Week 21

What’s happening this week

Your baby…

• is about the size of a wooden buzzy bee
• the intestines are now able to absorb sugars from the amniotic fluid that is swallowed.  Most nourishment though is still from the placenta
• until now the liver and spleen have been responsible for blood cell production, the bone marrow spaces now contribute to blood cell formation.

You…

• may feel achey in the abdomen as the ligaments either side of the uterus stretch as the baby grows
• can feel the top of your uterus in your abdomen – it may reach somewhere near your belly button by now
• may notice some backache.