrogen hormone in your
body. They may also feel lumpy, but this is normal because
the mammary glands are getting ready to start producing milk.
You may also notice that you are starting to get stretch marks
on your stomach, hips and buttocks due to the stretching ligaments.
You can use lotions containing Vitamin E to help prevent these
stretch marks from becoming any larger because it helps to
keep the skin soft and supple. Your body will also absorb
the Vitamin E and pass it on to the baby.
The baby
growing inside you is about three inches long and weighs only
about 20 grams. The head may look slightly larger than the
rest of the body, but this will change in the coming weeks.
He/She has fingers and unique fingerprints. Although the baby
does swallow some amniotic fluid in its sucking and swallowing
movements, the kidneys and urinary tract are functioning and
this will carry this fluid out of the body. The entire body
is covered with a fine filament of soft hair called lunago.
You have
a renewed interest in lovemaking at this stage. Many couples
expecting their first baby wonder if it is safe to have intercourse,
and it is as long as you do not have a history of miscarriage
or have had recent vaginal bleeding. It is normal to experience
a milky discharge from the vagina in the 13th week of your
pregnancy.
At 13
weeks, the babys eyes are shut and the bones are starting
to become more solid. The intestines are all in place attached
to the umbilical cord. The sockets for the teeth are in place
in the gums and the vocal cords are developed. The baby does
not make any sounds though because it is encased in the sac
of amniotic fluid.
You will
start to have more energy at this point and will not have
to lie down as frequently during the day. Your trips to the
bathroom won’t decrease though and you will start to
need to go more often.
For more
information on what happens at 13 weeks pregnant, 16 weeks
pregnant and 25 weeks pregnant, visit http://www.PregnancyHut.com
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Author: Ling Tong
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