You are 16 weeks pregnant.

1-3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
40 41 42
Born & Birth stories

At this point of your pregnancy, your baby is approximately 4.3 to 4.6 inches long and weighs 2.8 ounces. Not only is your baby growing, your uterus and placenta continue to grow to accommodate the growing baby inside of you! Just six weeks ago, your uterus weighed about 5 ounces. This week it now weighs 8.75 ounces! The amniotic fluid that surrounds the baby is increasing and there is about 7.5 ounces of fluid. You will easily be able to feel your uterus approximately three inches below your navel.

This is an important week for testing and you will most likely have an AFP test done. This is a harmless blood test that is done to detect abnormalities such as Down's syndrome or spina bifida. This is a non-invasive test and it carries no risk to your developing baby. Most doctors will offer the test, but in most cases it is completely optional.

Your milk glands start production at this time and this causes some tenderness and swelling in early pregnancy. Your veins will become more visible because there is an increased amount of blood flowing to the breasts.

Five and a half inches tall and only six ounces in weight. The child can grasp with his hands, kick, or even somersault.

At this time, your baby is holding her head erect. Because her muscles are developing, she can make some faces now. Your baby is able to squint, frown and open its mouth. There is enough calcium in the bones that they will show up on an x-ray. Your baby's fingernails are well formed now and the legs are longer than the arms. Because your baby is moving well now, you may begin to feel his movements! Some women say that the early movements feel like gas bubbles or a slight flutter. If you have not yet felt the baby move, don't worry. Fetal movements are usually felt between the 16th and 20th week of pregnancy.

You may feel your heart beating 'louder'. This is because there is a lot more blood in your body than normal. (about 20-25% more)

Comments on week 16

Comments 1-49 of about 706 from week 16
20 messages have been added in the last 24 hours.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next
Show latest comments from all weeks

angicat1 - 8.9 hours ago
allison-the doc uped my zofran to every eight hours, phenegren to every six hours. she cut out my iron since she said it wasnt helping my stomach. so now i am on flinstones vitamins and expectra and calcium. the only thing with going lower on iron is now i am suffering from restless leg syndrome. i dont know which is worse vomitting all the time or the rls and vomitting a couple times a day.

angicat1 - 9 hours ago
allison- im right there with you......some days i dont even want to move because i know if i do i will puke. i was driving to meet my dad (he is taking my oldest camping this weekend) and had to pull over to puke because i was vomitting so hard that i was afraid i was going to crash. most days i carry a walmart bag in my pocket at all times because i dont want to just vomit on the floor and very rarely can i make it to a bathroom.

stina007 - 10.4 hours ago
allisonshai-Have you tried taking extra Vitamin B6, 25mg 2 times a day? Helped with my ms big time. My doctor also recommended me to take a half a tablet of Unisom with the active ingredient Doxylamine, at night with my 25mg of vit B6, if I was still feeling sick. Just the extra 25mg of Vit B6 made a huge difference for me.

allisonshai - 11.7 hours ago
I feel like I'm the only one thats still sick all day long..

mamacas26 - 13.3 hours ago
I absolutely despise A Baby Story. I can't stand it. Nothing irritates me more than watching a woman go in for an induction, get the epidural right away, then lay on her back and the doctor wonders why she's not progressing or proclaims that the baby won't fit through her pelvis - so off to a C-section. Hate it, can't stand it. I prefer to watch homebirths or natural births on Youtube, they are much more uplifting, beautiful and inspiring. They take a more proactive and realistic approach to childbirth.

mamacas26 - 13.4 hours ago
My daughter's father smoked when I was pregnant, and I just kept reminding him of the example that he should set for our kid...as well as the fact that we wanted him around for a long time. He quit by the time she was born.

sirat - 16.5 hours ago
ok word of advice to all: do not eat Guavas before deseeding them or they will lodge in your gut and make you sick...dont i sound like a sick puppy? I am....i saw 'grave of the fireflies' and it was sooo sad i couldnt stop crying...has anyone else seen it too?

sirat - 17.3 hours ago
my stomach hurts...i dont know what i ate but ouch....i cant even breathe. Ouchieeeee...wow...its a bad case of indigestion...another 5 hours before i can go home....help!!!

