Second Trimester • Weeks 14-17
Month 4: The Glow
👶 Baby's Development
Welcome to the second trimester! Your baby is growing quickly and developing unique features like fingerprints.
Size: Avocado to turnip
Weight: About 100-140 grams
Key Milestones:
- • Fingerprints form
- • Baby can make facial expressions
- • Bones harden
- • Eyes move under eyelids
- • Hair begins to grow
🤰 Your Body Changes
Many women feel their best during this trimester! Nausea subsides, energy returns, and the pregnancy glow begins.
Common Symptoms:
- • Increased energy
- • Pregnancy glow
- • Baby bump becomes visible
- • Decreased nausea
- • Increased appetite
- • Possible nose bleeds
💚 Care & Wellness Tips
Start sleeping on your side
Continue regular exercise
Eat iron-rich foods
Stay moisturized to prevent stretch marks
Begin thinking about birthing classes
Document your bump with photos
🏥 Medical Checkups
Regular monthly check-ups continue with some additional tests.
- • AFP (alpha-fetoprotein) screening
- • Quad screen test
- • Amniocentesis if recommended
- • Regular weight and blood pressure checks
- • Fundal height measurement begins
⚠️ Things to Avoid
- • Sleeping on your back
- • Tight waistbands
- • Skipping dental check-ups
- • Overexertion during exercise
- • Standing for long periods
💑 How Partners Can Help
Energy is returning! This is a great time to tackle projects together and enjoy this special phase.
- • Take bump photos to document the journey
- • Plan a babymoon getaway together
- • Start discussing nursery ideas and setup
- • Go on regular date nights while you can
- • Help apply stretch mark cream (bonding moment!)
- • Read pregnancy books or apps together
Your pregnancy journey