Week 14

What’s happening this week

Your baby…

• is about the size of a Tamagotchi
• weighs about 43 grams
•  is developing fine hair called “lanugo”, it is just on his face at this stage
• genitals are fully developed (sometimes hard to detect on ultrasound)
• the musculoskeletal system has matured and the nervous system begins to exercise some control over the body, blood vessels rapidly develop.

You…

• your uterus is the size of a grapefruit
• hormones cause changes to the skin – a line may begin to appear down the centre of your abdomen called “linea nigra” (it usually fades after birth)
• may notice an increase in vaginal secretions/discharge.