Your baby's skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone, and the umbilical cord — her lifeline to the placenta — is growing stronger and thicker. Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and she's around 5 inches long from head to bottom (the size of an onion). She can move her joints, and her sweat glands are starting to develop.
Starting to feel a bit off balance? As your belly grows, your center of gravity changes, so you may begin to occasionally feel a little unsteady on your feet. You may also notice your eyes becoming drier. Try not to get freaked out by the numbers on your scale. At 17 weeks, baby’s working on getting stronger, and your body’s working on getting bigger. That means putting on some pounds and -- we hate to break it to you -- getting some stretch marks.
Starting to feel a bit off balance? As your belly grows, your center of gravity changes, so you may begin to occasionally feel a little unsteady on your feet. You may also notice your eyes becoming drier. Try not to get freaked out by the numbers on your scale. At 17 weeks, baby’s working on getting stronger, and your body’s working on getting bigger. That means putting on some pounds and -- we hate to break it to you -- getting some stretch marks.
My belly shot is totally smaller this week, right? Much closer to the size of my 13/14 week shot! Just shows how much an effect the bloating has! Sometimes, it's huge for days at a time. Then it'll deflate randomly and bloat back up after the next meal. Hmmm... baby is only 5 inches now, so guess it makes sense that there's still not much of an official baby bump!
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