Dates and numbers:
There are 92 days until your due date on October 25, 2008.
You are 188 days pregnant.
You are 6.2 months pregnant.
You are in your 7th month of pregnancy.
Your 1st trimester: January 19, 2008 to April 18, 2008. (0 - 12 weeks)
Your 2nd trimester: April 19, 2008 to August 01, 2008. (13 - 27 weeks)
Your 3rd trimester: August 02, 2008 to October 25, 2008. (28 - 40 weeks)
By this week, your baby`s crown-to-rump length is approximately 9.2 inches. Remember, that is only from the top of his head to his bottom and does not include his leg measurements! Your baby weighs almost 2 pounds and is beginning to put on weight. Your uterus is about 2.5 inches above your bellybutton and you will continue to grow approximately 1 cm each week. If you have been eating a well-balanced diet, you probably have gained about 16-22 pounds so far. Because your baby has moved further up, you may get occasional pain underneath your ribs.
After a month of having his eyelids sealed shut, your baby begins to open his eyes again this week. Your baby`s eyes are almost completely developed. Your baby`s eyes are blue in the womb and may change colors later in life. This is true for all races because the iris doesn`t have its final color until a few months after birth. However, some babies are born with darker or lighter shades of blue. Your growing baby will continue to put on layers of fat until he is born. He is still lean at this point of the pregnancy though. By the time your baby is born, he will assume the typical newborn`s plumpness. Your baby`s skin will still be wrinkled and red, but the fat continues to fill the skin out.
Finger and toe nails continue to grow.
Blood vessels start to develop in the lungs to prepare the baby for life outside the uterus.
Your baby`s blood circulation is completely functional. The umbilical cord system continues to grow and thicken as blood travels with considerable force through the body to nurture the baby. The placenta is now almost equal in size to the baby.
Even though it is still way too soon for your baby to be born yet, the chance of survival without severe abnormalities is now 70% provided it is born in a hospital.
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Show latest comments from all weeksdanyl -
44 minutes ago
Tuesday~ I know EXACTLY what you are talking about. While pregnant last time I watched my cousin 4 time a week to make a little extra money. By the time I hit 25 weeks, I officially HATED kids. Certain ones I could stand, but not many! Sadly it didn't get much better after I had the baby. And now that I'm pregnant again, I'm watching my cousin again. I want to strangle him every day! haha...I swear I'm the meanest person in the world sometimes, but I can't help it. I don't know anything to make it better, but you aren't alone! :)JustinandBre -
51 minutes ago
YAY TO WEEK 26!!! 97 MORE DAYS TO GO! I wish that my little man was here now, but I guess it's a good thing that he's not! I want him to be healthy!gr82bmommy -
54 minutes ago
Impatientmum--our little one kicks right after we have sex. Speaking of sex, though....my drive is higher than usual, but I am also so apprehensive still that we will hurt her. I guess until I hold her I will be scared. I guess it is good she moves around after so I know she is ok!!gr82bmommy -
1 hours ago
I go for my 4D ultrasound on the 31st!!! Can't wait. Haven't 'seen' her since week 19...that's like 7 weeks ago!! I hope they still confirm she is a girl because I have already washed and hung up pink clothes!!!ferma -
1.6 hours ago
Thank you to everyone that replied to my post about the name issue. I am still going to name her Reese. One thing to vent about though, A lady that I work with who happens to get the same paper, came up to me today and said 'Did you see that yesterday, Look's like you won't be using that anymore. You can't use it now that you know she has it, people will think you copied her.' I tried to be nice and just told her this is the name that we have decided on, and this is what we will be using regardless of wo else has the name. I think I came off like a B, ecause she was speachless and just walked away. She knows I look at this every week, I don't know why she even had to bring it up.Latoya-Hicks -
2.2 hours ago
Hey is anyone else about to get their 3D/4D ultrasound done? My husband and I go August 1st to get ours done. We're so excited. JustinandBre -
3.2 hours ago
Tuesday-
I think that what you are feeling is normal. I have been feeling the same way. I realize that I know am getting more and more impatient with things that never before used to bother me. I wouldn't worry too much about it. Just try as best you can to keep yourself in check and everything will be just fine!tuesday -
