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Second trimester

Week 17

About the size of a pomegranate

a pomegranate
a pomegranate

Length13 سم

Weight140 غ

An approximate shape inside the womb. It grows with the weeks. Not a medical image.

Baby

A layer of fat starts forming under the skin.

Your body

Your appetite may grow. Choose balanced meals.

This week

Meat, lentils and leafy greens help prevent anaemia.

Signs that should not wait

If you notice bleeding, severe tummy pain, a severe headache with blurred vision, or fluid from the vagina, call immediately.

Heavy bleeding, baby moving less or differently, severe headache with blurred vision, waters breaking, or severe tummy pain: go to the nearest maternity unit now.

Emergency
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