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Discuss pros and cons of circumcision with your care provider.
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Baby's skin is wrinkled, translucent, and pink to red. If you could see your baby, you could see her bones, organs and vessels.
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Suggested Reading: The Complete Book of Pregnancy by Sheila Kitzinger
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Now is a good time to register for prenatal classes.
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23 wk gestation
25 wk from Last Menstrual Period
Length: 22 cm crown to rump (30 cm or 11 3/4 inches head to toe). Weight: about 700 gm.
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Blink-startle responses have been reported when baby hears a loud noise. Here's help planning the perfect baby shower!
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Check your uterus; it should measure about 24-26 cm and be about 3 finger-breadths above your belly button.
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Baby's bowel contains some meconium, a dark green tar-like substance excreted during the first few days after birth.
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Stretch marks may appear. BE PROUD: They're symbolic of your baby's road map to life.
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The linea nigra, a black line, might appear from pubic bone to navel. This normal and will lighten after about 3 months postpartum.
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Abdominal itching can be quite common. Smooth lanolin or a natural oil, such as coconut, almond or olive oil, on your belly after you bathe or shower to help relieve itchiness.
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24 wks gestation
26 wks from Last Menstrual Period
Length: 23 cm crown to rump (31 cm or 12 inches head to toe). Weight: about 800 gm or 1 lb 12 oz.
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You should be tested now for gestational diabetes with the glucose challenge test.
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Fingernails are now present.
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Find the birthplan that is right for you. Or try this interactive plan.
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Lungs begin to manufacture surfactant, a substance that keeps lung tissue from sticking to itself.
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Suggested reading: Woman's Experience of Sex and Making Love During Pregnancy.
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Uterus should measure about 26-28 cm at this time. Baby's brain continues rapid growth.
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25 wks gestation
27 wks from Last Menstrual Period
Length: 24 cm crown to rump (32.5 cm or almost 12 1/2 inches head to toe). Weight: about 910 gm.
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Ask a friend/partner to listen to your belly...your baby's heart beat is detectable against the side where baby's back (a firm ridge) can be felt. Fun!
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Be aware of preterm labor symptoms: menstrual-like cramps if more than 5 per hour, "come and go" low backache, sudden change in vaginal discharge, or leaking of fluid.
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Suggested reading: Essential Exercises for the Childbearing Years, by Elizabeth Noble.
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Practice pelvic rocking several times a day. Don't forget your Kegel exercises!
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Some women experience loss of urine during pregnancy. Do 3-4 sessions of kegel exercises to strengthen muscles.
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Suggested reading: The Expectant Father, by Armin Brott.
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26 wks gestation
28 wks from Last Menstrual Period
Length: 25 cm crown to rump (33 cm or almost 13 inches head to toe). Weight: about 1000 gm.
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Start doing daily fetal movement counting. Count your baby's kicks!
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If you are Rh negative, get your RhoGAM injection and Rh titer.
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Hormonal changes may cause grouchiness to come back - just remember, you're almost done! You may feel like you need a vacation.
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Blood volume has doubled by now; iron requirements are high.
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Baby's eyelids open and eyelashes are present. Find out about cesarean sections.
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