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Week by week

Week 16

Second trimester

Your baby is the size of a Avocado

11.6 cm
Length
100 g
Weight

This week at a glance

❤️Heartbeat~120–160 bpm; pumps a lot of blood daily
🧠Major developmentCoordinated movements; can hold head up

Baby

Your baby can now make coordinated arm and leg movements and may hold the head more erect. The eyes are beginning to move and the ears are close to their final position. You may soon feel the first flutters (quickening).

Mother

Nutrition

IronCalciumDHA (omega-3)Protein

Salmon · Eggs · Dairy · Leafy greens · Avocado

Tips

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