Pregnancy Calendar - 25th Week

Sit and stand as upright as possible as to feel less dyspnea. Take slow, deep breaths.
Avoid large evening meals that cause indigestion.
Do not worry if you notice changes in your eyesight! Your eyesight will return to normal during the first weeks after birth.

For the mother:

Your pregnancy has advanced and you now may realize the initial effects of the extra weight, since it seems that everything requires more effort.

The embryo has now established a stable movement and sleeping pattern.
The fetal nostrils open.
Deep gums germinate permanent teeth.
The fetus’s vital organs have evolved largely apart from the lungs.
The fetus is very skillful.
The nerves around the mouth and lips have been sensitized henceforth the fetus enjoys to suck body parts such as his/her knees.
The umbilical cord is firm and resilient, continuing to be the fetus’s ‘lifeline’.
Although the fetal skin remains transparent and thin, it is now more evenly distributed throughout the body.
The size of the fetus (head-tail distance) now reaches 22cm and weighs approximately 700grams.