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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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Amanda(*blue*) - 3 minutes ago
Had my glucose test yesterday, wont find out the results till monday! :) So I guess my dr said that I have a routine appt in another 3 weeks then they start seeing me every other week until 35 weeks, then it turns into every week. Does that sound about right? Either way.. I think its becoming more real to me! lol Good news is I've only gained 3 lbs since last months appt :)

tlb562 blue - 11.5 hours ago
Expecting - my daughter was pretty mellow when I was preg...she never kept me up or anything. She's really active....go go all the time but has always been a good sleeper. I feel this one all the time, even at night so I've been wondering the same thing.

expectingmyfirst1*PINK* - 12.2 hours ago
How true is the 'active fetus, active baby' correlation? Because this girl NEVER stops moving!

expectingmyfirst1*PINK* - 12.3 hours ago
We're going to my fav sushi restaurant tomorrow for my sister's birthday but I'll probably just order a California roll and from the steakhouse menu :(

blue-stork(blue) - 12.9 hours ago
Ugh I have been so uncomfy the last two days I feel like kalieb has no more room I'm my belly and I barley have room to eat because if I don't think about it I am then in pain from a full belly feeling in my chest! I can now feel him when he rolls! I didn't loose the weight with either of my other two pregnancies but I think/hoping this one will be different as I am so far not gaining nearly as much as I did with them!

tlb562 blue - 13.1 hours ago
Went to our fav sushi restaurant tonight and I had to get teriyaki salmon and water...not quite the same.....missed me some sushi & wine ;) ugh soon enough

maybabe2012 (PINK) - 15.4 hours ago
rllmuffin-I agree with tlb-it took me about three months too and I lost my appetite also. Our baby was was colicky so I slept very little. Shouldn't be a problem getting to the wedding but I'm guessing there'll still be a bit of a tummy there. Everyone is different though, I have some friends who didn't lost the weight even after a year or two and some that look like they were never pregnant 2-3 weeks after.

tlb562 blue - 16.1 hours ago
Rllmuffin- will send you a request!

tlb562 blue - 16.1 hours ago
Rllmuffin- it took me about 3 months to lose the 30 pounds I gained with my daughter. I totally lost my appetite after I had her. Im not big on exercise but i did try to take her for walks everyday so that probably helped too. I wasnt able to bf either.

ItHappened **Blue** - 20.1 hours ago
i'm so lucky. my aunt is going to make the baby bedding. what i originally registered for is discontinued and super expensive so i took it off. my mom found the cutest material that will be perfect.

T-mobile (Pink) - 20.8 hours ago
According to the list on the side some of us have had our babies. Including me..hmmm nope she's still in there!

sophsmom - 21.2 hours ago
Oh man...starting to get crowded and uncomfortable in this body. Just going to get worse I know!!!

steveswife0425@yahoo.com - 22.8 hours ago
babee- I know how you feel... I still have ms.. I had ms my whole pregnancy with my 1st so im expecting about the same. Even felt icky after my son was born:( im one of those lucky ones

rllmuffin *blue* - 23.6 hours ago
For all of you ladies that already have babies - please tell me that the baby weight falls right off? (LOL) I do plan on breast feeding but I'm worried because I have my best friends wedding on May 26th in NYC (which I'm in) and somehow I have to fit my ass into a tight little dress. The doc has changed my due date on me twice now...first it was May 1st changed to May 10th and then I had my 3d Ultrasound to find out the baby is measuring 2 weeks ahead so May 1st was probably more accurate but they didn't want to change it on me again. Thank God I have my mom and dad going with us to help out. It is a 6 hour drive to New York City from where I live in Ohio; however, it is still going to be a challenge with a newborn. I told her that I wouldn't miss her wedding for the World...unless of course he comes late and I'm in the hospital.

ItHappened **Blue** - 23.6 hours ago
he was moving so much last night it was almost painful lol. it's like he was in a little ball in the lower part of my stomach and trying to stand up haha..i thought he was gonna bust outta there. as uncomfortable as it was, it was awesome :)

rllmuffin *blue* - 23.8 hours ago
All of you ladies that posted your email - I sent you a friend request. My email is RLLiptak@student.ysu.edu My profile picture is a pic of my husband and I at a wedding.

