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Your baby's weight has doubled in two weeks and now weighs about 3.5 ounces! The crown-to-rump length of your growing baby is 4.4 to 4.8 inches. If you spread your hand out opened wide, you can see about how big your baby is.

Your uterus is moving up and is now approximately 1.5 to 2 inches below your navel. You are showing more now and there is a noticeable swelling in your abdomen. At this point in your pregnancy, a 5 to 10 pound weight gain is normal. Other people can probably feel the difference in your lower abdomen if they were to rub your tummy. To be the most comfortable, you should be wearing maternity clothes or clothing that is too large for you. You may have felt your baby move already. However, you might not feel it move every day at this point. As your pregnancy progresses, movements become stronger and more frequent. Feeling your baby move can help reassure you that your baby is doing well. You might also notice that your gums or nose bleed occasionally. This is from the increased blood volume that puts pressure on small blood vessels and capillaries.

Huge changes continue to take place within your developing baby. This week fat begins to form and will continue to do so until he is born. Fat is important to the body's heat production and metabolism. Right now, at 17 weeks, water makes up about 3 ounces and fat 0.018 ounces of your baby's body. In a baby at term, fat makes up about 5.25 pounds of the total average weight of 7.7 pounds. The placenta is continuing to grow at an amazing rate. The placenta will continue to develop in tandem with the fetus and it will weigh more than a pound at birth! By this week, the placenta is large and well established with a network of blood vessels that exchange nutrients and waste.

The eyes are facing more forward. The ears are now close to their final position.

Your baby is more flexible with ability to move head, mouth, lips, arms, wrists, hands, legs, feet, and toes.

Fingerprints are forming now.

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diana - 35 minutes ago
movin on up to week 18 tomorrow C= YAY this is going by quick!

shlocy - 2.7 hours ago
Just went to the dr.s and had another ultrasound. Thank goodness the 4D specialist was there and told us we are having a boy. Baby looks fine, and heard the sweet little ones heartbeat. Amazing. I took the intelligender test a week ago, and it said that I was having a girl, so be careful about believing results from that. Good Luck Ladies

gurujit - 4.2 hours ago
Just went to the doctor and heard the little one's heartbeat! The most amazing music to my ears :) I've felt the baby move a few times this past week but the doctor says it is really common not to have felt the baby at this point and it will be more prominent around 20 weeks. 2 weeks from today we have our ultrasound and hopefully will find out what we are having!! Can't wait and congrats to all those who have already found out. And MrsHutto - my sister-in-law had a positive response to the blood test and my nephew was fine, so definitely some error there.

BoldtMommy - 4.3 hours ago
Had an ultra sound... and its a BOY! Im happy to join the Blue Team!

commongoal - 4.5 hours ago
MrsHutto : Congrats and welcome to the blue team =) No matter what, your baby is a blessing and it is very good to hear that if he has DS it does not change your mind on keeping him. If he does have DS, keep in mind that he is God's gift and he has been sent to a wonderful person to take care of his special gift. Keep us posted and let us know what the results turn out to be...xoxo

jaychay - 4.6 hours ago
Arcola21 - i have been getting bad headaches for a week now it doesnt seem to go away

Arcola21 - 5.1 hours ago
im jsut in a funk today! I woke up with a headache and I need to go to the DMV..ugh it is always soo packed!! Plus I want to go to Kohls this afternoon for their big sale. Not if i still have this headach thoughI

commongoal - 5.4 hours ago
Arcola21 : ME TOO!!! I'm looking forward to APRIL =)

jaychay - 5.6 hours ago
illy2 - im craving sweets and chocolate too and i usually dont eat it at all. my downfall is usually crisps.

Arcola21 - 5.6 hours ago
all I can think about right now is 'are we there yet?' Im so impatient and want it to be April already. I do not enjoy being pregnant!!

jaychay - 5.6 hours ago
allyandty - lastnight was the first big movement i have felt. had nothing since then. x

illy2 - 5.9 hours ago
just been to the shop and bought sweets, 2 different kinds of chocolate, rice pudding and satsumas! i usually don't like nor eat sweet things! i wonder whether i'm on team blue or pink... don't find out til 20 weeks - any guesses ladies??

illy2 - 6 hours ago
allyandty- this is my second and i've only just started feeling occasional very faint fluttering; almost unnoticeable and usually when i'm too busy to appreciate it! i shouldn't worry as it's still early days.

diana - 8.6 hours ago
one week today and i might find out what team im on pink or blue?!?!?!