4 hours ago
ok so i feel aweful, but my youngest brother and sister are 7 adn 5, i have been watching them all summer, and havign a great time with them.. up until now, all the sudden i can stand watching them, i used to not care that they were badly behaved, and always threw tantrums, i just worked with it.. i cant anymore. they seriously piss me off, and stress me out, not that i dont love them to death, i just cant stand beign around them right now, and i have to... this sucks i feel liek such a bad person, i just really wish that i diddn't all the sudden loose so much patience, is this normal with pregnancy??? is there something wrong with me, i just feel so overwhelmed and stressed, it makes me think that im going to be a bad mom or something, but i just recently felt this way, and i haave alwyas had so much fun with them.. helppdanyl -
4.1 hours ago
I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to go to a birthing center. I've always wanted to have a water birth...but here in Illinois birthing centers are illegal or some junk like that. I wish we had some...I would definately be there!melissawells -
4.8 hours ago
soon2be momma d, I too watched The Business of Being Born and it really changed the way that I looked at everything. With the birth of our first child 8 years ago, I always felt like I missed out on something. She was 12 days overdue and they had to break my water and induce me. Prior to watching the movie I was already looking into alternatives. It wasn't until I took my hubby on a tour of our local hospital and then went to a birthing center across the street that he realized that it is hands down, we WILL NOT GO to the hospital unless there is no other option! We live in Houston and luckily there are so, so many birthing centers around and I feel so blessed! Good luck to all those moms who are choosing midwives, birthing centers, or alternative births! There are so few of us these days.danyl -
4.9 hours ago
mumztheword~ It hasn't really hit me that I'm pregnant either. So don't feel bad! :) I have so many other things going on that I haven't had time to focus on the baby in me...to much time taking care of my soon to be one year old! But I have to admit that not really having it hit me that the pregnancy is going by alot faster than last time, and I haven't really had all that many symptoms (besides the growing uterus thing haha)danyl -
4.9 hours ago
ferma~ Name the baby Reese. How often do you actually see the old friend or her kid? Just don't give her the same middle name. When I was pregnant with my first I picked out the name Adalyn Briana and put a little glitter thing on my myspace. Right after she was born, I found out a girl in town was going to name her daughter Adalynn Bri. Talk about pissed off!!! haha. But anyways, I think Reese is a lovely name and if you don't ever really talk to her don't worry about it.danyl -
5 hours ago
vanessaq- I had two 3D/4D scans last pregnancy...SO worth it! A lot of people actually get them done...I'm definately going to get one done again this time...can't wait! :)kocsat -
5.2 hours ago
ok, heartstrings, I had a similar experience. My husband and I went to the hospital a couple days ago for some minor testing. However, it was the first time I had ever been to that hospital. Driving in the parking lot sparked something in me, reminding me that this will be happening very soon...like 'weeks' soon, and then it's our turn to race into the maternity ward. I can't describe it, but it was quite a sureal experience. I'm excited and nervous and all the 'preggo emotions' at once (like I'm sure you all know). We're close!heart strings -
5.6 hours ago
So my husband and I had the tour of the hosptial lastnight. When we got to the third floor, (the labor and delivery floor) the second we got off the elevator I was overcomed with so many emotions I started crying. Seeing the precious brand new babies in the nursery touched my heart. Their so tiny and innocent. I love them all. I am so blessed to be pregnant and am looking forward to being the best mother I can be. I always knew I loved my baby but after lastnight I am at a loss for words.....he is my entire reason for breathing and i love him more than words could ever express or explain. daala -
5.9 hours ago
ferma...go ahead and name your baby Reese. I went through a similar thing with my youngest (now 8) my cousin had a baby boy 2 months before me and named him Jacob....I still went ahead and named my son Jacob, as it was the name i had chosen. you are not 'copying' otherwise we would not have people in this world with the sme names. there is no reason at all to feel guilty.
