26 weeks pregnant • Pregnancy calendar •

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There are 92 days until your due date on January 11, 2009.
You are 188 days pregnant.
You are 6.2 months pregnant.
You are in your 7th month of pregnancy.
Your 1st trimester: April 06, 2008 to July 05, 2008. (0 - 12 weeks)
Your 2nd trimester: July 06, 2008 to October 18, 2008. (13 - 27 weeks)
Your 3rd trimester: October 19, 2008 to January 11, 2009. (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 pupils do not have their 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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pr3gojenn - 12 minutes ago
so i failed the 1st glucose testing and they put me on a sugar monitor and diary. i had to go see a diatician, crazy didn't even have me do the 3 hour test. anyway now i have to prick my finger 4 times a day and watch what I eat. I have only gained 12 lbs so far but i guess they are just concerned. did this happen to any of you?

Heather annie - 1.2 hours ago
I am starting to feel tired again too (like I did in the beginning) I wish I could take naps

mrsdenney - 5.5 hours ago
so after my shot yesterday- when i finally got normal feeling back in my arm my son decided it was party time in mommy's belly. he was rolling around and kicking the crap out of me. it always makes me feel good. we call my steriod shots the baby beef. im off to 27 weeks tomorrow or later tonight im not sure when. contractions are still pretty much the same.

~amy~ - 8.2 hours ago
Last night Joel moved positions.. finally :) he was up/down for the first time ever. This morning I wake up and he's right back to side/side lol any suggestions on what I might be able to do to coax him into the right position and stay there? I ask this because I've seen what my mid-wife does during labor with a breech baby and I so DON"T want to go through that!

AquaPeach - 8.8 hours ago
Woot woot! Week 26, and it's a long weekend in Canada due to Thanksgiving. As much as I want to just stay home and relax, I was invited to two turkey dinners and couldn't say no to either, so it will be a busy weekend. My doctor always performs the glucose test. I'll be getting that next month.

SazaUK - 9.1 hours ago
Landons I know how you feel I am finding myself tired a lot as well. Feel like I could sleep the whole day through. Anything I do I have to do in short bursts and then rest for a bit because it makes me really short of breath and tired. Its really annoying when I just want to clean the house or go to work and I'm constantly yawning.

emilyandbaby - 9.2 hours ago
Had my dr appointment yesterday. She said she would only do a glucose test if I had immediate family with diabetes or any symptoms. I have neither so she doesn't think I need one. Fine by me! However, she called me a few hours after my appointment to say that the urine test showed I had a slight infection and some extra protein in my urine so I went back in today and so that they could take a urine culture to see what's up. I was not impressed because I only had half an hour to duck out of work and they gave me the wrong cup to pee in so I had to wait until I could pee again into the right cup and I was late getting back. I won't find out for a week the results of the culture but as I feel normal, I assume all is going to be okay with little Mara Jade. As for weight gain, I lost 2 kilos in the first trimester so I'm up 3 from my starting weight or 5 since June.

~amy~ - 9.8 hours ago
oh and by the way.. bleach and water mixture sprayed on ants makes them go away :)

~amy~ - 9.8 hours ago
I've seen several different weeks for the trimesters so I just picked the one in the book I was reading :) the 'higher-ups' really should just decide on one and set it so I won't be so confused! Anyways.. anyone elses wedding rings not fitting anymore? I have a ring with a wrap and I can't get the wrap on anymore so I'm just wearing my engagement ring around.. seem really weird not wearing the whole thing!

sweetnika83 - 10.2 hours ago
I'm so excited another week down...I go into week 27 tomorrow!! Can't wait till January! Is it possible to pick the date to have your labor induced? If anyone knows please fill me in! Thanks!

mum444 - 15.8 hours ago
do i really have to do the glucose test? i have serious and i mean SERIOUS issues with needles... will i be putting my baby at risk if i refuse to have it done?

landons mommy!! - 16.4 hours ago
anyone else noticing themselves getting really tired now? i constantly need to take naps and i get tired , i mean like really exausted doing the smallest tasks... ugh

JMCKENZIE - 17.9 hours ago
LiNdSeYrObErTs, I have only gained 4 lbs! I am worried but my Doc is not.

bigmuma - 19.7 hours ago
MrsNews i hope all is ok. I know that if our heart rate rises for a while, after it goes back to normal thats when bubs goes up for a bit so maybe you were having a bit of a heart rise before your apnt?? Hope thats all it is. Or maybe just an excitable buba. xx

summababy - 20 hours ago
ethansmommy - when my midwife meausred me the first time she sad that the measurements should be the same as you week give and take 2. I also realised this as when I went for my middwife appointment at my 23 weeks visit I visit at 23 weeks and 4 days and it actualle mesures 23.4 cm.

sazauk - 21.7 hours ago
i had a really strange thing happen the other night. I woke up and heard a baby crying and suddenly jumped out of bed. It was then i realised that i hadn't had him yet. Felt really strange thing to do.

