Weeks 15 – 28 mark the second trimester and the time when most moms suffering from feeling ill start to feel much better and really begin to embrace their pregnancy. And they begin to show their pretty belly. Yeah for women’s bodies!
Weeks 15 – 17
Moms will often begin to feel fetal movement during this period (but it’s okay if you don’t). If you have a retroverted uterus, you may feel a lot of pressure in your bowels, as the uterus is becoming heavier. You may begin to feel some toning contractions.
Weeks 18 – 20
In most cases, uterine height will correlate with weeks of pregnancy and by now the retroverted uterus should have tipped forward. Almost all moms can feel fetal movement by week 20. Baby begins to straighten out from a flexed position. Hair begins to grow on the scalp. If baby is a girl, her ovaries are forming and inside are her eggs. Which means you are carrying your future grandchildren.
Weeks 21 – 24
Usually a spurt of weight gain during this time, which reflects good blood volume expansion. Baby growth slows down a little during this time. Eyebrows and eyelashes begin to form. Baby can suck on her fingers. Tooth buds begin to form.
Weeks 25 – 27
Most moms feel toning contractions by this time. This uterine activity prepares the cervix for birth. Eyelids are no longer fused. Foot and fingerprints begin to appear.
Week 28
It is easier to feel the different parts of the baby by this time and the baby can be bounced from side to side.
References
Holistic Midwifery Volume 1, Anne Frye
Life Unto Life
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I love the idea of carrying your grandchildren inside you.