mommyagain3 - 18.6 hours ago
My hubby is pretty good! He has been helping cook dinner and do coem stuff around the house, plus my daughter is helping too! Some days I dont feel like do anything, but today I have been busy bee! I cant wait till my U/S, cant believe I still got another month to wait!!

sirat - 19.4 hours ago
mine doesnt care he just packs his stuff and sleeps in the other room....

apple3 - 19.7 hours ago
OMG!!! the smoking drives me nuts!! i have a rule.. after he is done smoking he cant come bck in the house for 10 min and has to wash his hands and ...either brush the teeth or eat something i refuse to smell it... then i told him wen this baby gets here it chnages to 20 minutes AND he has to change the shirt before entering anyromm room other then ours to change.... i will just make it way to miserable to smoke...

sirat - 20 hours ago
Hiya PPL...so hows it been and going? I saw the I-didnt-know-i-was-pregnant and found it very exciting...it almost happened to me last preggo (i found out at 18 weeks but it was smooth sailing after that)and hjwelch: i know what you mean i am having very tough times @ home right now with my husband being the jackass ONLY men can be and saying stuff like- how come the ladies didnt show their PG? You were as big as a mountain....Men...dont you just want to stuff your foot in their behinds, most days....money is tough so its lets cut this out, not have that anymore etc etc etc...and then he has to go off DAILY to meet his mom laving me alone for hours with a very cranky baby and comes home even more cranky than when he left as its been a long day for him too and then it gets more tense as he wont stop smoking so every 30 minutes he's outside smoking....makes me want to light up too...I have been smoke free for 3 years plus now and want to leave it like that...weekend he just want to sleep...sometimes its as if he is pregnant...man i am so sick-and-tired of his attitude...i mean can he whine??? everyone whines once in a while, but all the time???? God...I just want to take Vikrum and go off to someplace on SAturday...poor kid he needs to get out of the house in a while too...and leave his dad sleeping in the bedroom...hmmmm sounds like a good plan!!

apple3 - 21.2 hours ago
i hate the pregnancy shows....they just cause me anxiety.... i hate seeing people all miserable.... i dont even like anyone seeing when i am miserable... makes labor seem worse then it is... i highly DO NOT recommend it for first time mom's..... it will scare the Sh*t outta ya, i am just saying...

apple3 - 21.3 hours ago
kc20cl5: maybe you should just sit and be still....good lord women! what a handful of crap you have been dealing with...

Moonsigh - 22.6 hours ago
My first day in 16 weeks. I found out today I'm expecting a girl. Beside myself with happiness.

mom2bagainz - 22.6 hours ago
Hey everyone first day in week 16 for me....I'm soo excited to be here.....hope everyone is doing well...

k20cl5 - 23.6 hours ago
CVBabynum1 thank you! well the results from my intelligender test are in.... and it says plain as day GIRL. i sure hope it is right... the doc said at 14 wks 1day it was a boy.. but they are wrong sometimes... i sure hope the doc was wrong on mine =] after two boys i would love love love to have a little pink in the house!! but we are having the amnio done on wed. so that will tell us no doubt what we are having!! will let everyone know for sure when i get those results in =]

hjwelch - 23.8 hours ago
Been away in DC for a few days when I had a 'Dear God, I look like a Blimp, but not really pregnant day' and wanted to cry and not get dressed. Home again now, and hopefully back to normal. I am addicted to my Angelsounds fetal monitor...every day...my DH says that I am obsessed...oh well!

CVBabynum1 - 1 days ago
jamielynn: take good care of yourself you have to stay in this chatroom til december, we all in here togerther, K20cl5:you in the er too, get well soon.

k20cl5 - 1 days ago
Lord lord. this has been a night... well i had to go to the ER... i tapped on a window to get my dogs att. so she wouldnt go under our house.. well the window broke. long story short i had to get 7 stitches in my rt forearm. right smack in the middle between my elbow and wrist. and it is on the outside so it is in a VERY tender spot... it didnt hurt when i did it or when they numbed it up, but geez it is quite sore now... oh well will be taking my gender test in the am... lovemommy5, i read the instructions while waiting on the tylenol to kick in... lol... havent been home to do it. so well see in the am! i will post a pic of my ugly swollen up arm..

mamacas26 - 1 days ago
An 'I didn't know I was pregnant' marathon is playing on TLC right now...

mommyagain3 - 1 days ago
Anyone else started to havign swelling in legs and feet? I have otice the last 2 days eith my legs or feet are swelling some! I didnt swell this early with my other 2!

