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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.

Your baby will be getting much larger during the second half of your pregnancy. Your baby's crown-to-rump length at this time is 7.2 inches and she weighs approximately 10.5 ounces. Your growing baby is about the size of a large banana. You should be able to feel your uterus about a half of an inch above your navel. Your weight gain so far will be around 10 to 15 pounds.

As your baby begins to lay down more fat, your weight will also increase. During the next 10 weeks, you will gain about half of the total gain for your entire pregnancy. Strangers can now tell that you are pregnant! You might notice an increase in appetite because you need 500 more calories a day to support your charged up metabolism. It is best to avoid processed foods or foods high in fat, calories or sugar. Some women also get strong cravings for foods. If you notice a craving for something unhealthy, you should contact your doctor. Craving for unusual things is known as pica. Some women crave cigarette ashes, charcoal, beer and other non-food items during this time.

Your baby's different organs and systems are maturing. The fetal digestive system is functioning in a simple way and your baby can swallow amniotic fluid. After your baby swallows the amniotic fluid, she is able to absorb water and sugars from the fluid and then the waste is passed as far as the large bowel. Your baby swallows the amniotic fluid in order to prepare itself for life outside of the womb. Some babies consume as much as 17 ounces of amniotic fluid in a 24-hour period. Your baby already has a high number of red blood cells and the white blood cells are beginning to be produced. Taste buds are being formed on your baby's tongue this week also.

Don't be surprised if your legs and feet become swollen throughout the day. You should try to get off of your feet some throughout the day and prop your legs up. If you notice a substantial amount of swelling, you should contact your healthcare provider for evaluation.

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JenLo - 2.3 hours ago
calin and preggorach - is this a first child for you both? This is my first baby and possibly my last considering how miserable I've been. I hate even saying that b/c I've always wanted kids but I'm just so sick and uncomfortable :-(

calin - 6.7 hours ago
preggorach- i totally understand you, im going through the same, today has been a real bad day, i had orange juice in the morning and oatmeal and it all went down the drain, i thought i was over that!!! also, i havent enjoyed much of this pregnancy, and it is also my last, everyday i wake up thinking this will be a better day tha yesterday but it is not always so,,,,

6willbefun - 7 hours ago
My boys are not circumsized. I was going to with the first but couldnt do it (I am a bit of a baby) and for the second my hubby is european and they are against it. Its realy a personal choice tho. im not for it or against it realy.

preggorach - 7.9 hours ago
JenLo - I will definitely keep you posted. I know exactly how you feel. I get really sad bouts too when I realize how far along I am and that I've enjoyed so little about this pregnancy so far. Also, I don't plan on having any more kids, so it's just sad to think that I'm wishing away this experience, but it's hard not to when all I do is gag or vomit. It's so tiring to feel this nauseous every day without any relief. :(

mbecker - 8 hours ago
LJM- I had my son circumsized when he was born. I am going to have my second son circumsized as well. My husband is and wanted his kids to 'look the same' to alieveate any questions. He also felt that it is easier to clean and take care of. I sort of left the decision up to him, since I don't know from personal experience... :-)

mamaflock - 8.1 hours ago
LJM- we had our son circumcised, it was something my Husband and I really didn't spend much time discussing. We just both knew that's what we wanted to do. Either way it's up to you! I don't think there are any risks if you don't want to have it done!

dawn2374 - 8.5 hours ago
JUNEBABEE18 - I would go to the labour and delivery dept of your local hospital. I know where I live (and with experience this past weekend) now that we are past 20 weeks, they take things very seriously! Good luck to you :)

LJM - 8.9 hours ago
junebabee18 I would ring the doctor and see what they say. Green mucus doesnt sound normal to me. It could be an infection. That said, Im not a doctor or medical person. But always best to be safe and get these things checked.

junebabee18 - 10.5 hours ago
Hi ladies, hope you are all well. TMI alert! I am a little bit worried as when I went to the loo an hour ago i had a very long green mucus thing come out followed by a blob of gooey blood. I'm not sure if I should ring the doc or not. I feel fine and baby is moving lots as usual. I've had no pain and no cramping. The mucus didn't have a bad smell so im not sure what to do. Do you think I should ring the doc now or wait it out til the morning and then see how I feel? The only reason I'm not completley panicking is because I can still feel her kicking.

