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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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HannahKay - 23 minutes ago
yeah i think it just depends pn the hospital...one hospital around here does only one night and another does 48 hrs. i dont know how long my hospital does tho...i need to ask. thanksgiving at my gmas tomorrow, she told my mom she is going to have work laid out for those just sittin around. lol...sounds just like my gma. dont come visit unless ur ready to rake leaves, mow, decorate, or wash dishes lol

bubblez23 - 33 minutes ago
sandi- im in VA and I can tell you that's not true about atleast 3 day stay no matter what. My mom stayed less then 2 days for vaginal and 2-3 for c-section depending on how you're doing. My friend she had a c-section and she had to stay 3 days though, but for vaginal birth it's about 2 days if that.

corrin - 33 minutes ago
yeah im not worried..im high risk anyway so if they thought something was wrong than im sure they would say...and i hope it doesnt come down to bedrest because i was on bedrest with my last..thats why i have a cerclage this time around..its been nice being able to walk this far!!! If its not one thing its another i swear!!lol

AngelicB1437 - 2 hours ago
www.countthekicks.me is another good fetal movement resource

lil.pigz - 2.1 hours ago
corrin- I was told I had low fluid with baby #3, at my 20 week u/s. I wasn't leaking any or had any kind of signs. They said to just increase fluids. I drank like a fish and went back for a follow up u/s the next week and everything was fine. They gave no explanation and didn't have much concern at the time. I never had it in previous pregnancies or since then. Unfortunately though, I freaked myself out trying to look up info on the internet about it. I came across every horror story imaginable, and for nothing:-) Im sure you'll be fine, especially since they didn't make a big deal out of it like you said.

SarahTook4YearsFord - 2.3 hours ago
MammaFi and Jellybean, I just wanted to leave you this link to an article I happened to come across. Both of you have posted about things that this article says you should never ignore. If nothing else, call your OB and tell him/her what's going on. http://www.babycenter.com/0_pregnancy-symptoms-you-should-never-ignore_1622.bc?scid=preg_2_20091119:2&pe=2UyGO4d

AngelicB1437 - 2.4 hours ago
corrin - From what I know low fluid may earn you a one way trip to bedrest if it is from your water leaking. Laying keeps the water from leaking as much and since the fluid replaces itself it isn't usually a huge problem if you can keep most of it inside.

AngelicB1437 - 2.4 hours ago
Sandistar - I know my local hospital will keep you for 48 hrs with a reg vag delivery from the time of birth. The way it works though is that I gave birth Saturday at 2AM I would go home Monday before noon(?) but if I give birth Saturday at 11PM I still go home Monday before noon(?) **I'm using noon as the 'checkout' time because I'm not 100% sure but you get the idea** Basically I decided if I go into labor at night I'm dead set not to deliver until after midnight so I don't have to leave as soon :) But I like the hosp stay after delivery because people bring you the baby and deliver your food and I don't have to clean :)

sandistar03 - 4.6 hours ago
hey ladies question how long are the hospitals yall deliver at keeping new moms and the babys i have had 2 kids and baby one i was in 3 days and baby 2 24hrs and i have been told the hospitals her in VA keep u at least 3 days no matter what

sandistar03 - 4.7 hours ago
went to the dr today they said all is good with the baby and when i did the u/s on the 19 of nov the baby weighed a lil over a lb so she is getting bigger i have to go back in 3 weeks we are down to those apts now lol time is getting closer i am sizeing just right i am 26 weeks today and measured 26 weeks so that is good when i go in in 3 weeks we are goin gto discuss how soon and maybe when we are going to induce i will be 29 weeks when we go next time so it is getting close

corrin - 4.7 hours ago
Does anyone know what they will do for low fluid? i meant to ask this question a bit ago..but i went for my ultrasound and they wanted me to come back due to low fluid around baby.. they didnt seem too concerned so im not really freaking out..and i know theres enough beacause he moves like crazy..my explanation to myself is hes drinking more than hes peeing!! Anyone else have this? I go back tues to check it again..

katied716 - 6.7 hours ago
Glad to be in week 26!!! Time has started to go by a little slower theses last few weeks, but I know it will pick up with the holidays. I am super excited about Thanksgiving with family and then my shower on Dec. 5th!!

katied716 - 6.7 hours ago
Rita-I love the idea of those colors for non-gender specific as opposed to the neutrals. LOVE IT!

BabyandMe2010 - 7 hours ago
1st day in week 26! Yay!!!

