22 weeks pregnant • Pregnancy calendar •

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There are 125 days until your due date on March 27, 2009.
You are 155 days pregnant.
You are 5.1 months pregnant.
You are in your 6th month of pregnancy.
Your 1st trimester: June 20, 2008 to September 18, 2008. (0 - 12 weeks)
Your 2nd trimester: September 19, 2008 to January 01, 2009. (13 - 27 weeks)
Your 3rd trimester: January 02, 2009 to March 27, 2009. (28 - 40 weeks)

Your baby's crown-to-rump length is approximately 7.6 inches and your growing baby weighs about 12.25 ounces now! Your uterus is about 2 cm above your bellybutton and you probably feel comfortably pregnant. Your growing tummy is not yet large enough to get in the way and you should still be able to bend over and sit without much trouble. You might be enjoying your pregnancy more than ever at this point if morning sickness was an issue in the early weeks.

Your baby's body continues to grow and develop every day. The organ systems in your baby's body are becoming specialized for their particular functions. The fetal liver produces different enzymes than it will produce after delivery. The liver is responsible for breaking down billirubin, which is produced by the breaking down of blood cells. Because the life span of a fetal red blood cell is shorter than that of an adult, a fetus produces more billirubin than adults do. Billirubin passes from fetal blood to the placenta and then into your blood. Your liver helps get rid of fetal billirubin. A newborn baby that has high levels of billirubin may show signs of jaundice. Jaundiced babies have a yellowish tint to their eyes and skin and are often treated with phototherapy.

Your baby's senses are developing daily. The fetus now has a full complement of neurons in the brain and is learning about her body and surroundings through touch. Touch is one of the first senses to mature and your baby may stroke its face or feel her arms and legs.

Your blood volume has increased more to meet the demands of your pregnancy. Most of the increase is in the form of plasma, the liquid part of your blood. This has the ability to dilute your blood and give you physiological anemia, which occurs during pregnancy. The measure of blood dilution is called Hematocrit and the levels reach their lowest points this week. You should check with your doctor to make sure you are not developing more serious forms of anemia.

Your baby now shows an extremely rapid brain growth (which lasts until five years after birth).

The ovaries of female fetuses contain primitive egg cells, all of the eggs a woman will have for her entire life. The uterus of female fetuses is also fully formed.

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thirdontheway - 1.8 hours ago
well I really wasn't mocking abything. I really like hearing the different cultures and the things that you do differently. I would sit and have coffee, never tea. That is all I was saying. I hope you did not take it wrong.. By the way, during election time, my husband kept saying that we were going to move to New Zealand bc he hears it is a great place to live (of course we are not moving)...

My2nd - 2.4 hours ago
HiLadies! Found out yesterday that my baby is a BOY! Another for me and last! So I guess I am a all-boys-mommy :-) No more kids for us, I will have to make peace with the fact that Tessa (my lovely boerboel) and I are the only two bitches on the premises :-) Have a great weekend all!

lmommytobe - 5.6 hours ago
Your kids are absolutely gorgeous. I love there mix. I au paired in the states after I finished school, and my kiddies was a mix of Italian and Korean and they where beautiful kids. I'm Afrikaans and my hubby is Afrikaans/Irish - so besides my kids picking up on there daddy's and grandparents Irish accent - they won't have any interesting mix, however I still can't wait to meet my little princess, I've got no doubt that she is going to be gorgeous.

nikki2kidsan1ondaway - 10.7 hours ago
i should have said that europe being england part so just white which is what we call it here in new zealand lol sorry forget that people have different sayings for things... my grandad is english his father was born in london and my grandma is scotish so that my mum which we call europeian ie white and my dad is italian. and my hubby dad is full indian hindu and his mum is maori which is a new zealand decendant is what new zealand is known for the maoris but if you look it up we dont look like that living over here times have changed since then lol as we are now a mixed race.. the photos of my kids dont bring out there full looks in person they are much darker looking and have darker hair and eyes. i think they look more like there dad than me tho which is good as i am very white my mums side came out more instead of my dads :(

Mims - 11.2 hours ago
your kids look lovely. you should sign them up for modeling :-)

Mims - 11.2 hours ago
italian european? i don't believe i have heard that one before. it seems repetitive, italy is in europe so... seems odd. do you live in the U.S.? wouldn't saying italian be sufficent? Anyhow, i am sure the mix is beautiful in your children. let me go see your profile and take a look at your little ones. :-)

SisiBunny - 12.3 hours ago
I love the names jayson and jaden but my god it's way too common now! It's like everyone I know has a kid with that name. I even have a 7yr old nephew named Jaden. I don't even want to get started on all my friends that named they're son that. I'm like whoa.