LJ06*Blue* - 1 days ago
LOL Maybabe I know how you feel. I see those skinny girls at the gym all the time as I waddle my way on the treadmill. I don't even want to know what I look like to everyone else. But you're right, once you feel that little one kick it's all put in perspective!

tlb562 blue - 1 days ago
Expecing - just sent u a request, I'm tricia and my pic is of me, hubby an my daughter

expectingmyfirst1*PINK* - 1 days ago
Blue-stork: it may not be the same but I know there was a Facebook virus that was doing something similar? And I'm so with you ladies on losing the weight. I bought a bikini todaay ans mark my words I'll wear it this summer! We also picked our wedding venue :) so def added motivation to lose weight! If anyone wants to find me on Facebook it's Sunny Zucca :

maybabe2012 (PINK) - 1 days ago
tlb-totally with you- we will motivate each other after our babies are born. I have started to do pilates twice a week and was coupled with this super thin woman today who was practically triple jointed, as I gasped for air and struggled to get the pins and needles out of my feet, she wrapped her legs around her neck three times, to add insult to injury, her waist was the size of my wrist. If there's ever motivation to lose weight after baby, that's it. She floated out of the room after that as I waddled like a duck. Oh well, feeling my baby kick made me feel better after all that.

maybabe2012 (PINK) - 1 days ago
Thanks tlb : ) Blue-stork, I would be upset too. Have you tried to talk to him in a different way, like asking why he liked it? I know it works better for my husband and I when we are not confrontational but try to get the other person's point of view. Easier said than done though but seriously, what are some men thinking?

tlb562 blue - 2 days ago
Oh savi don't get me started...today has been a bad bad day for me....totally down on myself for how much weight ive gained. We def need to motivate each other after we have these babies...my goal is to lose the weight by august when I have a girls trip planned. Also I'm signing my 2 yr old up for swim lessons this summer and my husband made a joke about me getting in my bathing suit this summer ugh! I'll show him!!! :)

Savii *blue* - 2 days ago
I was talking about getting fat and being self conscious all while I was eating ice cream. Thats why were all going to keep in touch and motivate eachother to get to prepregnancy weight

tlb562 blue - 2 days ago
May babe - I remember your 2 little cutie pies :)

tlb562 blue - 2 days ago
Ssnt u a request on FB tmobile

tlb562 blue - 2 days ago
That'd piss me off too blue stork :(

blue-stork(blue) - 2 days ago
He just doesn't get how it makes me feel! I am already self concious about being big and now I'm getting bigger and he Is not a big guy and never has been! Which makes it hard to relate and doesn't help my self-esteem much but it is what it is. I just wish he could understand! And then on top of it I'm so mean to myself about how I look and I don't know how not to b I hate it! I feel like a fat spotted person! Now im rambling!

blue-stork(blue) - 2 days ago
Savii talking does nothing, he then gets pissed off at me for being pissed off at him! Men suck huge donkey balls!!!! I told him to stop liking the pics I'm tired of seeing asses he looked at me made a grr face and left the room!

Savii *blue* - 2 days ago
Bluestork- ive seen lots of guys that I know have ladies post those pictures on their fbs. I know one that made a whole photo album and adds big booty pictures. And all I can think of was what his girl thinks. I would be pissed. Especially right now im not getting any smaller, and theres no way I can till after I pop this baby out. And I see girls all these thin girls bouncing around wearing cute outfits, and cute shoes. And im in sweat pants and maternity shirts. No energy or desire to get dolled up. I get really self conscious too. I cant wait to have this baby and get back in shape. Ahh im rambeling, point is I would be pissed too. Especially when youre carrying his baby. maybe you should talk to him about it

blue-stork(blue) - 2 days ago
U know I'm so f-ing pissed off right now! If I'm not flipping self conscious enough and feel like a fat cow now when I log onto Facebook all I see is how my husband has liked some skanky models picture! I could deal until I flipping log on and an ass is hanging out of a swim suit and that's all the pic is of! It's like give me a break!!!! Just needed to vent!

maybabe2012 (PINK) - 2 days ago
tlb, I was just confused with one name and just sent her a message to match the person. Michelle Parsons=Maybabe2012

maybabe2012 (PINK) - 2 days ago
my email is: mparsons_hk@hotmail.com : ) My two monkeys on my profile pic, I live in Hong Kong.

tlb562 blue - 2 days ago
I still need to add some of you on FB....I find myself getting confused who is who though since we use different names on here & prob doesn't help that I totally have preggo brain these days :)

