At 17 weeks pregnant a significant development is taking place in your baby’s body. Also at this particular stage, your baby is going through a rapid development. You are close to half way through your pregnancy term. Throughout this time, different types of changes are taking place in your body and the body of your baby and this particular time is called as the 17th week’s pregnancy symptoms.
It is a time of rapid change because the skeleton of your baby is rapidly transforming now. This is the reason why your belly is growing so much. Due to this fact, the center of gravity of your body has also changed. At 17 weeks pregnant, you may feel a little body imbalance. You may experience a feeling of unsteadiness on your feet and that is why it is really important to take a proper care of your health at this stage. Risk of falling is always there during this time and that is why you should be more careful in order to avoid it. Now is the time that you should go for low heeled shoes because it will make walking much steadier for you. It is a very obvious fact that a turn on the ground could be a very dangerous thing for both you and your baby. You should be careful when you are traveling in a car as well. When you are in car, you must buckle up securely to protect the both of you.
Now your baby is starting to look more like a human being and less like an alien. At this stage of pregnancy, the soft cartilage skeleton is starting to be converted into bones. Due to this fact, the body weight of your baby will have also increased and it will now weigh near to 5 ounces. The length of the baby will have also increased by about 5 inches.
Your baby at this time has become more flexible and now can move easily here and there in your body. This is the time when your baby starts moving their joints and can continue moving throughout the body. Also at this stage of pregnancy your baby can start to hear things as well.
Most of the health experts believe in one thing and that is nothing but the power of a touch. Just rub your hands against your belly and you will feel that things should be calming down. It not only helps you to calm down your baby but it also makes your baby feel warmth and love and it will make a strong bond between the mother and her child. You can also play some soft music. Your baby will definitely respond it and it will help to calm your baby.
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