WEEK SEVENTEEN

WEEK SEVENTEEN

Almost halfway through your second trimester, it’s time for more changes
and more developments for both mom and for baby

The development of baby

• The buds of real baby teeth are not forming
• There’s a fine layer of hair growing over the body – lanugo
• Girl’s ovaries are fully developed and contain eggs
• Weights about eight ounces

The development of mom

• More aches in your abdomen
• Constipation
• Possible beginning of heartburn
• Indigestion

What baby is feeling

• Baby is becoming much more coordinated
• There are discernable times of sleeping and waking for baby
Specific needs for the week
• If you’re traveling, you’ll want to make sure that you’re following your
pregnancy diet as well as adjusting to any time changes before you
leave. You may also want to find a doctor in the area that can help
you should you have problems.
Specific concerns for the week
• When you’re bending down to lift something, be sure to bend your
knees and let your legs do the work – not your stomach.

Special tip for mom

• Now is a great time for a massage or other spa treatment. Just be
sure to let the technician know that you are pregnant (as though they
can’t tell!) and they can make arrangements to soothe those aching
muscles.