sweetbee1 -
6.6 hours ago
Yay for 26 weeks!!!ferma -
7 hours ago
Okay, I don't know what to do. Where I live we get a paper every Wed. in there they have a Stork Report, pictures and the names of the babies that have been born at the local hospital in the past week. Well, yesterday I was looking at the pictures and names like I do every week and I saw that a girl I went to high school with just had a baby girl and named her Reese. That is what my heart has been set on naming my little girl. Now I feel like I can't use the name. I don't know what to do, I am a little pissed right now. I know I shouldn't be, but dang it. My husband says no big deal and still wants to name our baby Reese. What do you guys think? I am so torn. Sorry for the long post. lori1399 -
8.2 hours ago
Wish me luck...I'm heading in for my glucose test. I went to the Delaware State Fair last night to see Trace Adkins. I just have to let you guys know how awesome it was!! I had 2nd row center stage tickets!! I had a blast! Little Natalee was kicking so much during it....so she was either rockin' out to honkeytonkbadonkadonk or she was mad because she was trying to sleep..... Luckily the speakers were suspended from the ceiling so it wasn't too loud. It was hard not to eat all the tempting foods (funnel cake, candy apples, etc) last night because of my glucose test at 8:30 this morning. Luckily I am going back tonight to see Martina McBride so I will definitely be chowing down! Funnel cake, here I come!!!!mumztheword -
8.4 hours ago
This may sound daft but i think the fact that im pregnant is only just starting in sink in, and how soon my due date is coming round! I am gettin so much movement from my little one, i just sit starin at my belly in amazment.I still dont have much of a bump so i wonder if thats why i have not really felt pregnant.My midwife came around the other day to tell me that i have got GBS, i dont really know much about it, does anyone else have this?? x xImpatientmum -
11.9 hours ago
Every time me and my partner make love our little girl decides to have a good kick around. It can be so off putting. Especially because i've got such a high sex drive at the moment. God its so fustrating. Lol. amandaellaangel -
13.5 hours ago
Hi Ladies, anyone else feeling depressed and down? I can't get motivated to do anything, from the moment i open my eyes of a morning it feels like hell opens up. More then anything i just want to be left alone. I know this is horrible to say but my husband and kids annoying the heck out of me. I just wish i could disappear so i didn't haveto deal with anyone. My family are ALWAYS on my case trying to rule my life, and tell me how to care for my kids. I'm so over everything. I couldn't be bothered breathing some days. I feel like i have no control over anything. I just want to be left in a dark, quiet room to cry and be alone. I have no idea if these feelings are normal. Does anyone else feel like this? I'm sorry i sound so ungrateful :-( I hate feeling like this. Sorry i just needed to get some of my feelings out. I hope someone can understand. soon2be momma d -
14.8 hours ago
Hi! I'm from week 25. Is anyone here from the States and considering a delivery at home or in a birthing center as opposed to a hospital? A midwife instead of an OB? I have been researching this and just watched the film 'The Business of Being Born' and it is a real eye opener - I am definitely looking into this and talking with my OB about it tomorrow at my appointment. Just wanted to see if anyone had an experiences or advice to give. Thanks!!!amycakes -
16.6 hours ago
That happened to me Saturday night Rubberduck, I had a huge bulge on my right side. My mom was with me she said it looked like he was sticking his butt out right there, lol. vanessag7 -
19.7 hours ago
Ok, I just booked in for my 4D scan on the 17th of August, a Sunday. It' so expensive but how many times do you do it in your life? mamatess -
19.9 hours ago
I just had my 2nd GD test. The first one was on my first visit, since my mom and brother both have diabetes. Soooo yukky. One trick they told me was, while you are waiting for your hour to be up, take a walk! Makes sense: your body uses the fuel to burn for the walk instead of just sitting there in your system. Wish me luck! Also, I measured 28cm for fundal height. Is that normal for 26 weeks? I have no idea, but it was a huge growth spurt, according to the midwife!mamatess -
19.9 hours ago
RubberDuck - if you can't find a border, maybe try a stencil of music notes and PAINT them onto the walls. I'm doing a Winnie-the-Pooh theme, and instead of pictures, I'm stenciling a passage - the words - from the original book.rubberduck36 -
20.1 hours ago
p.s
since i am naming my daughte lyric alissa, i am using music notes for the border in the nursey and i swear i haven't found a store that carries them yet any suggestions?>>rubberduck36 -
20.1 hours ago
ladies, i have to tell you that lyric, decided in the middle of the night to do something werid, and that was go souly to on side of my belly making me look like a pot roast was in my right side and i felt her all of her and for that split second i was scried and then she went back to a regualr postion, did this happen to anyone else???gr82bmommy -
20.2 hours ago
Hi All!! Happy to be in week 26!! Had a doctor's appt. today. Check out my blog for details and check out my week 26 tummy shot!! Hope everyone is well and enjoying this journey as much as I am!!cookiejar -
20.8 hours ago
Yesterday went to take the glucose test and the drink I have to agree with everyone here, it's just horrible! I wish i could have had a chocolate bar instead!,lol.They said if I don't hear from them tomorrow that means I'm ok.
