Week 14 · Second trimester
14 weeks pregnant
Magnolia bloom
8.7 cm (3.4 in)crown to rump
The Magnolia bloom (~8–12 cm) has a strong shape and a soft center. It makes room for both steadiness and tenderness as the second trimester settles in.
This week, inside
The fetus is around 8.5 cm from head to bottom, with the head becoming rounder and more proportionate. The fetus is moving, swallowing small amounts of amniotic fluid, and passing that fluid back as the kidneys function.
What you might be noticing
Bloating, constipation, and heartburn may continue. Dizziness and feeling warmer than usual are also possible.
- Bloating
- Constipation
- Heartburn
- Dizzy
- Feeling warm
Small things that help
Keep a light layer nearby for rooms that suddenly feel too warm. Add one practical question and one personal hope to your next-visit note.
For the record
Where did strength and softness meet in your week?
Zohra asks one of these every week, and keeps your answer. A year from now it is the part people say they are most glad they wrote down.
Where this came from
Not sure you are at week 14? Work out your due date — or see every week’s size on one chart, and the rest of the second trimester.
Keep this week
Zohra draws this same flower in the app, at this same size, and keeps what you write beside it — with your bump photos, the letters, and the sounds from your appointments.
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