diana - 8.8 hours ago
allyandty~~ No worries all should be fine this is my 3rd and i havent felt it all that much.. here and there i feel it one day maybe 3 or 4 times then nothing for a few days..

allyandty - 9.9 hours ago
this is my 3rd baby, why don't i feel the movements?

jaychay - 12.8 hours ago
hello week 17 this is my 2nd pregnancy and i have been feeling like butterflies in my tummy for a week lastnight i felt a kicking movement. x

mummmytwice - 13.1 hours ago
hi all. Yh 17 weeks now. I felt a lil kick he other night too but most of the time its fluttering in my belly. Im gettin excited now :)

ranui - 14.5 hours ago
yay 17weeks now..and now im just starting to feel the bubles poping...lol..kewl!!hope all is well with all mumzy's!!!

Berrymama - 16.7 hours ago
What can you do for a shower if you will not know the gender prior to birth? Any ideas or anyone who has done this please comment on my poll. Thanks.

mrs williams - 18.4 hours ago
I love deep fried suchi rolls. Yum!

diana - 19.8 hours ago
MrsHutto~~ God only gives us what we can handle .. just think of it as a blessing they are very special ppl.. there is more to them then DS.I too had my 1st child at the age of 18 and i thought everyhting would be fine.. When my daughter was born i noticed her eyes move around all over the place really quick too.. being young i thought it was just the way babys eyes are at 1st. Then my parents said something to me.. So i mentioned something to my family Dr. He sent me to another Dr and so on and I was told that my daughter could be blind. That second my world came crashing down.. I didnt know how to feel or what to feel... here i am 18 with a baby and how im a going to get through this.. thank god i had her father there and he is still here with us today and i have a close family.. It turned out that my daughter isnt totaly blind .. but she is visionly impaired and has something called optic nerve hypoplasia. I'm blessed she can see. Just things have to be modified for her.. she needs larger print ect.. she will never be able to drive a car she cant see far away but those are things we deal with and learn to accept.. The reason for me telling you all about my daughter and what we have gone though is that sometimes in life we arent always delt the cards we want( or assume we will get ) but we make the best out of what we got because we are blessed to have them in our lives.. we love them and just think of it as a blessing and also think of it as you are a stronger person because of it..Hope things go the way you want them to and i wish you all the best just keep your head up and be strong.. not only for your self but for the little gift you have inside of you

angelinarichter - 20 hours ago
Mel - I am so jealous! I still not have found out my little ones gender yet, hopefully soon!! :)

my5babies - 20.2 hours ago
I got the DS test last week. I am 28 and my chances are 1 in 120, they told me not to worry also, but i cant stop thinking about it either. Which I will of course Love it the same either way. I go to a speacialist dr for my 20 week u/s and they will inform me of greater or less chances then.

etrocks - 21 hours ago
mrshutto did the baby look like he had ds. I've been told you can tell in an ultrasound something to do with thier neck. I won't get the test but my chances are higher then most b/c my husband's aunt who is 53(old for ds) has it. And let me tell you she is smarter then most of the people I deal with everyday!

mel90 - 21.2 hours ago
hey ppl went to the doctors today n found out im having a bby girl im so happy i got my 2 girls i canwait to dress them alike n everything its going to b wonderful

momof609 - 23.3 hours ago
MRSHUTTO- Im one that believes Gods going to give us whatever it is that he WANTS us to have and im also one that believes people who are given these DS children are blessed because he trusts them to take care of very special people. Ive never worried about if my children would have it either and I dont trust statistics or like in my case... im 37 so dr said I have a 1 in 110 chance.... UM I know God doesnt operate that way and thats what I trust above all else and I LOVED your answer about it not changing your mind on baby.... your so blessed having a baby on the way... hang on to that thought. Last night we sat in a HS auditorium for a concert and my husband had the sweetest 5 yr old DS boy sitting next to him and my hubby kept pestering him and he would just giggle... HE WAS ABSOLUTELY adorable and very smart. Keep us posted... we are here to go thru this with you the best we can.

Arcola21 - 23.6 hours ago
angelina-- I have not gained anything yet. Until just last week I wasnt able to keep any food down without medicine and I lost 15lbs. I havent even put any of that back on but you can DEFINATELY tell im pregnant. Im in full blown Maternity clothes now. It started with just pants and wearing my regular shirts and now I have to have Maternity shirts because my tummy pokes out the bottom of all my normal ones. LOL If your doctor isnt concerned then you shouldnt be either.

