Halfway There!
I can't believe I'm 20 weeks already! The baby moves all the time now! On Sunday he/she was going crazy. I pushed down on my belly and he/she pushed back! It was so strong Joel could feel it with his hand on my belly! It was so amazing... our first interactions with our baby! My mom (and every other mom out there) described to me how it would feel, some said "butterflies" some said "waves" but nobody can really tell you how it feels. Until you get to experience it yourself words fall short in trying to describe that feeling. It's simply wonderful!
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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).
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).
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