Calm down, Mommy!

The baby has grown a little more and looks more human. She now has the sweetest face with eyelashes and eyebrows and you can already see the hair on her head. What color is her hair, who does she look like? It is still unclear, because the pigment in the skin and hair is still missing. Right now your little one is absolutely blonde.

The fetus constantly listens to the “music” in your stomach: your voice and the voices of your loved ones, loud music you turn on, the barking of a dog, and the siren of a fire engine. Of course, the sounds inside are very muted due to the fact that your body and the amniotic fluid do not carry sound too well, but still.

The baby continues to accumulate subcutaneous fat, so her skin has smoothed out, and the lubricant coating her, called vernix, lightens in color. The baby is no longer red, but rather pink. By the way, now she will grow even faster. If earlier she gained weight due to the formation of subcutaneous fat, now it is due to growth hormones. From this week, this hormone will begin to be produced in her tiny body.

And now the baby does not just hear and react to touch, but recognizes taste and reacts to light. She is also able to accurately guess your emotions. A special connection has been established between mother and baby. Your baby will now respond to your joy with activity, and to shouts or irritability by shrinking or tensing up. So be calm and happy for the two of you. And tell your family that by upsetting you they are upsetting your child…so when they make you happy they make the baby happy too.

Measuring the baby:
Height:
Crown to rump: 8.3 in (21 cm)
Crown to heels: 11.8 in (30 cm)
Weight 1.32 lbs. (600 g)