Arcola21 - 23.6 hours ago
Mrs Hutto--When my doctor asked If I wanted that blood test done I said NO. I asked her what my chances of having a Downs Syndrome baby was and she was doubtful that my baby would be affected because of my age I am 23. I was 17 when I had my 1st and 20 when I had my 2nd and have never had the test done. They arent always accurate anyways and then they may want to do an amnio to run tests on the fluids and that is very risky for the baby.

Arcola21 - 23.7 hours ago
momof6--I have no idea why the nurse was being so mean!! It really ticked my husband off too because it was his 1st time experiencing the birth of our child and he really wanted to be a part of everything. Seeing me cry really hurt him. He said he would never make me go through that again...looks like he lied because here we are 17 weeks pregnant..LOL I guess God had other plans. One thing I forgot to mention about the Epi was that after having the kids I had the shakes. Im not sure if it was a side effect of the epi or if it happens with or without it.

MrsHutto - 1 days ago
No it does not change if I'm keeping my baby or not. If he does have it its not his fault. I really hope the test was wrong. Thanks so much for making me feel batter bout it. Everyone says not to worry bout it but its so hard.

momof609 - 1 days ago
mrshutto- Your age is on your side... those tests arent 100%... in fact they arent that accurate at all... im assuming because of your age they didnt do a NT scan to check for fluid in the neck or nasal bone... soft markers for downs.... dont get too worked up yet... Will it change your views on keeping the baby if it does have Downs? Or arent you sure about that... just have an idea ahead of time so your making the decision best for you and not a decision based on Docs opinion of the matter...

angelinarichter - 1 days ago
Hutto- I got the same blood test done about a week ago, she made me think really hard about getting it done because it's only 60% correct, so you have a 40% chance it's wrong. I haven't gotten my results back but I think either way its good to be prepared for whatever the outcome is, all the best!

angelinarichter - 1 days ago
Yay!! Hi to all my 17 weeks ladiesss!!! I am finally starting to show a little, my starting weight of this pregnancy was 125, and in the 4 months and 1 week I've been pregnant I only weigh 130 with clothes on, and during my last two doctors appointments that weight hasnt changed and I weighed myself just now and Im still 130 and my appointment was over a week ago! anyone else finding it hard to gain weight? my tummy is growing but it seems the rest is shrinking :(

MrsHutto - 1 days ago
I went Monday for gender ultrasound and found out I'm having a boy! I also had the blood tests done. The results came back today and my dr called me. They came back positive for down syndrome! I'm so scared! They said it could be mistake and are sending me to different dr on Dec 1st. Any advice? I'm only 18 I never thought this could happen!

sunshine143 - 1 days ago
Epi didn't work with my first daughter. But worked really well with my second. Second time I was numb on one leg for several hours afterwards. Main problem for me is getting it put in. I am really hard for them to get. Took eight time to get it in with my second. Not sure if all the pain would be worth it again. Planning on seeing how I do without it this time.

taniamommyX2 - 1 days ago
I had a really wonderful experience during labour and delivery. Even the Epi doc was so wonderful. wanted to go as long as I could with out getting the Epi and I got to my point that I wanted it. The doc came in and was really calm, had my husband hold me and was very patient with me. I had contraction in the middle of the procedure so he stopped and told me to take my time and let him know when he could continue. He also made me relax my shoulders because he said if I was tense I could get headaches. Overall, he was GREAT! And my nurses and delivery doc let me tell them when I was ready to push and everything. The only part that really sucked about the Epi was after I was coming down from it I started getting this horrible pain in my groin and didn't know why....until I realized I had to pee! lol I couldnt feel the nedd to go before and it hurt like hell trying to pee! lol

KMDANDNEWBABI - 1 days ago
just got back from the Doctors ofc, edd changed to 4/25/2010. So excited, Only 16 days to US. I can't wait to find out the sex.

commongoal - 1 days ago
I didn't get the epidural with my last 2 daughters and I am still regretting the last one (12 yrs ago). They do give you something in the IV that makes you loopy but that is about it. Needless to say I am looking forward to getting the epidural this time around (all though some stories still scare me) I do NOT ever want to put myself through that kind of PAIN ever ever ever ever (did I mention 'ever'?) AGAIN!