KylinnsMommy - 11 hours ago
Hi ladies, well as I may have previously said, they noticed fluid in the baby's kidney and are referring me to a Level 2 ultrasound. So I have to go to a hospital about 45 minutes away to the Genetics department to have them do this ultrasound. I heard this is fairly common at the 20 week ultrasound, especially with boys. My friend was told the same thing with her daughter, but everything was fine. Does anybody else have experience with this? Any info is appreciated.

calin - 11.2 hours ago
ljm-i´m the same, i know that we are half way but i feel soooo big, i looked like this when i was 7 months pregnant of my first son and know i´m barely 5 months,,, i worry about not getting to full term because of such a big tummy and the extra discomforts that go along with it,, last time i had my dr. appointmente he told me i was due 1 week before he said the first time, and i´m thinking that maybe he will plan my c-section before week 40 =?

LJM - 11.3 hours ago
Question: For those of you who are having a boy will you get him circumcised? For those of you with a son, did you get him circumcised? What are your reasons for your decision? Im not sure whether or not its the done thing these days.

LJM - 11.4 hours ago
I feel so big at the moment and I can't imagine possibly getting any bigger! Yet I know that Ive got a lot of growing to do as Im only just over halfway.

6willbefun - 12.4 hours ago
escribo86 that is realy sweet. my hubby is pretty good at making me feel smaller. lol im realy huge i figure ill put up a new belly pic @ 24 weeks but i look like im about 32 weeks. no joke.

bethfj - 13.2 hours ago
Mrsbabydee,Lily is a lovely name,we have chosn the name Lilia if we a girl(we dont know if our baby is a boy or a girl)we are chosing spanish names because my husband is spanish and our surname is spanish(Fernandez) if its a girl she will be Lilia Maria*:) if its a boy he will be either Luca or Rocox

LJM - 13.3 hours ago
Last night I was feeling some really powerful kicks from my lil man. I put my hand on my tummy and I think I felt his kicks from the outside for the first time. Up til now Ive only been feeling them on the inside. Unfortunately hubby was out - cant wait til he gets to feel bubba's kicks too!

LJM - 13.4 hours ago
escribo86 thats so sweet of your husband. What a precious moment. I love moments like that. At the moment Im going through a 'I feel FAT' phase. I feel so HUGE. Feel like Ive put on weight around my hips. My mum told me im carrying low and wide. Im like thanks for the WIDE comment!!

dawn2374 - 14.5 hours ago
I had my baby dr appt today and he changed my blood pressure meds which is good :) He also moved my due date up to June 7th!!! I'm not leaving this week though, luv you ladies too much to get up and go, hehe So off to week 22 tomorrow (but should already be in week 23..wow!)

Caitlynn - 14.9 hours ago
i get kicks in as low as my cervix put not feeling any pressure

cucasmomma - 15 hours ago
is anyone else feeling a great deal of pressure in their lower abdomen? I am feeling a tremendous amount of pressure as if the baby is about to come out, and it goes right into my cervix...Is this normal?

Caitlynn - 15 hours ago
outofthoughts lol i feel the same way its like u where writing 4 me lol right down 2 the jean size i have lost 21 pounds now that im prego because im eating better 4 the baby so my jeans are a lil loser then b4 but my shirts look so cute on my baby belly : )

Caitlynn - 15 hours ago
Hello 21 wks goodbye sleep : ( it seems when i want 2 sleep she wants 2 do kick boxing in my tummy ~sight~

JenLo - 15.7 hours ago
PreggoRach - Please do let me know. I just get so sad sometimes because I can't be all happy and excited when I'm this sick

Mrsbabydee - 15.9 hours ago
My bestfriend that is 2 weeks ahead of me is a plus size and went threw a point when she just felt 'big' and not pregnant. Her issue was she was looking at me thinking I was the normal one not her. She didn't relize she was the normal one and I was the opposite. I can't wait to be out in public and have someone ask me how far along I am. Till then I guess I'll just tell them, and see the surprised look arise on their faces. I was showing by this time with my first 2. My son (9 lbs 4oz) I put on over 100lbs. With my daughter (7 lbs 4 oz) only 50 lbs. Every pregnancy is different and I just say being pregnant is wonderful. Oh my husband and I pick out a name for our daughter, Lily. We still don't know about a middle name.

