| pounds by now, maybe as many as 10. Your uterus is growing and you might feel pangs of pain caused by ligaments stretching in your abdomen. You and your partner may be feeling a little stressed out now, too. Many pregnant couples worry about the baby's health, what labor will be like, and how they'll cope as new parents. It's perfectly normal. You may not know it when it happens, but your tiny tenant frquently gets the hiccups, which babies master before breathing; they don't make any sound because the trachea is filled with fluid rather than air. Legs are growing longer than the arms now, fingernails are fully formed, and all of the joints and limbs can move. Starting about now you may be able to find out the sex of your baby by ultrasound, since external genitals are developed enough that the technician can probably tell the difference between boy and girl. |
