2nd Trimester
The second trimester starts from 13 weeks and lasts up to 27 weeks. During this trimester, your pregnancy symptoms will gradually disappear and you will feel better than the first trimester. As weeks pass, your abdomen will get bulky and you will look pregnant.
The morning sickness that is vomiting or feeling like vomiting may disappear. However, other symptoms will appear like heartburn, leg cramps, and engorged veins among others. You can feel your baby around week 20. The baby will be able to hear your voice and surrounding sounds.
By this time, your baby is big enough and almost all organs begin to work. You should learn everything about the delivery and care of the baby. You can also think about the name of your coming baby.
Second Trimester Symptoms
The stage is often referred to as the honeymoon because it is the most comfortable of the three trimesters. However, you will note that the baby is playful and you can feel the kicks. Your body changes further as the baby develops. You gain more weight as the baby gains additional pounds.
Some symptoms from the first trimester like constipation and heartburn may persist. Other symptoms include sensitive gums, congestion, mild swelling around the ankles and feet, and leg cramps. Some women feel dizzy and experience some pains on the lower abdomen. Mild pains are normal.
You may be irritable and apprehensive at this stage. You might also forget things but all these feelings are temporal. However, any signs of diabetes, heavy bleeding, high fever, or severe abdominal need your doctor’s attention.
Baby Development during this Trimester
Babies develop their taste at this stage. Tiny hairs begin to develop together with eyebrows and eyelashes by week 22. The digestive system is also formed and the baby begins to prepare to feed outside the womb. The sense of smell, hearing, and seeing develop by week as well.
The baby tries to open the newly developed eyes often. By week 26, the baby’s brain is developing in a way that it can control the heartbeat and initiate kicks. By the end of the 2nd trimester, your baby is about 2 pounds.
2nd trimester weeks
13 Weeks Pregnant
Sometimes when you realize that you are now 13 weeks pregnant, you become very anxious about the development within you. Well, at this age of pregnancy and although most of this may not be visible, you will find taking pregnancy ultrasound very handy.
14 Weeks Pregnant
For the past weeks, things seemed beyond your control. You must have experienced a lot of symptoms. Well, now that you are 14 weeks pregnant, you will realize quite a number of changes especially the size of your belly.
15 Weeks Pregnant
You are now 15 weeks pregnant and your belly tells it all. The changes occurring to your body are significantly visible and there is no denying the fact you are excited with the turn of events. However, is always good to keep close to your doctor.
16 Weeks Pregnant
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17 Weeks Pregnant
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18 Weeks Pregnant
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19 Weeks Pregnant
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20 Weeks Pregnant
You have just hit the half mark of your pregnancy and even the size of your belly tells it all. By this time, you should have already known the gender of the baby. This revelation should completely set up your mind. Maybe you already have a choice ……..
21 Weeks Pregnant
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22 Weeks Pregnant
Finally, there you are 22 weeks pregnant and every space within you seems to be overcrowded. The fast growing baby seems to be taking no chances with every available space. This could be the reason for current symptoms including …..
23 Weeks Pregnant
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24 Weeks Pregnant
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25 Weeks Pregnant
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26 Weeks Pregnant
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27 Weeks Pregnant
At 27 weeks pregnant, you will be actually moving out your second trimester. At this point, the baby enjoying its amniotic fluid breath as well as exhibiting some emotional activities. So much is going through your mind as well including where to ………
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