Pregnancy 4th Month (week 13-17)

Week 13-17

You

Welcome to month 4 - you are officially in your second trimester of pregnancy now! Somewhere around this time, you may already feel your baby move. 

Many changes occur within your body this month. For one, you don’t have to visit the bathroom as often as you did earlier. The uterus starts to rise into the abdominal cavity, relieving you from the urge to urinate frequently. 

As the weeks progress, your clothes begin to feel tighter than earlier, your breasts continue to grow, and the waistline seems to vanish - now is the time to invest in some maternity clothes. 

There's no point in wearing to tight clothes, they will only make you feel uncomfortable and in couple of weeks you will anyway have to buy maternity clothes and when you do, you will feel sorry that you didn't buy them before when you realize how comfortable they are.

Don't worry, they also make clothes for stylish mummies  and they are quite elastic so during the next couple of months, as your belly grows they won't get to small :)

I'll make sure to create a list of the things that would be the best to buy, which you can wear in various occasions and even after the birth. I know that the idea of renewing the closet sounds really great but carefully planned shopping will save you a lot of money and still you will get some pretty good pieces to wear :)  

And anyway, it's the time when you'll need quite a lot of money for baby equipment (especially if it's your first baby) so everything that you save will be great!

Pregnancy hormones also affect your hair- it becomes thick and strong. But, some women experience dryness and hair loss. Stretch marks appear on the ski, and tiny blood vessels beneath the skin begin to show. Make sure you get some good conditioner and hair treatment.  

Hopefully, some of the early signs of pregnancy like nausea and vomiting may have reduced, and your energy quotient is up. Now is the time to plan a mini vacation if you and your partner would like some quiet time together before the baby arrives. Some symptoms that you are likely to experience in this month include:

• Heartburn
• Indigestion
• Increased Energy

The Baby During 4th Month Of Pregnancy

At this point the Baby is the size of the lemon.

As the month progresses, you may experience your baby’s first movement. There may be many high points in your pregnancy, but it has to be the most memorable one yet, especially for first-time moms! 

By the end of the month, your baby is the size of Avocado.  Her sex organs are developed and can sometimes be seen during an ultrasound- prostate glands are developed in the male fetus, and ovaries are developed in the female fetus. Nails begin to grow, and the neck is formed. The baby’s mouth begins to form, and so do the outer ears. Her kidneys begin functioning and produce urine; the gallbladder too begins producing bile.