Trimester 2 · Week 18 of 40
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18 weeks pregnant
Your baby is the size of a sweet potato
Length
5.6″
14.2 cm
Weight
6.7 oz
Trimester
2
What's happening at 18 weeks
Quickening — some women feel first flutters this week.
What your baby is doing
Ears reach their final position. Baby is yawning and hiccuping. Genitals visible on ultrasound.
What's happening to you
First movements (often described as gas, bubbles, or a fish flopping).
On the heartbeat
Cudly captures more frequently now. Try at the same time daily — most parents catch their first sound between week 18 and 22.
Your journal prompt for week 18
“Describe the first movement you felt — or what you imagine it'll feel like.”
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