Week 15
What’s happening this week
Your baby…
- is about the size of a large kiwifruit
- weighs about 70 grams
- hands are ready to grasp and is able to kick against his walls – the amniotic sac
- skin is so thin and translucent you can see the blood vessels through it
- hair growth continues on the head and eyebrows – the scalp hair pattern is developing.
You…
- some women talk about “baby brain”, that pregnancy causes them to be forgetful, clumsy and unable to concentrate. Take it in your stride!
- your heart is increasing its output to supply the baby with oxygen.
You could feel in an ‘in-between’ state around now – too large for your ordinary clothes, not ready for maternity clothes.