Pregnancy Calendar - 16th Week
- Take care of your oral hygiene!
- Use a moisturizer when you feel itchy due to the stretching and dryness of your skin.
For the mother:
- You may start to feel some fluttering as the baby moves more coordinated and if it is not your first pregnancy then you can actually hear it.
For the baby:
- The development of fetal limbs has been completed and now his/her legs are longer than his/her arms.
- The moves the fetus make are harmonious as his/her nervous system functions and the muscles react to the stimuli of the brain.
- The embryo’s immune system is adequate to create antibodies, but the smooth development of the fetus depends on your own antibodies that cross the placenta.
- The bones of the spine and shoulder can clearly be distinguished and absorb more calcium and become stronger like all the other bones in the body of the fetus.
- The size of the fetus (head-tail distance) is now about 116mm and weighs approximately 100grams.
