17 Weeks Pregnancy

Your baby's weight has doubled in two weeks and now weighs about 3.5 ounces! The crown-to-rump length of your growing baby is 4.4 to 4.8 inches. If you spread your hand out opened wide, you can see about how big your baby is.

Your uterus is moving up and is now approximately 1.5 to 2 inches below your navel. You are showing more now and there is a noticeable swelling in your abdomen. At this point in your pregnancy, a 5 to 10 pound weight gain is normal. Other people can probably feel the difference in your lower abdomen if they were to rub your tummy. To be the most comfortable, you should be wearing maternity clothes or clothing that is too large for you. You may have felt your baby move already. However, you might not feel it move every day at this point. As your pregnancy progresses, movements become stronger and more frequent. Feeling your baby move can help reassure you that your baby is doing well. You might also notice that your gums or nose bleed occasionally. This is from the increased blood volume that puts pressure on small blood vessels and capillaries.

Huge changes continue to take place within your developing baby. This week fat begins to form and will continue to do so until he is born. Fat is important to the body's heat production and metabolism. Right now, at 17 weeks, water makes up about 3 ounces and fat 0.018 ounces of your baby's body. In a baby at term, fat makes up about 5.25 pounds of the total average weight of 7.7 pounds. The placenta is continuing to grow at an amazing rate. The placenta will continue to develop in tandem with the fetus and it will weigh more than a pound at birth! By this week, the placenta is large and well established with a network of blood vessels that exchange nutrients and waste.

The eyes are facing more forward. The ears are now close to their final position.

Your baby is more flexible with ability to move head, mouth, lips, arms, wrists, hands, legs, feet, and toes.

Fingerprints are forming now.

from http://www.i-am-pregnant.com

Kehamilan 17 Minggu

Apabila bunda sudah terbiasa melakukan olah raga secara teratur sebelum hamil, sebaiknya tetap pertahankan kebiasaan olah raga tersebut, karena pada minggu ke 17 kehamilan ini, bunda akan merasa tubuh mulai tidak proporsional lagi ataupun akan merasa bunda menjadi lebih berat. Kegiatan olah raga ini juga sangat bermanfaat bagi bayi dan tubuh bunda.

Tubuh akan lebih berenergi, dan memperbaiki kualitas tidur karena olah raga dapat memperlancar peredaran darah bunda, mengurangi pegal-pegal dipersendian tubuh bunda atau kelelahan punggung. Olah raga yang dapat bunda lakukan selama kehamilan adalah olah raga yang ringan antara lain: jalan kaki dengan kecepatan yang cukup, bersepeda dengan kecepatan yang cukup, yoga, renang (tetapi harus diperhatikan suhu air yang tidak terlalu panas atau terlalu dingin), melakukan stretching dan relaksasi.

Perkembangan bayi bunda sudah berbentuk manusia di fase ini. Lemak sudah mulai terbentuk di bawah jaringan kulit bayi bunda yang akan berguna untuk mempertahankan suhu tubuh bayi pada saat lahir.

Minggu ke 17 kehamilan berat badan bayi bunda sudah mencapai 140-150 gram dengan tinggi badan 13 cm.

from http://www.infobunda.com