Week 27 · Second trimester
27 weeks pregnant
Calla lily
36.6 cm (14.4 in)head to heel
At about 36.6 cm from head to heel, your baby is close in length to a Calla lily (~35–40 cm), drawn here in warm tones around one sculptural curve.
This week, inside
The lungs can now make breathing movements, while the organs continue maturing. Fat is filling out folds in the skin as your baby grows.
What you might be noticing
- A tired week. fatigue may be more noticeable now.
- A stuffier night. snoring can become more common because nasal passages may be swollen or blocked.
- Everyday changes. heartburn, leg cramps, backache, and feeling hot are listed among common symptoms.
Small things that help
Protect one quiet pocket of the day, even if it is only ten minutes. Move one nonessential task to another week and save a photo of the place you rested.
For the record
What are you ready to carry forward from this trimester—and what can stay behind?
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 27? 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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