Week 26 · Second trimester
26 weeks pregnant
Lavender sprig
35.1 cm (13.8 in)head to heel
At about 35.6 cm from head to heel, your baby is close in length to a Lavender sprig (~35 cm), a slender stem known for its soft color and quiet scent.
This week, inside
Around now, your baby’s eyes begin to open. Blinking is a skill that develops next.
What you might be noticing
- Sleep taking effort. tiredness and sleeping problems can continue.
- Gums and skin. swollen gums, facial darkening, or oilier skin may occur.
- Digestion. heartburn, bloating, constipation, or piles remain common possibilities.
Small things that help
Dim one part of the evening before you need to sleep. Put tomorrow’s essentials together early, and let “prepared enough” be enough.
For the record
What did you notice differently when you slowed down this 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 26? 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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