Savii *blue* - 2 days ago
My fb is vanilla_orange@yahoo.com. I cant fibd anyone through emails on my phone

blue-stork(BLUE) - 2 days ago
babee, omg i have like a horrible story of myself w hair removal! so it was like my second time using the stuff called 'Nads' and i was laying on my bed ontop of a towel because the bathroom was in my room and my dumb ass feel asleep for an hr with that crap on!!!! i got burnt so bad!!!!! its funny now but so was not then!!!

blue-stork(blue) - 2 days ago
I've posted my email for FB before but incase some ppl didn't see it it's vamp_kitten87@yahoo.com

ItHappened **Blue** - 2 days ago
i woke up this morning looking pregnant. finally! my self esteem plumetted though lol

T-mobile (Pink) - 2 days ago
I keep forgetting to add my email Tinafreyer2002@yahoo.com. So add me on facebook if you like! =)

rllmuffin *blue* - 2 days ago
I have been feeling him kick a lot near my ribs lately...it's hard kicks too. I wonder what position he is in. I don't get any more ultrasounds so I may schedule a 3d ultrasound around 30-35 weeks to see how he is doing in there.

rllmuffin *blue* - 2 days ago
bbynumber1 - I tried to view your profile and I didn't see any photos yet? Maybe I'm doing something wrong. I also tried to add you on facebook but wasn't sure if it was you. Do you live in Indiana?

ItHappened **Blue** - 2 days ago
I haven't been feeling well today but i think it's more of a stomach bug...cause explosive diarhea is hand in hand w/o it. bleh! boss lady said i could go home at 4 if i'd like. thank goodness!

Mama2Be05-08-2012*pink* - 2 days ago
Babee12- ms is back for me too. It's been back for the past two weeks now and has been getting progressively worse :( sad day!

ItHappened **Blue** - 2 days ago
bbynumber1 - i tried but your profile isn't loading right for me. this website is kinda wonky..

bbynumber1 *PINK* - 2 days ago
ok ladies! i think my pictures uploaded! let me know if you cant see them. my profile stopped acting up! i have all my ultrasound pictures and 1 belly pic from 21 weeks and a couple pictures of me! also im late on this but anyone who wants to add me on fb its sbohall@hotmail.com! and the picture of the ultrasound where they said its a girl still looks odd to me lol! let me know if u can see them !

ItHappened **Blue** - 2 days ago
expecting..i'm still having a hard time bonding and getting excited. i thought about adoption and have had the exact same thoughts that i could hand him to someone right now and be ok..i think the stress gets the best of me. the things that keep me from doing this is because my daughters are adopted and i know they would have a very hard time with it and i would have to have baby daddy's permission and he would never do that. he would raise him himself and that is NOT going to be ok with me!

ItHappened **Blue** - 2 days ago
i've got boxes of diapers, clothes, crib and lots of bottles of lotion / baby wash. it's the necessities i'm trying to stock up on cause i know i'm going to be broke when he gets here. i am stopping now though because i keep forgetting i'm going to get a baby shower and hopefully get these things.

maybabe2012 (PINK) - 2 days ago
OK, so I won't be deemed mad if I buy those pacifiers and bottles then. I will go a little crazy this weekend. Oooh, looking forward to it a lot now! : )

expectingmyfirst1*PINK* - 3 days ago
Savii- it's funny you say that about feeling like you'll lose him and things will go back to normal. I have felt the same way. Not that I think I'm gonna lose her, it just feels so surreal that there's no possible way I can be bringing an infant home. I had a meltdown this morning because originally we were putting her up for adoption (very early) and it's still seemed so distant to me I was beginning to wonder if we'd made the right choice keeping her since I didn't feel this incredible bonding right now. I told Seth I felt like I could have her right now and hand her over to a perfect stranger easier than I could rehome my dog right now. Not that I don't love her dearly already... it just doesn't seem real, like an abstract thought. I talked to a lot of my mom friends and was relieved to find out many experienced the same feelings. I felt SO guilty!

bbynumber1 *PINK* - 3 days ago
blue stork - when i used to shave down there i used to break out real bad or get huge zits that turned into bubbles of some kind. by my obgyn said put neosporn down there and they went away. ive looked up things that seemed to help . i rince with cool water down therethen dry off completl and put neosporn all over it. it really helped without all the oils of lotion.

babee12(pink) - 3 days ago
Blue Stork - i use hair removal cream ;)

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