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What to Expect in the Second Trimester?

        Second Trimester

        Common changes your body will deal with during the second trimester:

        • Breast tenderness
        • Increasing weight gain
        • Braxton Hicks contractions in this trimester
        • Skin changes like a rash or glow 
        • Stretch marks may begin to appear
        • Nasal congestion
        • Swollen/bleeding gums is also very common
        • Changes in blood pressure
        • Leg cramps 

        Click here to read a summary of changes you will experience during the second trimester

        Common symptoms you may feel during 13-18 weeks of pregnancy: 

        • Feel your baby move for the first time (quickening)
        • Nausea and vomiting might have gotten better by this time
        • Breast tenderness decreases
        • Nipples may have begun to become darker
        • Start developing a dark line down the center of your abdomen
        • Notice skin darkening around your nose and eyes

        What happens inside your womb during 13-18 weeks of pregnancy?

        • Baby’s weight is about 90gm and about 12.5 cm
        • They weigh as much as a tennis ball
        • Inner ears have formed and they can hear you
        • Baby is covered in lanugo
        • Hair and eyebrows begin to grow

        Click here to read a summary of changes in the baby’s development during 13-18 weeks

        Common symptoms you may feel during 19-22 weeks:

        • Your breast tenderness decreases
        • Breast size increases 
        • Your breasts may start to leak colostrum
        • You sweat more and might start feeling more energetic
        • May have cramping legs, backache, heartburn/indigestion

        What happens inside your womb during 19-22 weeks?

        • By end of 22 weeks they are 25 cm tall (10 inches) about the length from elbow to wrist
        • Weighs about 250 gm
        • Covered with a cream like vernix
        • Will kick twist and turn, grasp, suck

        Click here to read a summary of changes in your baby in weeks 19-22

        Common symptoms you may feel during 23 to 26 weeks 

        • Breast size increases
        • Have stretch marks by now
        • Have veins in legs that swell up- these may be visible (varicose veins)
        • Abdomen might begin to become itchy
        • Feel your uterus contract and relax (Braxton Hicks contractions)
        • Swollen, inflamed or easy to bleed gums
        • Have gained about half of the weight that you will gain in your entire pregnancy

        What happens inside your womb during 23-26 weeks? 

        • Baby is about 32 cm, length from elbow to fingertips
        • Weighs around 1 kg, as heavy as a small lemon
        • Has a brain stem which monitors heart rate, breathing rate, blood pressure
        • Moves around often
        • Has fingerprints and toe prints
        • Has immature lungs
        • Is developing a sleep cycle
        • Can hiccup and can open and close its eyelids

        Click here to read a summary of changes in you baby from weeks 23-26 weeks

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