PJs is now the size of a mango, according to one website. I love mangoes, but alas, I am allergic. Our doctor's appointment last week went well, and we have our ultrasound scheduled for two weeks from now. We are really excited to see what PJs looks like, although it's a little nerve-wracking too! I hope they'll be able to see what the sex is during the scan - we would love to know! PJs is really moving around and it's so exciting to feel the movements getting stronger.What PJs is up to:
The fetus measures around 15 centimetres long from crown to rump and weighs about 240 grams.
Your baby has started to swallow amniotic fluid, and the kidneys continue to make urine. Hair on the scalp is sprouting. Vernix caseosa, a greasy white substance made of lanugo, oil and dead skin cells (yum) now coats baby's skin, shielding it from the amniotic fluid. (Picture yourself after a nine-month bath, and the need for protection makes sense.)
Sensory development reaches its peak this week. The nerve cells serving each of the senses -- taste, smell, hearing, seeing, and touch -- are now developing in their specialised areas of the brain. Nerve cell production slows down as existing nerve cells grow larger and make more complex connections. If you're carrying a baby girl, she already has roughly six million eggs in her ovaries. By the time she's born, she'll have about one million.
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It'll be exciting to know whether the little bundle of joy is a boy or girl. Sure will help with the planning.
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