vanessag7 -
20.8 hours ago
I'm 26 weeks and measuring 27 weeks. I think they measure differently all the time from what I have seen from other members of this site and its not anything to worry about. penney711 -
21.4 hours ago
On my 20th week ultrasound, my baby was hortizontal and very low. The tech was surprised on how low she was and asked if I ever have any pain down there....and I was like, yup! I still wonder if she is like this. I know that I am carrying wide and low and when she kicks, the kicks are very low, by my panty line...not really any higher. I'm not too worried about how we will have our little baby, just as long as she is healthy. :)penney711 -
21.4 hours ago
I took my Glucose test last week and my doctor said I could eat (18) Jelly Belly Jelly Beans. Any flavor. I got to eat those instead of those drinks. But...I'm assuming since I have not heard anything and it has been a week, I'm good to go. Hopefully others will get to try the Jelly Beans instead of the drink. Good luck!
hq -
21.8 hours ago
had 4d scan its was really cool ill post phoos soon! baby is 2whole pounds! looks like daddy!still no clue as to what it is tho! baby in breech to dont think its anything to worry about at this stage! heart strings -
21.8 hours ago
My husband and I are taking a tour tonight at 6pm of the birthing suites and labor/delivery at the hospital where I will be delivering at. I'm excited to see everything. I hope I get to see newborns, how cute!!!!shellyc -
22.5 hours ago
So I am kind of bummed because I see pictures of everyone else and you all are definately showing and I still look like either I am pregnant or just fat. I have gained 16lbs but I just don't look prego to anyone but my friends and family. :(cassandra -
23.5 hours ago
Hi Ladies 26 weeks and the baby is measuring at 24.. should i be concerned? my doctor is on vacation so i had a substitute but she wasn't very reassuring! i've gained about 15 ponds so far. Also I was given a sugar test? whats the deal with that i have to go tomorrow I do not remember needing one of these with my son... Oh and I have a hernia near my belly button and the placents is on my tummy! WHAT THE HECK! I thought everything was going alright and now i feel like i am falling apart! any feedback at all would be very nice!
Thanks ladies!
bugnjb -
23.8 hours ago
At this point in the game is the feeling of like menstrual cramps considered Braxton Hicks? kelly-roo -
1 days ago
hi 26 weekers!
feel'n good at 26 weeks! Baby belly and I just did the lawn and went for a walk w/ pup pup this morning.
I know I will get scolded(here and at docs office) but I am denying the GD test! I'm healthy, baby is measuring perfect and I can't justify stressing the kid out w/ large amounts of sugar at once. My sugar levels are good, I exercise and eat a very healthy diet. I've researched this test alot and I am uncomfortable w/ it.
I also refuse to do the gd test and rh - injection on the same day.
