Pregnancy Week 14 - The Best Time To Chitchat With Your Baby

The growth of your baby is very fast in pregnancy week 14. There is so much to happen inside you, then why don’t you connect with the life inside you.

Everyday try to spare few minutes with your baby. Experts suggest that being with your little one during the pregnancy aids in creating a special parent-child bond.

Just keep your hands on your belly and think about your little one, which makes a great difference.

What are the physical changes that occur in your body during pregnancy week 14?

If you experience little gas or any kind of odd bowel obstruction at this time, then this is actually your little one pushing you to say hello. You will become more familiar with the sensation because of the increase in intensity and frequency.

During the second trimester of your pregnancy, you will experience some of the following symptoms, but not all. They include: back pain, headaches and dizziness. Similar to the morning sickness during the first trimester of pregnancy, these symptoms present if you already have them in your previous pregnancy.

If you feel back pain at this time, then it will become more severe as you gain more weight till the end of the trimester.

Water retention is another pregnancy symptom that you experience during the second trimester of pregnancy. This condition leads to swelling of the toes, fingers, legs and ankles. Don’t worry about these symptoms, because they are perfectly normal during the pregnancy.

Your waist becomes thick day by day and moves upward and you will be able to experience it more with every week by week.

Care you need to take during pregnancy week 14:

• To come out of the discomforts in the second trimester of pregnancy like back pain; take the help of pregnancy pillows. They help you to sleep throughout the night without too much undue suffering.
• Increase the quantity of fiber in your diet if the constipation becomes a problem for you [Fiber diet].
• During earlier weeks if you didn’t participate in the physical fitness program, make sure that you get your doctor’s permission before starting now. Start slowly. You are more likely to become injured during the pregnancy because of increased hormone levels.

What are the changes that occur in the fetus during pregnancy week 14?

• By this week, your baby is about the size of three and a half inches long and weighs approximately three and a half ounce.
• Your baby legs and arms begin to form in place. The formation of fingerprints is over.
• The baby’s liver starts to secrete bile and now he/she has the grip.
• The baby’s small body and flexible limbs are harmonized enough for the loads of difficult motions.
• Your little one’s body start to move now, but you don’t feel it as their body is too small to create an impact that you can recognize. You can observe the movements with ultrasound scan.
• This week, the baby is able to move the eyes, but the eyelids remain fused shut. But, your baby can do all sorts of fun facial looks as he/she practices frowning, grimacing and squinting.
• The baby’s hands are able to hold the things and they start to suck their thumb.

Fact for pregnancy week 14:

If you are above 35 years of age and got abnormal AFP (Alpha fetoprotein) results, then your doctor will recommend you amniocentesis. In this procedure, a needle is placed through the uterus to get some amniotic fluid as this can contain the most essential information regarding the health of your baby.