outofthoughts - 16.3 hours ago
Escribo, I think that is a great thing, I too am not a thin person was running 14-16 jeans before hand and for so long everyone said I didn't look pregnant, now that I am definatly showing I love to wear my regular stretchy shirts pulled over my belly.. my last pregnancy I just wore t-shirts and never cared about showing it off... this time I am wearing tighter shirts - because I feel good showing off my baby bump. I love it when my guy takes time with me and my belly, it makes me feel like hes trying to bond with her.

mbecker - 18 hours ago
Aww escribo!! That made me smile!! I am a bigger person as well (size 14 before pregnancy), but I am short, so I showed early. A person at work told me a few weeks ago that she didn't know I was pregnant, just that I was gaining weight (and this was a plus sized woman!!). I cried! No one else said that, but it still hurt me deeply. But now, I definately look pregant! So, haha meanie woman at work! Some people are just so rude to others who are not barbie shaped!

escribo86 - 18.8 hours ago
so I've always been a chubby person, you know last one picked for any team sport. Over the years I figured out what clothes enhanced what and minimized what, and thankfully found someone to marry that likes my extremely curvy figure. Well with pregnancy I've been so insecure about whether or not I look pregnant or just bloated. A lot of my stick figure friends started showing at like 7 weeks and here I am at 21 feeling like I ate too much and had to go up a size. Until last night. I've been wearing big baggy sweatshirts because it's cold in Maine so no one has really had a chance to look at my belly. I was reaching for the top cupboard on my tippy toes and bc my belly now fills out my sweatshirts when I lift my arms it starts to come up and show my belly. Of course my husband saw fatty reaching for some food and had to comment. I was going to punch him but I realized he was smiling and said, 'lift up your shirt all the way' when I reluctantly did he said, 'Wow, you are definitely pregnant, no one is going to confuse you with being chubby.' And then for the rest of the night and this morning he has kept rubbing my belly and hugging me from behind to put his hands on my belly. It just feels so night to know that when I look down and can't see my knees it's because of my baby and not because I never go to the gym. Maybe I will actually post a pic of my belly soon, now that I know people won't be looking at just my blubber. I don't know I just thought that it was a really sweet moment and wanted to share it.

PreggoRach - 19.2 hours ago
JenLo - Yep, I'm still feeling sick every day and throwing up regularly (a few times a week at least). I am seeing a naturopath to try some remedies and will be trying acupuncture on Friday to see if that helps. I will keep you posted. I wish this nausea would just GO AWAY so I could properly enjoy this pregnancy!

6willbefun - 19.4 hours ago
congrats to those who move up to weekk 22! this is a great point in the week when some of my friends are ahead a week and some are behind so i get to check out 3 weeks instead of 1!!!soo tired today. baby was up with a cough, and were down to 11 days till we move!!! cant wait to own again!!! hows is everyone feeling today?

nhcutie - 19.9 hours ago
Bye bye week 21...On to week 22 good luck all xoxo

bethfj - 21.5 hours ago
had a much better nights sleep last night*:)heartburn didnt play up and thighs only ached abit.me and my husband were talking about all the baby stuff we need last night and I'm meeting my two friend 4 lunch today and they both have babies so I'm goin 2 ask them 2 write me a list of everything we need-I'm so excited!!!!!!!!!!I want it 2 be June now please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!x

JenLo - 1 days ago
anyone STILL puking? I spent all my morning unable to even keep down water. When will it end?!

6willbefun - 1 days ago
anyone still dizzy? i get dizzy and sometimes still barfy. its like i get light headed and feel weird. i find showering often brings on the dizziness. what is that? also it feels like my pulse is going crazy but my blood pressure is low not high? any ideas?

nhcutie - 1 days ago
Alrighty..Well I'll be 22 weeks tomorrow and Im already leaking milk?!?! This is all very new to me. As some of you know I am on my 7th child and I dont recall this happening this early..I have read that it can happen around this time but like I said Its new to me..Is anyone else having this happen?

outofthoughts - 1 days ago
LJM, I am with you on the no clothes thing, I have a belly band that I use to wear my regular jeans with.. as of today my jeans are starting not to fit.. *sigh* I don't really want to spend 40 plus on a pair of pants to wear for another 5 months, so we shall see. As far as tops, I have a lot of stretchy cotton shirts .. I pull over my belly, I like them now because you can really see my pregnancy. :)

lilfarfel - 1 days ago
Old Navy had a decent sale on maternity tops....got a few but I hear ya on the clothing issue. No fun.