EthansMommy09 - 21.8 hours ago
So I just got back from my appointment and everything is great the doc said. I have only gained 2 pounds since my last visit. Yay! I also have to make an appointment for my glucose test within 2 weeks. Ugh. He also measured my uterus and it is at 27 cm? Does that mean I am 27 weeks??? I am retarded when it comes to this stuff!!

SazaUK - 21.9 hours ago
My belly button is the same. top part outty and bottom part inny lol been like that few about 4 weeks now, expected it to pop comletely by now though. I'm also feeling really big at the moment. Not sleeping much anymore and baby is moving around and kicking me all over my belly a lot at the moment, sometimes both sides at the same time its really weird.

meggermomma - 22.9 hours ago
For those of you wondering about the glucose test being mandatory..I asked my doc about it bc I have not history of it in my fam. and i've always been healthy etc..anyway he said it's not mandatory..they can't make you do anything...you have to be willing..anyway my doc said I didn't need to bc I'm young, thin, and healthy..however if this baby comes out big then i'll reconsider it for our next pregnancy.

sweetnika83 - 22.9 hours ago
My belly button is funny some days its an inny and sometimes its an outty....I think it depends on where the baby is in my stomach....Right now it looks a little weird...the top part is an outty and the bottom is an inny...lol

summababy - 23.1 hours ago
julie - i still have my innie as well and it does not seem it is going to come out.

Julie (baby number 5) - 23.1 hours ago
Hi week 26, poppin in an hour early lol. My belly is getting so big & I feel so uncomfortable it's untrue! I still have my `inny' though lol.

mollymae006 - 23.2 hours ago
Hey ladies, today is the end of my week 26, so I will be off to week 27. I just got back from doctor and he had already spoken to the specialist and has already ordered the 72 hour CVC test for my sugars; my doctor is so nice and assured me today that he was going to do everything possible to get diabetes under control. He actually wants me to eat more, sounds crazy to me, but hey I am happy with eating!! Go back next Thursday. I have gained 20 pounds so far and none of my doctor's have said a single word about it. I have asked all three of them if they thought I was gaining too much and they all three have said I am doing fine. It must be different with everyone. How much I gain I think is the least of their worries! Gotta go cook supper--YUCK

mrsdenney - 23.9 hours ago
just got my second steriod shot. by the way i dont know if i mentioned it....they freakin hurt.

LiNdSeYrObErTs - 1 days ago
Gosh it sure has been a long time since I wrote on here.. I am having a baby girl! I had my glucose test last week and gosh did it suck!! I am not diabetic but I found out I am anemic that explains why I am so tired and dont feel good. How much weight is everybody gaining at this point? I have gained 16 pounds so far and my doctor acted like that was outrageous

mungoinjan - 1 days ago
OK SO MY WEEK 27 IS COMPLETE TOMORROW AND i WILL OFFICIALLY 'BE' 27 WEEKS AND INTO MY 28TH WEEK! GOODBYE 26 WEEKERS!

Megan - 1 days ago
oh and according to this site your 3rd trimester is wks 28-40

Megan - 1 days ago
Ethansmommy- last time around i asked if i was required to take the blood glucose test as it can really mess with my stomach and leave me in pain all day. he said that it was not manditory but that they highly recommend it. so i declined as he also said i didnt have any of the risk factors and showed no signs of it. this time around im not sure if he will make me do it or not. but i was told i had to do an H&H blood test and i am scared too because last time i had my blood drawn (at 16wks preggo) i about passed out as well... then when i came to i started spewing vomit everywhere... sorry if that's TMI but i wanted you to know youre not alone!

summababy - 1 days ago
amy - i am sure that your 2nd trimester starts at week 28 so one more week to go. londonsmommy - I am pretty sure that you need the glucose test as it test for any gestetianel diabetes. Ask your doctor when you see him/her again.

summababy - 1 days ago
cowgirlygirl - thanks for setting me straight on that one was always told differntly. Well I guess our woman does all the hard work where as them men just enjoy the pleasure part of it. What an amazing thing teh female body is.

MrsNewz519 - 1 days ago
I'm nervous!! I went to the doctor a lil while ago and the doctor is sending me to the hospital to be monitored bcuz he said the baby's heart rate is way to fast!! Anyone else experience this before and if so what was the outcome??

mrsdenney - 1 days ago
i feel like totaly poo today. i know its lack of sleep. hard to sleep when you are counting contractions. so far they are only coming like once an hour and never consistantly. baby shower on november 2nd unless im in labor lol. frustrating.

