12 weeks and suddenly up to our eyeballs in tiny, tiny clothes...
My sister-in-law has been waiting for me to get pregnant for years - she's overjoyed that her two little boys are soon going to have a new cousin and I suspect just as happy that she can finally offload all of the things that she has evidently been hoarding for us!
Yesterday evening hubby's mum and stepdad arrived with:
I'm now 12 weeks and one day into my pregnancy with a future world flailing champion. According to http://www.babycentre.co.uk/ :
Your baby is about 5.4cm long from her crown to her rump and weighs slightly less than 14g. The big news this week is that your baby's reflexes are becoming more honed. She'll squirm if you prod your belly, although you probably can't feel her moving around yet. Fetal nerve cells have been multiplying rapidly and the neurological connections in her brain (synapses) are forming. She can close her fingers, curl her toes and clench her eye muscles.
All the while, your baby's face is beginning to look more human. Her eyes, which started out on the sides of her head, have moved closer together. Her ears are almost in their final positions on the side of her head. Inside her body, her organs are performing more complex tasks. Her liver is making bile and her kidneys are secreting urine into her bladder.
Your midwife can now feel the top of your uterus (womb), also known as the fundus, low in your belly. As you approach your second trimester, you may need to wear looser clothing. Soon you won't be able to fit into your old clothes any more.
It's never too soon to start doing your pelvic floor exercises. A strong pelvic floor will protect you against urine leaks, and help with labour and birth when the time comes.
You may now find that once the sickness feeling has passed, your appetite returns.
Yesterday evening hubby's mum and stepdad arrived with:
- A moses basket and stand
- A bouncy chair
- A musical cot mobile
- A breastfeeding cushion
- A papoose
- A cot quilt which doubles as a playmat
- A cuddly elephant
- One large bin liner full of 0-3 month clothes
- One large bin liner full of newborn clothes, blankets and muslins
I'm now 12 weeks and one day into my pregnancy with a future world flailing champion. According to http://www.babycentre.co.uk/ :
Your baby is about 5.4cm long from her crown to her rump and weighs slightly less than 14g. The big news this week is that your baby's reflexes are becoming more honed. She'll squirm if you prod your belly, although you probably can't feel her moving around yet. Fetal nerve cells have been multiplying rapidly and the neurological connections in her brain (synapses) are forming. She can close her fingers, curl her toes and clench her eye muscles.
All the while, your baby's face is beginning to look more human. Her eyes, which started out on the sides of her head, have moved closer together. Her ears are almost in their final positions on the side of her head. Inside her body, her organs are performing more complex tasks. Her liver is making bile and her kidneys are secreting urine into her bladder.
Your midwife can now feel the top of your uterus (womb), also known as the fundus, low in your belly. As you approach your second trimester, you may need to wear looser clothing. Soon you won't be able to fit into your old clothes any more.
It's never too soon to start doing your pelvic floor exercises. A strong pelvic floor will protect you against urine leaks, and help with labour and birth when the time comes.
You may now find that once the sickness feeling has passed, your appetite returns.
Ah yes when suddenly you get given things, always say yes, then go through it for the things you like and store the rest away or even better pass it on! And yes a strong pelvic floor is a good thing especially if you don't want to wet yourself when having a good laugh!
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