mommyagain3 - 1 days ago
I read that our babies will have a huge growth spurt in the next couple weeks!

rspackman - 1 days ago
Have a doc appt Monday..will hear the heart again! yay! Off to week 17! See ya there!

angicat1 - 2 days ago
jamielynn i have had my doppler since i was 10 weeks along. i have been able to hear baby since i got it. dr says it is a great one. its a babysounds and you can get it on ebay for 49.95 no shipping it has the lcd screen that gives you the ehartbeat no counting. i can send you the link if you would like. I also have recorded soundsfrom mine that i can send to your email so you can hear what it sounds like.

1stpregnancy - 2 days ago
Hi everyone, I just join this site today but i have been following it since i was about 10 weeks. This is my first pregnancy and I am very excited but nervous. Hope everyone is here is doing good.

babyv2009 - 2 days ago
i have the anglesounds one and think its great..

mom.to.all.boys - 2 days ago
it is semsoverstock on ebay he has great feed back they are in SC.

jamielynn1980 - 2 days ago
momtoallboys> what is the brand name of that doppler? I hear good things about angel sounds but wanted to get a few to pick from

lovemommy5 - 2 days ago
k20cl5--Make sure you get first morning urine. I have heard it is not as accurate if you don't do it first in the morning. Just thought alittle advise would help.

mom.to.all.boys - 2 days ago
Jamie I feel for you I fell my last preg. I was on breathine and bed rest for three mon. and only allowed out of the house for physical therapy. I am glad you are doing better the doppler I got was off eBay 59.95 no shipping fee it works great and I just looked up all the paynow's and found it. I showed it to the nurse yesterday she said it is better than theirs so I guess I did good.

pooka - 2 days ago
Well its easy not to find out here anyway because the policy is for tecs NOT to tell you gender but if you want to know and you say you will travel to find out then they will tell you. The last time we did this but they were dead wrong and he was not a girl. Here you only get to see the very end part of the U/S before that the screen is pointed away, the tech does all the measurements and images they need then invite your husband or who ever in and spend like 10 minutes showing you the baby and take some photos for you to have. So its very easy not to find out sex.

k20cl5 - 2 days ago
went out and got the Intelligender test... will take it tonight when the hubby gets home... Doc is 80% sure its a boy... we will see what test says and will the amnio done wed. so we will for sure know then... i will let yall know if it is right or not...

jamielynn1980 - 2 days ago
I think because of my fall and subsequent contractions, I'm going to buy a doppler. Put my mind at rest anyway while I continue to contract and lay on my left side. My right side is the part I fell on but my left hurts almost more from laying on it nonstop. What are some good brands that are CHEAP but good?

k20cl5 - 2 days ago
posted some new pics of my ♥Baby boys♥ and some of the ultrasound from 14wks. and posted some belly pics from 15wks.

sirat - 2 days ago
Hi all...just back to work again..Had a great Canada day...went to the beach and played in the sun...saw pictures of myself and sank into depression. Somehow in my mind, i never am as fat as I actually am...well whatever Im preggo so i guess i just have to grin and carry on till i can run again...I had a dream last night that we had a baby girl I was sooo happy..I want a baby girl very bad...but then whatever God gives us is good. I want to find out...my first U/S will be on the 25th of this month so I will be able to see what gender the baby is...and yes i would want to know...so i know if i need to buy pink or use all the blue stuff I already have...I think the ones who want to wait to see have LOADS of patience!! I'm just very impatient!!

jamielynn1980 - 2 days ago
Hey girls. Sorry I haven't been on for a few days, just got out of the hospital. I fell the other night. Long story short I started contractions. On strict bedrest for the next few days and no lifting whatsoever. Heartbeat is good, 140-150 and moving around like crazy so it's a good sign but the contractions are scary. Going to be a boring 4th of July here.

brandyhitzeman - 2 days ago
yeah Im on number 3 as well and with this one i just figured the baby will probably room with us for awhile since I nurse so plenty of time after to figure it out hopefully lol

mommyagain3 - 2 days ago
I want to find out, only because i have to make plans for what room who goes into. We only have 3 bedroom and with 3 kids, someone will have to share, so thats why I need to know, so I can get everyone settled!