EthansMommy09 - 1 days ago
I am not sure if I have to get the glucose test or not. Is it mandatory? My doc hasnt said anything about it yet. Ugh the thought of them drawing my blood again makes me light headed. The last time they drew my blood I about passed out! But my hubby was there to make me feel better. Ahh! I just noticed I have a couple stretch marks on my stomach:(

Megan - 1 days ago
26 weeks today :) baby's moving like crazy this morning!

emily82 - 1 days ago
cowgirl28 I'm a twin myself, and twins are insane on both sides (mom and dad's) family. I am identical, and I thought the sperm was responsible for dividing the egg for identical twins.

~amy~ - 1 days ago
Thanks :)

mrsdenney - 1 days ago
ok so seeing as im going to be having this baby sooner than expected, any tips on how to put together a quicky baby shower?

NicolePS - 1 days ago
Also everything I just read on the internet says not to use Raid so I wouldn't use that

NicolePS - 1 days ago
Amy: I don't know who would be doing the treatment for you but I have had Orkin since my first was a baby 3 yrs ago and they are completely safe. Safe for a child and a pregnant momma. I think the only not safe thing that they do is like flea bombs or something like that. But just ask if your having it done by a pro or if doing it yourself call the company about it w/ what ever product your using.

~amy~ - 1 days ago
Wow I just realized that this is my last week in the 2nd trimester.. where has the time gone? lol

~amy~ - 1 days ago
Question- two weeks ago we had people move into the town house next door and management treated the house for ants (it's been empty for months) now the ants are all over at my house! They are everywhere! The raid spray has made me sick and the gel didn't do a thing.. I'm nervous about them putting a treatment in because I am home all day and will be constantly smelling it.. but I can't take the ants anymore. Do you think the treatment would be safe?

~amy~ - 1 days ago
mum444- I'm still smaller.. and with bigger clothes on people still can't tell that I am pregnant.

woobies-mom - 1 days ago
Bigmuma-I love your choice of a name!

cowgirlygirl28 - 1 days ago
Twins are actually determined by the mothers side..as there is no way the man can determine whether or not the woman releases one egg or two or more.....Identical twins is when the egg splits, which again, is not determined by the males sperm.....The man only contributes his sperm and only one sperm fertilizes an egg....this means that 2 sperm cant fertilize one egg and make twins....And fraternal twins is what is passed down as some are more prone to release more than one egg......Every woman in my family....grandmother, mother, and both sisters have all had twins..I am a twin myself and have not had a twin and not going to have any more children to find out. To put it a bit more simply, the male only provides the sperm, whereas, the female is the one who either ovulates two eggs (fraternal twins) or one egg that splits (identical twins). That's why a woman can still inherit the hyper-ovulation gene from a grandmother, aunt, etc. on her father's side. But her father would not have had any hereditary chance of having twins himself when he had his child/children.

on-number-2 - 2 days ago
LOL Ladies go and pick up a copy of Jenny McCarthy's Belly Laughs. Oh my it is the greatest. A must read for all pregnant woman. It is comforting and hillarious.

bigmuma - 2 days ago
We finally have a name set in stone unless my little porn star doesnt have a big one and does have a woowoo. Its going to be Joshua Andrew Kopke. JAK as short. lol .Does anyone like this name? Its really hard to get anything to go with hubbys last name lol. Kopke...

NicolePS - 2 days ago
So I always though that acid reflux was when your throat was burning so badly that it felt like it was on fire and junk. Well I looked it up and it said for heart burn and acid reflux that it was more of a chest burning?

mollymae006 - 2 days ago
Went to the doctor today and baby is developing on schedule. She is 2 pounds exactly, which means she isn't getting too big, which is a concern with my high sugars. Specialist had a suggestion for my other doctor to try regarding high sugars, so I see him tomorrow and hopefully he will want to try the suggested test that should explain what is going on. Who knows. I feel much better tonight and am determined that my little girl is going to make it and hold on until she is healthy enough. I am going to try and take it easy. Good night all and thanks for all of you who keep praying. Mrsdenny--you are in my thoughts and prayers.

kaykayxox - 2 days ago
Hey ladies :) I worked a double today and I seem to have a soreness in my butt all the way up my back and into my legs I think its from all the walking Im doing, ahhh it hurts to walk after I get off of work ... My paycheck was so low, ahh but hopefully it will get better Ive only been there 6 days me and my mom were fighting but were okay now because things got a lil ugly last nite btw her and my bf's momma lol they dont get along and she ended up yelling at me over things I had no control over.

mrsdenney - 2 days ago
went to the dr today. i am 1 cm dialated and cervix shortened to 1.0-1.3 cm. started steriod injections to beef the baby's lungs, could still hold on we just have to wait and see

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