Your pregnancy shows and how! Your uterus is just above the belly button at this point. If you place your fingers about half inch above your belly button, you may be able to feel your uterus.

If you had pimples, your skin has probably cleared up. If not, increased oil production may give you a mild case of acne. The usual aches and pains associated with early pregnancy are gone.

Since pregnancy puts added pressure on the veins in your legs, you probably will get varicose veins. Your lower legs and feet swell towards the end of the day, so try to schedule a couple of times a day that you can sit and rest.

Your Baby

Your baby is now about 180 mm long from head to toe and weighs about 300 grams. If your baby was a fruit, it would be the size of a large mango! Your baby's body is more proportional, lean and with little fat. With room to move around, she is practicing to breathe and suck her thumb or hand. If you have a girl, her vagina is formed and will continue to develop until birth. Your baby's eyelids have also developed. Since your baby swallows amniotic fluid, she receives nutrients from it even as the digestive tract continues to mature.

Common Complications

• A urinary tract infection (UTI), or bladder infection, is common now because of changes in the urinary tract. If the UTI goes untreated, it may lead to a kidney infection.

It is okay if…

• You feel some pain around the belly button from the stretching.
• Your stomach becomes increasingly hairy and develops a slightly dark line from the navel downwards.

Stay Fit

• If you are working, now is the time to explore your company's policy towards pregnancy / maternity leave.

Special Care Tips

• Due to the increased weight, your legs will ache. Wear a maternity support hose when you wake up.
• Increase blood circulation to your legs with a brisk walk each day. Elevate your legs and sleep on your left side with your feet propped up with a pillow.