mbecker - 1 days ago
LJM-I am with you on the clothes issue!! I am so bored of them!

dawn2374 - 1 days ago
So I just told my baby daddy off...he makes me so mad! As most of you know I am a single mom and I have beside my msn name about being on bedrest. He hasn't said a thing to me or asked whats wrong or ANYTHING! So today I get an email from him thinking he was gonna ask what was wrong etc....NOPE! It was a forward email of some joke. It pissed me off so I emailed him back telling him that I know he knows I am on bedrest and he couldnt even ask how I was so to leave me and my children alone (along with some other profanities,lol) Gosh he makes me mad..since I have been pregnant he has been seen out in public with about 4 other women...ugh!

hapababy - 1 days ago
I finally puts some pics up and done a little something with my profile if anyone wants to check it out!

LJM - 1 days ago
Im sick of wearing the same clothes. Dont see the point in buying heaps of maternity clothes so I have about 3 outfits that I wear and I mix and match. But Im so sick of it! Anyone else feeling this way?

lilfarfel - 1 days ago
Team pink. It's another girl for us. :)

pink-lady - 2 days ago
Got my 3rd scan 2moz, To check my little boys stomach and bladder. Howz every one

mbecker - 2 days ago
I am the complete opposite. My belly is HUGE and people can't believe that I have to go all the way to June.

Mrsbabydee - 2 days ago
This is my 3rd child. My 1st was my son who is now 8, my second is my 2year old daughter. Both my pregnancies where normal. This time around I seem to hit a bump in the road evey time I see my OB. I ended up in the ER at 16 weeks for bleeding, left with no answers. Weeks later at my first ultrasound I found out that I have a high chance I might have placenta previa. Also found out our little girl is small. It turn makes me small. My bestfriend is also pregnant and is 2 weeks ahead of me, she is showing and has people gushing over her belly. She then will point at me and let them know I am also pregnant just 2 weeks behind her. They don't believe her. I am having a hard time enjoying this one cause no one can even tell. I've put on only 5 lbs but have eaten everything I get my hands on. LOL I hope to show soon.

hapababy - 2 days ago
kyllinsmommy-I have also had the doctor's tell me something similar... they said there is a little bit of tissue on the baby's brain and that this is usually something that resolves it's self. I have to go back on the 17 to get another u/s this will be my 4th one because my first u/s they said that the yolk that the baby feeds off of looked abnormally shaped but that ended up being ok so try not to stress yourself out... I know i'm trying not to.

6willbefun - 2 days ago
i get the heart burn to and usualy its my own fault! lol i crave spicy food! i know better but i just want to eat it soooo bad! lol i cant help myself. mt calves have been hurting.... weird. no worries about the breech baby kylinnsmommy cause they tend not to turn until 28-32 weeks. sometimes later. no worries. mines breech right now too.

AngelBabe1511 - 2 days ago
Ok so I have a new symptom that I'm not liking :-( so I just started feeling this pressure on my buttom part (pelvis area) It feels like a pressure kinda like the feeling of almost being loose, my mom saids it's stretching and is normal but I'm not liking it :( it's kinda annoying. anyone else have felt this on their buttom?????

KylinnsMommy - 2 days ago
Zantac is safe to take for the heartburn. I take a prescription for something MUCH stronger, though, but not by choice, and I have been on it non-stop since Feb 2007. I took it with my daughter, too, and she is fine. But yes, Zantac is safet to take.

mbecker - 2 days ago
beth-My son was not born with a lot of hair, so I guess the old wives tale is false. I think the heartburn has something to do with the chemical relaxin that is released to help our bodies stretch and relax during pregnancy. I'm not a dr. but I have read about this.

bethfj - 2 days ago
mbecker,my thighs only hurt in the night while I'm lying on my sides so I guess its the extra weight that our bodies arent used too but that just makes me think how achey they will be in a couple of months time when our bumps are alot bigger!oh the fun!lol hope my heartburn wont be so bad tonight,has any of you had heartburn in previous pregnancies and does it definatley mean a baby with alot of hair?!it would prob make sense 4 my baby because I was born with a full head of hair and my husband is spanish and very dark and hairy!!!!x

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