brandyhitzeman - 2 days ago
ok so i changed my due date for this site since technically I will be delivering with you guys im due dec 26th but I have c sections so they do it at 38 weeks I would rather stay with the group im delivering with:) and I saw the posts about not finding out and Im not the surprise I think would be fun and after finding out with my first 2 Im up for a change

barbi - 2 days ago
hi ladies - I am another one not finding out the sex. I did with my first but really want to wait this time. As for the ultrasounds, I just try not to look in that general area, if they aren't trying to see the gender they don't really spend much time there anyway.

k20cl5 - 2 days ago
ok, so have any of you had to have an amniocentesis?? my blood work came back and i have toxoplasmosis. and now they want to do the amnio to make sure its not in the fluid around the baby. cause they cant pin point when i got it.. i either got it right before or right after i got pregnant. i was just wondering if any of you have had to have the amnio done?? and if it hurts and so on.. im not too worried about anything being wrong with our little Bradley because no matter what we will love and adore him like our other two boys. i think i am just more afraid of the HUGE effin needle they are gonna use to stick thru my belly. its like i told my hubby lastnight. i said it would be totally diff if i was knocked out for this and not seeing a needle that big goin in my belly.. im not afraid of needles but come on... i have heard this needle is HUGE and the thought of something the length of my arm(exaggeration) going in my belly is a little unnerving. Gotta call them today and make that apt. hopefully it wont be too long till i can have it done cause the anticipation is gonna kill me.

CVBabynum1 - 2 days ago
Hello week 16 how are you all?I read about the stuff you eat and dont know most of it except pickles,I eat fries alot and cereals and yogurt...What flavours of yogurt do most of you eat, I can't eat vanilla

Tawnya78 - 2 days ago
You can tell the ultrasound tech that you don't want to know and they will tell you when to turn your head so you don't see what sex it is. We are waiting to find out the sex.

adriana03 - 2 days ago
For those of you who don't want to know how are you coping with ultrasounds?

mamacas26 - 2 days ago
Oh pooka, I hope you get your girl!

mamacas26 - 2 days ago
I'm not waiting for the 'It's a', my midwife will just let me pull my baby up to my chest and my husband and I will see for ourselves...I am so excited!

mamacas26 - 2 days ago
I've had a thing for pickles, deep fried crinkle cut fries, taco time bean burritos, pink lemonade snow cones, anything pickled...saurekraut, etc....love it! We have gooseberries growing in our backyard and they aren't quite ripe yet, so they are tart....I love to eat them like that!

pooka - 2 days ago
I'm not finding out either i want the excitement of hearing.. its a ....! Although given i have three boys im pretty sure its another boy. LOL

adriana03 - 2 days ago
Yay two ppl in here that dont want to find out the sex.!!!!!Me either.

More weeks:
1-3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
40 41 42
Born & Birth stories

More comments:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next

Recent comments:
Recent comments from all weeks

Leave a comment

Abbreviations used

Only members cam leave comments.
Sign up free

In which week/month am I?
Calculate your due date, how many weeks you are along and see how big your baby has grown!

Members in week 16:

