Week 27

What’s happening this week

Your baby…

• is about the length of a whisk
• measures about 25cm (CRL) – but if the legs were extended (they’re tucked up while inside you) could measure nearly 38cm long!
• is going through a fast and furious phase of brain development
• may begin to open eyes
• may suck a finger or a thumb
• a substance called surfactant forms in the lungs so they can function independently at birth.

You…

• may feel your baby’s hiccups – sometimes it feels like they are in your bottom!
• leg and muscle cramps may be annoying (particularly at night)
• may be plagued by constipation.