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17 Weeks and 3 Days Pregnant
Submitted by Nic on January 16, 2012
The 17 weeks and 3 days pregnant ultrasound will reveal that the baby at this stage will have limbs that have almost reached their correct proportions and these limbs will continue to grow during the rest of the pregnancy till they are in proportion to the rest of the baby’s body. A 17 weeks 3 day baby will also develop the ability to hear as well as react to sounds in the mother’s womb although their ears will not yet be fully functional or structurally complete. Similarly at 17 weeks 3 days of the pregnancy, the brain of the baby will also have developed tremendously resulting in the development of the...
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...senses of the baby such as sight, taste, smell, touch and so on.
One of the 17 weeks 3 days pregnant woman symptoms are experiencing cramps of pains which are also known as round ligament pain. These 17 weeks 3 days pregnancy cramps are experienced in the form of stabbing or aching pains mostly in the pelvic or lower stomach region of the muscles and are mostly felt at the end of the day.
Women who are 17 weeks and 3 days pregnant and do not feel any movement should not be concerned because the development of the baby during the pregnancy will be different for every woman. Women who are 17 weeks and 3 days pregnant with twins or even otherwise should ideally sleep on their left side because by sleeping on their back they might compress their pelvic veins, which in turn decreases the flow of blood to the lower half of their body. Whereas by lying on their left side while sleeping this pressure is not created and the blood can flow normally. A woman who is 17 weeks pregnant will also notice that the uterus is gradually moving up and will be placed at approximately 2 inches below their navel. Usually at this point of the pregnancy , women are expected to gain up to 10 pounds and display a noticeable swelling of their abdomen. Many women who may not feel any of the movement of the baby at this stage of pregnancy need not worry because as the pregnancy progresses the movement of the baby will be stronger and more pronounced. Another one of the 17 weeks 3 day pregnancy symptoms may be observed in the form of occasional bleeding from the nose or the gums.
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