Second Trimester!

Finally we have entered the second trimester...

This is was to expect this trimester:

The fetus is growing rapidly. At the beginning of the second trimester, the fetus is about six inches long. By the end of month six, the fetus resembles a small infant, except for its reddish, wrinkled skin. It will be 12 inches long at the end of the second trimester.

You may feel the baby moving (sometimes called "quickening") in month five. This may not be more then an infrequent fluttering feeling until month six. The fetus is protected by the amniotic sac and floating in amniotic fluid. There is still a lot of room for the baby to move.

You may notice that you have more energy. You will begin to gain weight this trimester. You should expect to gain about 25 to 35 pounds if you were an average weight before the end of the pregnancy.

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Right now at 14 weeks the baby looks like this:


He or she should be around 5 inches long...which means they are 1 inch shy from the length of a dollar bill :)