Week 15 · Second trimester
15 weeks pregnant
Pansy
10.1 cm (4.0 in)crown to rump
The Camellia (~8–12 cm) is layered rather than loud. Its many petals suit a week when the story may be gaining detail in ways only you can see.
This week, inside
The fetus is around 10.1 cm from head to bottom. A soft layer of hair called lanugo is growing over the body, eyebrows and eyelashes are beginning to develop, and the eyes are sensitive to light.
What you might be noticing
More milky vaginal discharge, bloating, constipation, and indigestion or heartburn can occur this week. Changes in skin or hair may also be present.
- More discharge
- Bloating
- Constipation
- Heartburn
- Skin changes
Small things that help
Choose breathable, comfortable layers and keep a spare pair of underwear in your bag if that makes the day easier. Add a single new line to your keepsake rather than waiting for a perfect long entry.
For the record
What new layer has this experience added to your sense of home or self?
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 15? 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.
Zohra arrives on the App Store for iPhone shortly. Everything on this site is free to read now, with no account and no sign-up.