When you are 14 weeks pregnant this is your first week in the second trimester. The length of the baby at 14 weeks pregnant is three and a half inches from the head to the rump; and they are about one and a half ounces in weight. Its growth is rapid and will be twice this size by nineteen weeks pregnant. The baby’s head at 14 weeks pregnant is still bigger than the rest of his body and is actually half the total height of the baby, but the rest of its body will soon catch up.
The baby’s ears, nose and eyes are making their last moves to position themselves on the face along with the growing eye brows. The size of the head hides the neck of the baby but will start to elongate at 14 weeks pregnant. The chin that is close to the chest will start to separate and rise up. During the earlier stages of pregnancy the baby usually gets nutrients from the yolk sac, but at 14 weeks pregnant, the placenta takes over this role so that the baby depends on it one hundred percent.
Another amazing development at 14 weeks pregnant for the baby is its ability to excrete from the bladder. The baby usually swallows the amniotic fluid which then needs to be excreted. After about thirty minutes the baby empties its bladder and the urine passes through the placenta for excretion by the mother.
The mother to be starts to gain more energy at 14 weeks pregnant and also begins to feel better because the symptoms of the first trimester have disappeared, though they may come back during the last weeks of your pregnancy. This is the time most mothers will want to take a trip or go on a vacation. The mother to be at 14 weeks pregnant will begin to experience water retention, backaches, excessive gas and heart burn.
Back pain is very common among expectant women and is usually caused by the strain on your back due to the weight of the baby you are carrying in the uterus. This pain you will feel while standing, sitting and even lying on the bed. It can also be caused by the extra strain on the joints. You can ease this problem by wearing low heeled shoes, avoid lifting heavy objects as much as possible, sleep on a firmer mattress and if you have to stand for a long time lift one leg on top of a box or put it in an elevated position.
Another common symptom of 14 weeks pregnant is having gas which becomes more frequent compared to women who are not pregnant. This is usually caused by the high levels of progesterone hormone in your body caused by being pregnant. This hormone usually slows down the digestive process resulting in gas and as well as bloating.
At 14 weeks pregnant the doctor can also feel of the top of your uterus, so that during the pre natal visits you will make form now hence forth, the doctor can check the state of the baby by feeling this part of your body.