AngelicB1437 - 7.6 hours ago
Yay for WEEK 26!!!!!!! Getting closer everyday!!! For anyone who has had heartburn I went a saw a chiropractor on Wednesday for my hips & neck problems. Never even mentioned that I had heartburn so bad even 24 hr meds wore off in 18 or so! Since I got adjusted the first time I have NOT HAD ONE SECOND OF HEARTBURN!!!! I'm not sure if it is just a fluke or what and may not work for everyone but one appt may be worth a shot. Don't know how long it will last either and as I have a 2nd appt today to work on my shoulders and knees I probably won't know how long the heartburn will be missing if I didn't get additional adjustments. Just thought I would pass it on because I have been antacid free for 2 whole days and am really really excited!! I even started eating the stuff that has been giving me bad hb (PIZZA) just to see if I could trigger something and got NOTHING! YAY! I know this is unusual for me because my first pregnancy the heartburn started early and never stopped and it has been completely the same this time!!! Can't hurt to check right???

sandistar03 - 8.7 hours ago
26 weeks today and a ob apt this morning

sandistar03 - 8.9 hours ago
mrs c they make a sea band that helps with that it is an over the counter braclet that u can get at the pharmacy and it is on my drs safe med list for even morning sickness

RitaPoeta - 9.2 hours ago
Berrymama: I just went to my friend's shower last month and she didn't know what she was having. Basically they did an orange, green, and yellow theme and threw things in like baby animals that were also orange, green and yellow. The ballons with those 3 colors looked great! Everything else you can do the same..you can even do a 'guessing game' for people to guess if you will have a boy or girl.

Mrs C - 9.4 hours ago
first day in week 26, great we have 14 more weeks even though by U/S, i was 26 weeks earlier. well ladies i'm about to take a boat ride, my DH and i are going to celebrate his birthday on an island, glad for the change in environs. Please is there any medication i cud take just in case i feel nauseous during the boat ride. has anybody had this experience and knows of any safe medication for me and the baby i cud take. This is my first boat ride idk if i'd be nauseous or not but better safe than sorry.

Berrymama - 16.5 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.

maisonsmummi - 17.6 hours ago
I do the same as cosmomama i just go by the week, seem's easier that way.

cosmomama - 17.8 hours ago
kdg3: I just tell them what wk I'm in. Most people understand that, or at least pretend to. If they look confused, I give them my month. I add 1 wk to my due date. My dr never changed it from feb 23, but every other ultrasound has put my due date at feb 17, which puts me a week ahead. Based on my last period, that is more accurate. So I actually consider myself wk 27 right now. She said even though she won't change the date, she'll keep it in mind if I need to be induced. But ya, giving the week I'm works for most.

cosmomama - 17.9 hours ago
so I have this app on my Palm Pre called 'baby bump' and it keeps track of all my preggo info icluding weight growth charts, journals, weekly updates on me and baby, and it'll even keep track of my kick counts and contractions when I need it. Its a pretty awesome app and always seems pretty accurate, except as of today its saying I'm in my 3rd trimester. I googled it cause I was confused, and it basically concluded that 28 wks is only the start of your 3rd trimeste if you are counting on the 280 days of pregnancy timeline. I guess there is also a 266 day timeline that does not count the first 2 wks before ovulation cause we weren't really preggo. And on that timeline, 26 wks starts the 3rd trimester, which I guess is how my app is calculating it. So now I dunno if I should say I'm in my 3rd trimester, or still wait for the 28th week. It was interesting to see it say that!

kdg3 - 21.3 hours ago
What are some answers that you guys give when people ask how far along you are ?

kdg3 - 21.3 hours ago
I am sooo excited my honey and i are gonna take a trip for Thanksgiving the whole week it will be our last vacation without the baby (well she is going with us!)I can't wait!!

maisonsmummi - 22.2 hours ago
Hi all, first day in 26 week's. Man how time has flown. Hard to believe we only have 14 week's left (give or take) :)

corrin - 22.4 hours ago
drink some oj...that always gets my little one going!!

myliljellybean - 1 days ago
HereComes4:this is my first baby and it is really worrying me, thankyou for the ifo and the website had great info as well i have some free time now and am going to lay down and hopefully do some counting :) wish me luck lol

HereComes4 - 1 days ago
myliljellybean...I totally freaked out about that w/my first baby...I actually went to the hospital to monitor fetal kicks and everything was perfectly fine...200 bucks, but perfectly fine. You might just not be noticing the kicks as much if you're busy. You can always do the kick count. Lay on your back for two hours (if you have time) and you should feel atleast 10 kicks by the end of 2 hours. Check out this website for more info: http://www.americanpregnancy.org/duringpregnancy/kickcounts.htm Dont' worry!!!!

