Your Baby in week 11
Your Baby in week 11:
From this week until week 20, your baby will be growing rapidly —
increasing in size from about 2 inches (5 cm) to about 8 inches
(20 cm) from crown to rump. To accommodate all this growth, the
blood vessels in the placenta are increasing in both size and
number to provide the baby with more nutrients.
Facial development continues as the ears move toward their
final position on the sides of the head. If you saw a picture
of your baby now, you'd think you had a genius on your hands
— the baby's head accounts for about half of the body length!
Although your baby's reproductive organs are developing
rapidly, the external genitals of boys and girls appear
somewhat similar until the end of week 11. They will be
clearly differentiated by week 14.
What's going on with You:
Nourishing your baby usually requires that you gain weight
— and in most cases, the recommended weight gain is 25 to
35 pounds (11.33 to 15.87 kg) over the course of the
pregnancy. If you were overweight or underweight before
pregnancy, your health care provider may have different
recommendations for weight gain.
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