Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby's legs are curled up against his torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of his head to his bottom — the "crown to rump" measurement. After 20 weeks, he's measured from head to toe.)
He's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for his digestive system. He's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in his bowels, and you'll see it in his first soiled diaper (some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).
Congratulations! You've hit the halfway mark in your pregnancy. The top of your uterus is about level with your belly button, and you've likely gained around 10 pounds.
------> I HAVE ONLY GAINED 3 SO FAR !!! YEAH ME !!! THE BABY IS JUST GOING INTO THE FAT I ALREADY HAD!!!!
Expect to gain another pound or so each week from now on.
You're doing good with your weight. YEAH!!!!!!It's a boy!I would have been happy either way.Just want you both to stay healthy.I love you bunches!
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