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Being pregnant
6 things I wish I’d known before getting pregnant
Pregnancy is one of those life events for which no one can adequately prepare you. Here are some of the things I wished I knew going into mommyhood.
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Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 13 weeks
Welcome to your second trimester! At 13 weeks, your baby’s body has doubled in length since week 7, and he is as big as a large plum or a peach.
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Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 14 weeks
Congratulations, you’re officially into your second trimester! For many women (unfortunately, not all), week 14 means the end of morning sickness.
Today's Parent
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Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 15 weeks
At 15 weeks, your baby about the size of your fist and just might be sucking his thumb. In fact, you may be able to see this in an ultrasound at this point.
Today's Parent
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Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 16 weeks
Your baby’s fingernails are well developed by 16 weeks, and she is able to move her arms and legs. In fact, you may feel her move in the next few weeks.
Today's Parent
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Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 17 weeks
How big is your baby at 17 weeks? Spread one of your hands wide open—your baby is about the same size.
Today's Parent
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Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 18 weeks
By 18 weeks, it might look like your baby is bulking up! Over the last week, her weight has increased about 50 percent.
Today's Parent
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Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 19 weeks
What’s your baby up to at 19 weeks? Intrauterine mischief! She may be sucking her thumb, doing somersaults or pulling and grabbing the umbilical cord.
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Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 20 weeks
Believe it or not, 20 weeks heralds the midpoint of your pregnancy. If you go full term, your pregnancy will be about 40 weeks long. You're halfway there!
Today's Parent
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Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 21 weeks
If you were able to see a picture of your baby around week 9, you might have thought he was "top heavy" because his head was so big. Not at week 21.
Today's Parent
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Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 22 weeks
By 22 weeks, your waistline may have vanished, but you can probably still bend over easily, sit comfortably and walk without effort.
Today's Parent
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Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 23 weeks
At 23 weeks, your baby's skin is wrinkly, but her intrauterine wrinkles will disappear as she gains more weight.
Today's Parent
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Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 24 weeks
Your baby at 24 weeks can respond to touch and sound as she actively moves about the comfy, snug world of your womb.
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Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 25 weeks
At 25 weeks, tooth buds, which will develop into teeth after birth, are forming under your baby’s gums.
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Your pregnancy: 26 weeks
At 26 weeks, the blood vessels in your baby’s lungs are developing to prepare her for breathing when she is born.
Today's Parent
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Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 27 weeks
Congratulations, you’ve entered your last trimester! At 27 weeks, your baby is taking a lot of developmental strides as she prepares to enter the world.
Today's Parent
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Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 28 weeks
Hey, mom-to-be, you've just cruised into your seventh month of pregnancy!
Today's Parent
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Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 29 weeks
At 29 weeks, your baby still has plenty more growing to do. Over the next couple of weeks, she’ll go through a growth spurt.
Today's Parent
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Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 30 weeks
If you feel regular little tickles or spasms in your belly, it's a good bet that your baby has a case of intrauterine hiccups.
Today's Parent
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Pregnancy by week
Your pregnancy: 31 weeks
Your baby has been able to open her eyes in utero. At 31 weeks, she can also distinguish light from dark.
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