myliljellybean - 1 days ago
Hey Ladies, Hope everyone is doing well. I just wanted to see if anyone has had this same issue as myself, for the last 3 weeks the baby has been kicking up a storm inside me, i felt kicks or movement several times a day, but for the past 2 0r 3 days i've felt no movement, this really scares me and i dont know what to do.

newmommy2b12345 - 1 days ago
i am startin to get worried as i have a doc appt tomorrow and the nurse on the phone said i am gonna have to go see a specalist soon.. i know my placenta is a little low but i dont know what else could be goin on. i think i am goin to break soon!

bambeeno82 - 1 days ago
MammaFi ...........I believe that is true....when the baby is head down it wont engage until labor but your baby can still go back head up if it wants. Mine was down, then back up, and down...now she is back up again LOL I get monitored 2x a week due to being a diabetic for years....so they can flip and turn up until delivery...

bambeeno82 - 1 days ago
OMG I couldnt imagine having a yeast infection during pregnancy LOL I would lose my mind..

cosmomama - 1 days ago
well I went to dr today my my 'worlds itchiest vag' was from yet another yeast infection. They gave me difflucan but i'll try monistat first. This is my 3rd, and worst, infection during this pregnancy. So relief is on the way! Vaginas are way more trouble than they're worth :)

MammaFi - 1 days ago
I have a question regarding second babies. The other day I left a message as I was getting a lot of period type pains in my lower stomach and shooting pains in my vagina (which thankfully passed after a few hours). I now think the baby must have moved position as I am now feeling a lot of kicks above my belly button (before everything I felt was really low down). So, my question is, can baby be head down from now until February but the head won't actually engage until I go into labour since this is my second baby? I am loving watching my belly make lots of crazy movements - I just wonder what people at work must think when they see my belly jumping all over the place :)

mom2ucc - 1 days ago
Thanks and Cosmomomma you are too funny lol!

juliet444 - 1 days ago
I've just found out that I don't have gestational diabetes this time. I can't tell you how pleased I am. I was really prepared for bad news so am quite shocked!

bubblez23 - 1 days ago
ok well i was wondering because when I went to my appointment I was almost 26 weeks, actually one day shy so when i go back in I'll be 1 day shy of being 29 weeks so it's wierd, I guess he wanted to plan my glucose test in my 28th week but who knows what it is.

ashleyd23 - 1 days ago
Hi ladies...week 26 is going well for me so far, I go for my glucose test Tuesday...I had gestational diabetes my first time pregnant so we will see how this goes.

RitaPoeta - 1 days ago
bubblez..I have to do the same with the 3 week then 2. It's to get you to go on even numbered weeks.

RitaPoeta - 1 days ago
patti24. You are in my prayers :-)

danielnathan - 2 days ago
I am just 26 weeks already...cannot believe it...I have 12 weeks to go before my second C-section..I cannot wait. I am feeling healthy and happy....growing daily i think...but it is great..summer is on its way though and I am already hot...and the heartburn...oi!!!

hotmama88 - 2 days ago
Cosmomama the copper IUD is non hormonal so you can get it even while you are breast feeding and you won't have to worry about hormones getting into your milk. I will surely get the 5 or 10yr iudas well but I am most likely getting it at or soon after my 6 week appt.

kamaday - 2 days ago
cosmomama hahaha thats too funny. how do you manage that in pubic?

cosmomama - 2 days ago
mom2ucc: yes as joeymama said, they have special pills for breastfeeding. They are only single hormone and you NEED to take them everyday at same time or they don't work. I never even openned the box. My life was in such a crazy place that I knew 100% that I couldn't remember to take it everyday! But there are options. Afte this one, when I'm done breastfeeding, I think i'll get an IUD. No more babies for me!

cosmomama - 2 days ago
if there was an award for world's itchiest vagina, I'd win. AAAAAAHHHHHHHGGGGG.

joeymama - 2 days ago
They have birth control pills that you can take while breast feeding that won't affect the baby and won't affect your milk.

kdg3 - 2 days ago
Hey Ladies!! I have a question, when someone asks you how far along are you do you say the last month you have completed (6th)or the month you are in now (7th)? I usually say the last month I completed

mom2ucc - 2 days ago
What are you ladies thinking about doing for birth control after this baby? I will be breastfeeding so I am looking for ideas...

bnbzaboy - 2 days ago
Pics are up from the 3D/4D ultrasound! It was su amazing seeing him playing in there, he kept putting the cord in his mouth and hiding in the placenta but still priceless!!!

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