Pregnancy Calendar Month 5

For the mother

Your body is growing bigger every day. You start to feel your baby's movements in this month, which begin as light sensations in your belly. Sometimes the skin darkens and stretchmarks will appear on your abdomen or breasts. Your breasts begins to produce a form of milk produced by the mammary glands. Your gums sometimes begin to bleed and you may have a full nose.

For the baby

The little baby's muscles become stronger, it moves around more, particularly when you try to sleep. His or her teeth are beginning to form within his or her jawbone. The baby is now about 10 inches long and weighs around 12 oz. Some of the baby's have some hair on his or her head and they can clench his fists around this period. The eyebrows and eyelashes are developing rightnow.