Tuesday, November 4, 2008

24 weeks pregnant


Uterus: The top of your uterus is now an inch or so above your belly button, which means it's about the size of a soccer ball.
Tase Buds: Your baby's taste buds are developing now.
Lungs: Your baby's lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produse surfactant, a substance that helps air sacs inflate easily.
Skin: Your skin may be feeling a bit itchy as it stretches. Keeping it well moisturized may help.



Bring on the bulk! Baby gains about 6 ounces this week. The weight is in muscle, bone mass and organs.
His body begins to fill out with his appearance increasingly becoming more like a newborn.
Taste buds begin to form. If mom drinks something strange or bitter, baby may be observed showing his distaste.
Little creases have appeared on his palms. The muscular coordination of his hands has improved as he sucks his thumb.
Over the next seven days the sweat glands will be forming in the skin.
His lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" and cells that produce surfactant, a substance that helps the air sacs inflate easily.
This week your baby is officially considered viable.
Baby weighs 1.3 pound (600gm) and is 11.8 inches (30cm) long -- almost the length of a ruler!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Boy was that right, and they don't stop now adding on bulk. Harley is 20.8 pounds right now and I feel every ounce when I carry her on my hip... Way to go momma, not long now!
Love you
Amber

Anonymous said...

God is so good. I love how there is so much information about exactly what is happening. Imagine sweat glands forming in the next 7 days!