I get these weekly emails every Thursday telling me how my pregnancy is progressing. If you are expecting and haven't done so I recommend you go to babycenter.com and sign up. I still get weekly emails for Veda too telling me about Toddler development. I'm always getting some great pointers. Here's this weeks report... and yes I am having shortness of breath and heartburn. Tums are now one of my 6 food groups;))
By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds (pick up a large jicama) and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, she'll gain a third to half of her birth weight during the next 7 weeks as she fattens up for survival outside the womb. She now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). Her skin is becoming soft and smooth as she plumps up in preparation for birth.
To accommodate you and your baby's growing needs, your blood volume has increased 40 to 50 percent since you got pregnant. With your uterus pushing up near your diaphragm and crowding your stomach, the consequences may be shortness of breath and heartburn. To help relieve your discomfort, try sleeping propped up with pillows and eating smaller meals more often.
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