The baby is about 3 inches long crown to rump — roughly the size of a jumbo shrimp — and weighs just about an ounce. Despite the small proportions, there's a fully formed baby inside my womb now. Much more proportional than it was a few weeks ago, his head is now only about a third the size of his body. His tiny, unique fingerprints are already in place. His kidneys and urinary tract are functional, and he's starting to urinate out the amniotic fluid he's been swallowing. As I start my second trimester, most of your baby's critical development will be completed!
Most of what I have read says I will probably be moving into maternity clothes soon, but who the heck wrote that??? I have been in maternity clothes since week 8!
We had another doctor's appt today and got to hear the heartbeat again. It was strong at 167 bpm! The doctor had put me on another diabetes medication at my last appt, but I had to stop taking it because it was making me have really low blood sugar. The doc said that he wants me off meds this week to see how my body reacts. He explained that sometimes people with diabetes, hypertension, etc can go off their medication early in the pregnany because the body can regulate itself. Anyhoo, I will stay off the meds for a few days and we will see how it goes. The doctor said even if this works, I will probably have to starts taking them again around mid-second trimester.
Most of what I have read says I will probably be moving into maternity clothes soon, but who the heck wrote that??? I have been in maternity clothes since week 8!
We had another doctor's appt today and got to hear the heartbeat again. It was strong at 167 bpm! The doctor had put me on another diabetes medication at my last appt, but I had to stop taking it because it was making me have really low blood sugar. The doc said that he wants me off meds this week to see how my body reacts. He explained that sometimes people with diabetes, hypertension, etc can go off their medication early in the pregnany because the body can regulate itself. Anyhoo, I will stay off the meds for a few days and we will see how it goes. The doctor said even if this works, I will probably have to starts taking them again around mid-second trimester.
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