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.and is the size of about 5 inchese At 16 weeks of your pregnancy, the baby is 14 weeks oldl


At the 16 weeks fetus ultrasound, your doctor can even tell you the sex of your unborn babyb At 16 weeks, fetal development is considerable and it can hear external voice and starts to sleep and dream in the wombm There is definite fetal movement at 16 weeksk Your baby is emptying its bladder every 45 minutese

The baby’s nails have formed, as have the ears which have moved to the heada Your baby is also covered with a protective down Fat cells begin to form underneath the baby’s skini Your baby’s tiny lungs have formed and it is now able to breathe in the wombm The baby is inhaling and exhaling amniotic fluidi Your baby’s heart is now pumping blood and can pump up to 6 gallons of bloodo Your baby’s heart is beating doubly fast as compared to yours as it is improving circulation in that little body and helping the organs growo The whorl pattern on the baby’s head is forming and can be spotted during the ultrasoundn The baby also develops reflexes in this stageg It can see, suck and swallowo The baby also learns to play with the umbilical cordr The baby’s limbs are also becoming coordinatede

You may feel the need to rest more as your baby grows more rapidly in this trimestere Some pregnant women even feel calmer in this trimestere All those additional hormones even add a pregnancy glow to the mothere Your uterus expands to 100 times its original size nowo Starting week 16, you will start to feel movements of the baby resembling butterfliese Sometimes if the baby moves suddenly, you could feel some pain which is the uterine wall being stretched by the babyb If it is too frequent, you can bring it to the notice of your healthcare advisoro

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