And who is overgrown with fat?

Your baby’s skeleton is becoming more dense and strong, and the umbilical cord — the main "thread" connecting the fetus with you — is getting thicker. The baby is already the size of a small turnip, and it’s a very active turnip: she is constantly moving and improving her skills.

All of her joints are mobile and sweat glands begin to develop in the skin. Yes, soon the baby will start to sweat during her workouts!

She constantly trains to suck and swallow. She is also listening to your voice more — this week your child’s hearing has become even clearer. Well, it's time to watch out for your speech and start to wean yourself from swearing. You may already have a name picked out for your son or daughter and you can start to communicate warmly with your sweet pea, calling her different cute nicknames. The main thing is not to do it around other people, otherwise they might think that you are addressing them. Although, who would find fault with a pretty pregnant lady... ???

The baby has a personality — her own fingerprints on her hands and feet. These fancy patterns on the fingertips began to form a couple of weeks ago and next week they will finally be visible. These are unique, no one else in the world has her pattern, can you imagine?

Among other things, the pea has grown wiser. Now her brain controls the work of the heart, and if earlier it beat unevenly, it now clearly produces 140-150 beats per minute.

Big news! The fat reserves have begun to form under her skin, which will warm her up. The food that she receives from you will henceforth make her plumper (you’re not the only one able to brag about your rounded shape!). Baby will gain weight until birth and continue to get even fatter after — you are waiting for these cute plump cheeks, hands, legs with folds, and a fat tummy that you will kiss every day.

Keep in mind, in order for her to gain weight, you do not have to eat more than usual. First, giving birth to a little sumo wrestler is not so easy. And second, studies have shown that the weight of the baby does not always depend on the weight of the mother and how much she eats. Sometimes everything eaten is gained only on mom, and this is not ideal, right? So do not eat more sweets and do not worry about the baby: even if she doesn’t appear too plump, with your love and care, she'll quickly gain healthy weight.

Measure baby:
Height (crown-to-rump) 5.12 in (13 cm)
Weight 0.31 Lbs. (140 g)