s0ndra0 - 14.1 hours ago
Hello week 22!!! Happy to be joining you ladies :-)

FIRSTCHILDLONELY - 15.4 hours ago
WOW i dont even kno what moari is and never heard of it.. i am just straight up Mexican :)

nikki2kidsan1ondaway - 16.7 hours ago
i get confused as not many people know or have heard of new zealand i have seen a few people on here not there is still only a few of us around lol and we seem to adopted everyones terms of words from usa to england to aussie etc which i think is great i love that we are multi race over here.. my hubby is hindu maori and im iltalian european with abit or scotish so we have a lovely mix in my kids lol

nikki2kidsan1ondaway - 16.8 hours ago
im not following what you are trying to say are you talking about a cuppa tea or you mocking that fact that we call morning tea in nz a snack just after breakfast which most places call them brunch and we call afternoon tea something to have after lunch then we have tea which must be called supper somewhere. lol

kellie642 - 16.8 hours ago
So weird ok.. When i was reading up on breast feeding today.. My nipples got all tingley.. I remember when rowan was a baby when he was due a feed i used to get the same tingley feeling. Boobs have got extremely big too this time. they are verybig 34dd!! i was a 34b....?

thirdontheway - 16.9 hours ago
I love reading thinks from all you women from different countries.. saying, morning tea, and going on holiday, just different things that are different from the US (especially Texas).. I would nver just have morning tea.. I like Ice tea w/sugar.. don't ya'll agree! very cool...

thirdontheway - 17 hours ago
We are having a boy again and we decidede to name him Cutter Lynne.. My sons name is Garrett Lynne and daddy's name is Jeff Lynne so we thought we would just go ahead and give him the middle name too.. (oh, grandpa is Lynne too).. How do you like Cutter.. I thought it was cute and different but not too different.... or Kutter? I think I like it with a C

nikki2kidsan1ondaway - 17.1 hours ago
yea im and stuck with jayson and jayden as hubby like jayden and i like jaydon lol never ending i think that naming a child is more hard work than giving birth to them a name sticks for like and you forget the birth lol.... i read in the paper a few months back that a couple where im from tried to name their child tulua does the hula from hawaii and the courts asked for the child to be removed from the parents thats a bit far to name a child that and some have gone as far to name there twins fish and chips etc list go on long poor kids i think

Wmelon77 - 17.2 hours ago
DNA86, I had bacteria vaginosis around my 3rd month of pregnancy. The medicine my OB/GYN gave me specifically said on the package (For Non-Pregnant Women). She said it was still o.k. and I wouldn't have any problems. I looked online for hours and worried myself to death before finally just taking the medication. I think the pros outweigh the cons. I only had one dose for my treatment and can't remember the name of the prescription, but I think you'll be ok. DulcianasMom, I know exactly what you're talking about. I get that all the time, and the doctors keep trying to tell me it's just normal stretching, but I don't understand why it would do that when i relieve myself. I try to explain that feeling and you would think they know what I'm talking about, but then again maybe it is ligament pain. All I know is it's a little crazy. I was scared when it first started happening, now I'm just use to it, LOL!! Good Luck. Yay, so glad to be in WEEK 22!!

peanutrocks - 20 hours ago
Jayden & Jayson!!

highonlife85 - 20.3 hours ago
I like Jayson and Jayden!

nikki2kidsan1ondaway - 20.3 hours ago
can someone please let me know if you like any of the folowing names.. which one apeals to you the most. jayson,jaysin,jayzon,jayzin, or jayden

peanutrocks - 21.1 hours ago
Thank you so much for your input ladies. I rang the 24hr nurseline and she told me its not reccomneded during first trimester or breastfeeding and to call my pharmacist and he told me because its external it should be fine but to call my doc in the morning... I will not use it at all any more...oh my god the panic...dont want to feel that again...not nice, I was in tears.Thanks for the comments ladies.... xx

FIRSTCHILDLONELY - 21.2 hours ago
peanutrocks: Pregnancy and breast feeding Use of Eurax during pregnancy, particularly during the first trimester, is not advised. It is not known whether Eurax passes into the breast milk. Nursing mothers should avoid applying Eurax in the area of the nipples. HERES ANOTHER ONE: Warnings Consult doctor before using on infants. Patients with raw or weeping skin conditions should not use this product. For external use only. Keep away from eyes and broken skin. Not recommended in pregnancy, especially the first trimester. I WOULD REALLY CALL YOUR DOCTOR TOMORROW OR SPEAK TO THE NURSE! BUT IM SURE EVERYTHING IS FINE.. JUST STOP USING IT UNTIL U SPEAK TO HIM OR SEE HIM

