Week 12
What’s happening this week
Your baby…
- approximatley the size of a piece of sushi
- weighs abut 14 grams
- vocal cords are formed
- intestines make their way into the abdomen now there is room for them
- after swallowing amniotic fluid the baby can pass it out as urine
- lungs have taken shape and primitive breathing motions begin
- may suck their thumb.
You…
- people may comment about your ‘pregnant glow” (the increased blood volume and pregnancy hormones working together)
- may suffer from acne
- risk of miscarriage is reduced now
- abdomen is beginning to expand
- nausea and tiredness may start to subside now
- placenta takes over and acts as your baby’s lungs, kidneys, liver, digestive and immune system.