MJ8908 - 1 days ago
Momof6- would you recommend natural birth over getting an epi? I always told my mom when I was going to give birth it was going to be all natural and my told me I may not be able to. I'm just really curious about it. Also what are some things that you ladies do to ease the back pain?

momof609 - 1 days ago
arcola21- why on earth wouldnt the nurse let your hubby by you? YES I woulda cried too and then I woulda told HUBBY to get his butt over there even if he had to plow thru her to get to me... GRRR I dont take well to bossy nurses interfering when it makes no sense to interfere. I was in a birthing tub the last labor I was in pre epi- the nurse came in and kept saying- you should get out... I told her I was fine where I was and will have hubby let you know when things change or pains get closer or I feel I have to push... She told my dr and dr told her they arent there to dictate labor experience just to make sure baby gets out safely and mom is safe but for whatever reason this NURSE was bothered I was in the tub.

Arcola21 - 1 days ago
I had the epi with my 2 kids and the only problem I have is that after sitting for long periods of time my back from the spot where the Epi was administered down my Butt goes numb. The only thing I didnt like about getting the Epi was that with my 2nd the nurse wouldnt let my hubby near me. It pissed me off and made me cry. With my 1st I was having blood pressure problems and couldnt sit up.

Steplaff80 - 1 days ago
I had an epi with my 7 year old son. The first one that they gave me didn't take, so they re-administered the medicine. After that, my son's heart rate dropped quickly, and all of these nurses came rushing in. I was freaking out! The epi wound up not kicking in until after I had my son, so for me it wasn't worth it. I am definitely going to try to go natural with this one. I keep telling myself if my mom can have 8 children naturally, I can do it with just one!! :-)

momof609 - 1 days ago
blessed13- I had my 1st 3 natural no meds, after the 3rd I never wanted to go through it again... she came out with her arm up and I tore... BUT there are benefits to no meds... when labor is done- it is done no side effects or goofy mishaps. I am really gunning to try to do natural this time too. SO after 3 natural I had 3 epi's... first epi went good, no pain but it didnt wear off for 4 hrs after birth. Hubby had to carry me to go use bathroom which I couldnt use no feeling, had to then get a cathetar and couldnt get out of bed to get baby for myself from his crib. 2nd epi was botched... the needle went through spinal sack, felt whole thing... ended up itching so bad when it was over I had to take meds.... arms, legs etc... could have scrathed my arms til they bled it was insane (felt like a druggy)... had to wear oxygen mask during pushing baby wasnt breathing... dont know if that had anything to do with meds or not (pitocin, nubain, botched epi) had migrane headaches for 1st 2weeks after baby was born... went to er twice to get it figured out finally after 2 weeks of misery and not being able to even walk head hurt so bad I got a blood patch in my back to clot the spinal sack back up so the fluid in my spine would stop leaking... once that was done... headaches gone instantly... NOT WORTH IT! 3rd epi I think went good.. after other two I dont know... BUT I asked for one out of HABIT at that point and prob could have been just fine without it.

blessed13 - 1 days ago
LOL - I'm considering doing the opposite than Makayla08. I had an epidural w/ my first and now considering going natural.. any suggestions? I tore pretty bad w/ my first (4 stage tear). She came out sideways (OUCH!!!) Is it worth it? This is my last pregnancy so I won't have a second chance to try this. My husband thinks I'm crazy, but what an accomplishment this would be to pull it off!

first-tym-mum - 1 days ago
Hi Ladies, wne to my scan yesterday and the baby kept moving the bum everytime the doc wanted to check the gender. So we dont know yet. I really wanted to know. Naughty baby!Lol, but i was not angry with the nunu cos i love it too much.

makayla08 - 2 days ago
Hey ladies quick question: with my daughter I had a natural birth but this time around I'm considering getting epidural.....but I want to know if you all have noticed any back pain after getting it epidural? Please respond on my page!

Arcola21 - 2 days ago
I just saw the U/S pics of my soon to be Nephew!! I think he will have his daddy's (my brother) feet!! His name will be Trenton Eli!! im not crazy about the 1st name but I love Eli. Also in January I wll be getting another niece..her name will be Payton Ryan. (Ryan is after my other brother. It is his 1st name) Im affraid that people might mistake her for a boy..because written out I automatically assume it is a boy name!!

Arcola21 - 2 days ago
Allie--My hormones are gonna make me hurt my MIL's feelings! They are getting fierce!! Well I go on Dec 3rd for my 20 week ultrasound actually I will only be 19weeks but OH WELL!! I COULD find out what the baby is..but im not gonna!! GO TEAM SURPRISE!! LOL ( ive seen so many hurray's for team pink and team blue..i felt left out...LOL)

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