Second Trimester
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Week 21: Baby Can Taste
Your baby's taste buds are fully formed, and they can taste the flavors of what you eat through the amniotic fluid. Baby might prefer sweet flavors!
Your baby is the size of a...
🥕 Carrot!
Length26.7 cm
Weight360 g
Week21 of 40
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👶 Baby Development
- ✓Taste buds fully developed — baby tastes your food!
- ✓Eyebrows and eyelids are fully formed
- ✓Baby has a firm grip
- ✓White blood cells are being produced
- ✓Bone marrow starts producing blood cells
- ✓Movements are more coordinated
💊 Common Symptoms
- •Braxton Hicks contractions may begin (practice contractions)
- •Stretch marks becoming more visible
- •Spider veins or varicose veins
- •Increased appetite
- •Backaches and pelvic pressure
- •Easier breathing as baby shifts position
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✅ To-Do This Week
- Start eating a variety of flavors — baby is tasting them!
- Research postpartum recovery products
- Begin nursery shopping
- Practice relaxation techniques for labor
- Ensure you're getting enough iron and calcium
- Start a birth plan document
🩺 Questions for Your Doctor
- ?Are Braxton Hicks contractions normal this early?
- ?How do I tell Braxton Hicks from real contractions?
- ?Is the baby's growth rate appropriate?
- ?Should I be doing anything special for stretch marks?
- ?Am I at risk for gestational diabetes?
- ?When is the glucose tolerance test?
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