DulcianasMom - 21.2 hours ago
peanutrocks - you should call your OB/GYN ASAP...they might have info on topical creams that you should or should not be using...

nikki2kidsan1ondaway - 21.3 hours ago
peanut rocks why did she say that ask why you shouldnt use it your not eating it so i dont see why it will be harmful to your baby unless it is strong in smell.......

peanutrocks - 21.3 hours ago
Panic diverted... I finally got hold of my local pharmacist and he informed me it is ok but that I should stop using it now. Gonna call my doc in the morning to let her know.Phewww!

nikki2kidsan1ondaway - 21.3 hours ago
dulci i know what you mean it happens to me i get the feeling for a while after i pee i think that it is because the baby i bigger now and my bladder is finding it hard to go down fast before baby gets in the way so it goes down slowly make sence reason i say this as i can feel the baby near it so it must be compressing on it also i need to pee right after i have had the bigest pee and it is still i big pee so i think that baby is playing games with me..... i wouldnt worry about it to much if your drinking lots of water then you wont really get a uti but to be on the safe side i would go out and buy some cranbery juice and drink that then that will hold the uti at bay as you might have a start of one but thats just to ease your mind really like you say you drink alot of water..... im finding it hard to sit there an drink water so has anyone got anytips on how to keep drinking water water in this pregnancy makes my sick if i drink more that 3 glasses but i drank like a fish with my other 2... pro[ably why i was so big fluid build up lol

peanutrocks - 22.1 hours ago
I NEED YOUR HELP LADIES!!!! I have been using a lotion called Eurax for sever itching of my feet and hands at night times for the past year or so and a friend saw the bottle and said I dont think your supposed to use that in pregnancy...WHAT!!!! I never even though to check it out coz it is an external lotion....Now I am panicked that I have harmed my unborn baby and my doc has gone home for the evening....I am so upset.

DulcianasMom - 23.7 hours ago
thanks girls, i appreciate all your comments:) i honestly think i sometimes drink too much liquids and then hold it for too long (i have a bad habit of doing that) and then when i go that is why it hurts, just my bladder shrinking back to size b/c it was overstretched and there really isnt that much room down there anymore:)

MrsR - 23.7 hours ago
I leaked colostrum for the first time this morning, it really freaked me out when I first saw it. I thought it was too early for that but apparently it is not.

FIRSTCHILDLONELY - 23.8 hours ago
DulcianasMom: i have this too but i realize its more when i dont drink enough water or tea and more juices and caffeine. I also have to go even if its a little bit to alot but it doenst hurt at all to use the bathroom but when i try to wait i start cramping

MrsR - 23.9 hours ago
Dulcianasmom, does it hurt really low in your pelvis? I get that sometimes, I think its ligament pain. Dna86, have you talked to your OB about your concerns? The benefits of taking the medication may outweigh the risks if you don't.

DulcianasMom - 1 days ago
No, it just started within the past couple days and there is no burning when pee. I've had UTI's before i this doesnt feel like it. But, i think i may call the OB/GYN office just to be on the safe side...

CJwaiting4no3 - 1 days ago
Dulcianasmom, sounds like you might have an infection..have you spoken to your midwife? CJx

CJwaiting4no3 - 1 days ago
My God, I was watching some video's on You Tube of some twins born at 22 weeks - they survived! It was so amazing, I couldn't believe my baby is at that stage already. I didn't think they were viable until 24 weeks...well the wonder of modern medicine!

larkspur69 - 1 days ago
Pregnancy Timeline:
Month 1 = Weeks 1-4
Month 2 = Weeks 5-8
Month 3 = Weeks 9-13
Month 4 = Weeks 14-17
Month 5 = Weeks 18-21
Month 6 = Weeks 22-26
Month 7 = Weeks 27-30
Month 8 = Weeks 31-35
Month 9 = Weeks 36-40

DulcianasMom - 1 days ago
has this happened to any you ladies.... i drink alot of water every day and i've noticed lately that when i have a full bladder and i go, it doesnt hurt to pee (like out the pee-hole) it hurts inside me, like my bladder is deflating and it starts to cramp up. Sounds really wierd but that is the only way i can describe it.

