Fetal Development - 27 Weeks

URL: www.babycentre.co.uk/pregnancy/fetaldevelopment/27weeks/

Your baby now weighs nearly 2 pounds/ 875 grams and measures 14.5 inches/ 36.6 centimetres from head to toe. Her eyes open and close, she sleeps and wakes at regular intervals and she may suck a finger or thumb.

Sweet dreams, little baby! Some experts believe that babies begin to dream by the 28th week. What do they dream about? No one knows for certain but the brain is active this week as well. The characteristic grooves on the brain's surface start to appear and more brain tissue develops. Chalk up any rhythmic movement you may be feeling to a case of the hiccups, which are common this week and throughout the pregnancy. Your baby has them but is breathing in amniotic fluid rather than air. A paper bag can't cure her hiccups, obviously, but an episode usually lasts only momentarily. The sensation for you may be strange but not unpleasant.

Ultrasounds

Shopaholic mum

Was feeling great over the weekend so hubby allowed me to go for some retail therapy as it was the start of the Great Singapore Sale. Bought this Mamas & Papas playgym @ 20% discount - it is still pretty expensive so hopefully Isabelle will be using it a lot in the future. :-)

Also bought enough clothing to last bubba for the next 12 months from BabyGap~ 50% discount, what a bargain! There's only a handful more stuff to buy and we're ready baby!

@ 24 weeks gestation

11/05/08 - My bump @ 24 weeks ~ Still not huge yet. Kinda look like I've stuffed myself with 10 burgers in one go.