Baby is very happy and healthy and she's a kicker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!mamatess -
1 days ago
Week 26! Yay!BabyEby3 -
1 days ago
Well I had the Glucose test today and it sucks LOL. The stuff they make you drink is horrble. I was so dizzy by the time I left the doctors office I didnt think I was going to make it home. I wont find out the results until Friday so I am hoping it all comes back good. I am sooooo tired today I feel drained. How are all you ladies feeling? Are your babies really active mine seems to never sleep which has me a little worried LOL he/she never stops moving I can wake up at 2 am and still thump thump LOL. I love every minute of it I think it is such a miracle!! Hope all is well and everyone is doing good!!!bnlmusicfan2 -
1 days ago
So I get to come home from the hospital today. I am nervous but, excited to go home. His amniotic fluid is measuring about 10cm and they like it about 15. I was orginally admitted due to a placental hematoma. So that could be what is causing the low amniotic fluid levels. I just don't want to go home and have to come back in a week, you know. But, don't get me wrong I am more than ready to go home, but at least here at the hospital all you have to do is hit a botton on the bed and they can check out the situation at hand. But, at least I can watch my movie channels and such at home and be more comfortable. Please pray for my son and my self. I hope all is well with you all. Here's hoping for at least another 10 weeks of pregnancy. Take care.
Brittanydanyl -
1 days ago
Trini~ My daugther was breech until 2 weeks before delivery...scared me to death because I was terrified of a csection. But thank god she turned!Trini -
1 days ago
Anyone else know or think they are dealing with a breech baby? I am certain my little girl is breech...but the midwife couldn't tell for certain yet. Just makes me nervous although I know she has plenty of time to turn. I have read that they turn between weeks 28-32 because they develop the stepping reflex which makes them 'walk' around the uterus when you have BH contractionsdanyl -
1 days ago
hahaha...I wish I had some of those last time I was pregnant. I actually had the server at a restaraunt ask me if I was having twins...I can sort of see saying you are so big...but actually saying is it twins? COME ON! haha...that wasn't the last time I heard the twin thing either. People just don't know how to keep the comments to themselves! This time I'm having problems with people I know telling me how small I am...but they don't know it's because of all the drama with my ex guy that made me loose all the weight...I just want to scream at them. They don't know what is going on... and how I grow and for what reasons are none of their business! Whoo...now that that vent is over..hahahideehohouse -
1 days ago
Thought you all might like this. My mom emailed this to me after I have had some rude peope make some comments to me that upset me. I thought that you all might enjoy them.
Size Matters
Can you believe those people who make wildly inappropriate comments (you're so big! you're so small!) about your pregnant-person size? Neither can we. How rude! We polled our sassiest preggo-lady sources and came up with a few good comebacks. Next time, you'll be prepared!
You're so HUGE!
• 'Yeah, I'm actually a week late and my water could break at any minute -- stand back!'
• 'I know, I gotta start cutting back on the burgers and booze.'
• 'I'll try to take that as a compliment.'
• 'Yeah, but I'm going to lose 20 pounds in a day. What about you?'
• 'Well, ya know, I'm growing a life. What have you done today?'
You're so TINY!
• 'Doesn't feel that way to those of us looking down at the belly.'
• 'I've decided to gain all of my pregnancy weight in my ass.'
heart strings -
1 days ago
Hi ladies. I went to the OBGYN yesterday for a routine check-up. I am measuring at exactly 26 weeks and baby's heartbeat was 140 bpm. I am anemic so he wrote me a prescription for Repliva. The appointment was great, i really like my doctor!!!!danyl -
1 days ago
Last night I had this pain about 2 inches right of my belly button and it felt like baby was sticking her heels out. I think she was but it had this extrordinary pain with it that hasn't gone away. It kind of feels like a ripped muscle but I know it's not. Any ideas? It's not round ligament...and I'm out of ideas. It's just that one spot!kokimama -
1 days ago
I am in week 25 today, but i wanted to share with you i registered for my prenatal classes on Sept 21 and 28th from 9-5 and breastfeeding classes on Oct 4. I have no idea what to do when my water breaks lol!!!. i would definitely sue epidural. I understand and heard of side effects of any medication, but i believe that that day should be a great experience and not the worst pain ever. A couple of my friends tried natural and then begged th drs to admit apidural but it was tooooo late!! they really suffered!!!! depends the woman's bosy and pain tolerance, but i wouldn't take a risk.