dna86 - 1 days ago
ok so finally i decided to start the medication for the bacterial vaginosis yesterday well i didnt wanted to use it after we have read like the risks if you are pregnant, im not going to lie im scared and i was scared last night when my husband was putting the gel in the risk its that somehow it could go inside the baby's lil bag and that could be fatal, nothing like this had ever happend with a pregnant girl but they had tested on pregnant mice and from 6 just to one of them that had happend so im scared i still have 4 lil tubes to go i decided it to go for the gel because i read the risk of tablets and the gel and the gel was less risky than the tablets thats why i decided to go for it, but then when we read the instructions my husband and i started to freak out, i read on internet that even if i had it while i was delivering and they will nose that i have it they will gave me some antiboitics so the baby didnt had to pass thru the infection but at the same time i read that this bacteria can cause early labor and i dont want that, well i hope that somebody here will tell me if any of you guys had gone through something like this, because i had never any of this problems with my first pregnancy and im just like really scared something will happen to my matias....:( im so scared!!!

zajaceks - 1 days ago
imommytobe it is called a yolk sac and it functions as the liver and helps make blood cells until the 2cnd trimester when the babys organs take over. my first U/S pic on my profile shows a good shot of it.

lmommytobe - 1 days ago
Strange question - On the 1-3 week page (are you trying to concieve) the first picture of the baby in the womb there is an orange round thing (almost looks like a ball) - does anybody know what that is? Just interested to know what it is.

larkspur69 - 2 days ago
Awww my hubbie is so fantastic! He finished our little girls room in 4days!! Wainscotting and all!! Pics posted

kellie642 - 2 days ago
I'd love to know what we are having. Either i dont mind, as long as baby is healthy, I dont mind. We asked at my first scan which was at 15 weeks. But nurse couldnt tell as baby wasnt giving anything away. I just have to wait now till march!!! And i wanted to paint the room!!!

JennaLovesBabies - 2 days ago
Peanut-It's not a problem. Either way, girl or boy, pregnancy and parenting are miracles. I feel blessed to have whatever God gives me. I am sure Desmond will get a little brother eventually, as we plan on having at least 4. They are such a joy. Having a child is the most amazing thing I could ever ask for.

DulcianasMom - 2 days ago
i made some really good beef stew last night and had bought a pillsbury loaf of bread to bake....IT WAS SO FREAKING GOOD!!! i kept sneaking more bits of bread:) Saved the stew for tongihts dinner and right about now i am ready!

nikki2kidsan1ondaway - 2 days ago
omg i have been eating tuffles i made some this morning for morning tea for me and my son a treat since daughter is having a nap and i love having morining tea with my son lol food who wouldnt hahahaha well i have almost eaten the whole plate i should save some for hubby cause he has never tried them before but i cant stop lol i have eaten 7 so far.

peanutrocks - 2 days ago
Jenna, my appologies I totally took ya up wrong... I thought you had everything pinned on this one being a boy...Im sure you will be blessed with another lil boy in the future, a little brother for your son. Hope your preg is going well.

3O9 babyy - 2 days ago
off to week 23 tomorrow :]

JennaLovesBabies - 2 days ago
Peanut-I didn't say it would be a bad thing at all. All I said was I eventually want my son to have a brother.

peanutrocks - 2 days ago
Jenna just wondering why it would be such a bad thing if you are carrying a girl....a boy and a girl.....fantastic!!! I would be over the moon.

JennaLovesBabies - 2 days ago
Although I am happy either way, I'd love for my son to have a brother eventually. My husband has 1 sis and 2 bros but his dad is 1 boy with 4 sisters so I guess that wouldn't work in our situation. He had all sisters and had 3 boys before having a girl. I guess you get what you are given. We waited until day of o to have intercourse and it may be a girl. We'll see. Hopefully, if it is a girl, we will eventually get blessed with another boy.

pygmalin - 2 days ago
Jennalovesbabies- no special way to concieve a boy..rule of thumb is boy sprems are fast out of the gate but wither a little faster..poor guys...girl sperms are slow out of the gate but arrive a bit stronger and take there time to enter the egg...so unfortunattly there is no 'natural' way of conciveing a specific gender. A good rule of thumb to is to look at the Fathers family...are there mostly girls or boys? Still not full proof.

JennaLovesBabies - 2 days ago
Hi everyone. I am new to the site. I am using through my cell phone so I apologize if anything is out of wack on here. I am due March 21st but can not enter it through my cell phone. I was wondering, for those of you that have multiple boys, did you do anything specific to conceive them? Did you have sex during ovulation or any of the other so called methods? I have a 16 month old boy and expecting, what we think, is a girl. At my 19 week scan the tech said it 'looked like a girl' but she didn't seem sure at all. She also didn't show us any proof so I won't know for sure until the 3d. I look foward to getting to know you all.

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