1stpregnancy - 12 Dec 2009
afford527 - 12 Dec 2009
Barbi - 12 Dec 2009
BbFierro09 - 12 Dec 2009
Bellamia - 12 Dec 2009
breffnit2 - 12 Dec 2009
danielle83 - 12 Dec 2009
Emma1973 - 12 Dec 2009
ginamarie716 - 12 Dec 2009
GiselleSP - 12 Dec 2009
hjwelch - 12 Dec 2009
Ians Mom - 12 Dec 2009
jlg114 - 12 Dec 2009
Keya04 - 12 Dec 2009
kirstyloo - 12 Dec 2009
KMC7909 - 12 Dec 2009
ktfantas - 12 Dec 2009
Linzigenavieve - 12 Dec 2009
lovemommy5 - 12 Dec 2009
nat-mum - 12 Dec 2009
NatashaLynn - 12 Dec 2009
pooka - 12 Dec 2009
sarahhg02 - 12 Dec 2009
Secondtimemama - 12 Dec 2009
amandapmills - 13 Dec 2009
angeleyesmummy - 13 Dec 2009
Ashle - 13 Dec 2009
austins-mom - 13 Dec 2009
babycircle - 13 Dec 2009
bibblebop - 13 Dec 2009
EricainIreland - 13 Dec 2009
girlinterrupted - 13 Dec 2009
karikeller - 13 Dec 2009
Lizetish - 13 Dec 2009
mamacas26 - 13 Dec 2009
naturesmama - 13 Dec 2009
Penny1215 - 13 Dec 2009
PokeysMum - 13 Dec 2009
Sonya80 - 13 Dec 2009
TLovely - 13 Dec 2009
AllisonShai - 14 Dec 2009
apple3 - 14 Dec 2009
brandyhitzeman - 14 Dec 2009
brewer - 14 Dec 2009
Brittany2178 - 14 Dec 2009
chewedgum - 14 Dec 2009
codianndor - 14 Dec 2009
denise t - 14 Dec 2009
emski - 14 Dec 2009
irinachkin - 14 Dec 2009
irisheyes032603 - 14 Dec 2009
jessyboo - 14 Dec 2009
k20cl5 - 14 Dec 2009
Kristylee83 - 14 Dec 2009
lilmum2002 - 14 Dec 2009
mags4 - 14 Dec 2009
Mila22 - 14 Dec 2009
mrscorrigan - 14 Dec 2009
NicolaODonoghue - 14 Dec 2009
Pamela L. - 14 Dec 2009
piecesofyoukp - 14 Dec 2009
Saumya Prasadi - 14 Dec 2009
shezlouise88 - 14 Dec 2009
wendiest - 14 Dec 2009
YoungMummyToBe94 - 14 Dec 2009
ExpectingMySecond - 15 Dec 2009
firefly09 - 15 Dec 2009
LeAnnLang - 15 Dec 2009
Naerbo - 15 Dec 2009
New-mommy-in-Decem... - 15 Dec 2009
phatty00 - 15 Dec 2009
Ryconell - 15 Dec 2009
sirat - 15 Dec 2009
steph2009 - 15 Dec 2009
ttlmilf - 15 Dec 2009
Urnaa - 15 Dec 2009
Beck7830 - 16 Dec 2009
biancaispreggo - 16 Dec 2009
Breanka - 16 Dec 2009
christinaa - 16 Dec 2009
heidileighc - 16 Dec 2009
HollyV - 16 Dec 2009
kdandjl - 16 Dec 2009
Kelley77 - 16 Dec 2009
knockduppp - 16 Dec 2009
lmyavru - 16 Dec 2009
lovemybabyalready1... - 16 Dec 2009
Maria n Nat - 16 Dec 2009
Memen - 16 Dec 2009
mommy2b-dec16 - 16 Dec 2009
ourlittlehogi - 16 Dec 2009
rbmeans - 16 Dec 2009
Step-Johnson1216 - 16 Dec 2009
stina007 - 16 Dec 2009
4fornicole - 17 Dec 2009
AmandaDueDec17 - 17 Dec 2009
AshleighLouise - 17 Dec 2009
babeno4 - 17 Dec 2009
CVBabynum1 - 17 Dec 2009
ErikaP - 17 Dec 2009
jamielynn1980 - 17 Dec 2009
jennamoz - 17 Dec 2009
kristiann21 - 17 Dec 2009
lovelee - 17 Dec 2009
Mommy Lee - 17 Dec 2009
mommyagain3 - 17 Dec 2009
MrsPDM - 17 Dec 2009
PinkMommyAgain32 - 17 Dec 2009
aelfstrom - 18 Dec 2009
allsmiles - 18 Dec 2009
babybean3 - 18 Dec 2009
Deltamom86 - 18 Dec 2009
Donz0109 - 18 Dec 2009
edl37452 - 18 Dec 2009
Hannah2704 - 18 Dec 2009
iamnesting - 18 Dec 2009
Kthompson - 18 Dec 2009
mom2bagainz - 18 Dec 2009
Monicas Miracle - 18 Dec 2009
MrsBeulah07 - 18 Dec 2009
nursemommy3 - 18 Dec 2009
preggers83 - 18 Dec 2009
Taza - 18 Dec 2009
u-sal - 18 Dec 2009
WyattsMommy - 18 Dec 2009
zaybaby - 18 Dec 2009

The due date from members in week 16 is from Saturday 12 December 2009 up to & including Friday 18 December 2009. See the full timeline here

Not on the list?
This list is updated twice a day. The list shows members who were online within the last 14 days at the time it was generated. It may take up to 12 hours before you see your name after you've made changes to your due date or if you haven't been online for 14 days or more.