Cantaloupes - 24 Weeks (updated)


The babies are getting more active by the day. You can feel movement on the outside now but not nearly as much as I feel on the inside. Our next appointment is tomorrow at UVMMC for a follow up scan to check on the baby girl's nose and lips and umbilical cord, hopefully she not as shy as she was during her last 2 hour scan and smiles for the camera! I am assuming everything is just fine in there but it is always nice to have the conformation.

UPDATE: The scan at UVMMC went great, the ultrasound tech was able to see where the umbilical cord interested to the placenta right away and was able to find her nose and lips right after. He did another anatomy scan and everything is growing as it should be. She is now breach which explains why it feels like she is trying to kick her way out at times and is now a little bladder ninja. He is still head down and likes to rest his feet up in my rib cage. Their heart rates were 147 (her) and 138 (him), right in the normal range and they both weigh 1 pound 11 ounces being only 2 grams difference.

Weight: 168

Feeling: like there are two tiny humans in me, who think they are ninjas when I am ready for bed! Overall feeling good but getting breathless a little easier as the babies get bigger. By the end of the day I am pretty tired and it feels so good just to lie down since when I am sitting or standing the babies are feeling heavier by the day.

Babies: Your babies are about 11.8 inches long and weigh in at about 1.3 pounds.

Your week 24 babies are working on being ready to survive (and thrive!) in the outside world. The babies' see-through skin is gradually becoming more opaque, and it’s taking on a fresh, pink glow, thanks to the small capillaries that have recently formed.
They cut a pretty lean figure at this point, but their bodies are filling out proportionally and they'll soon start to plump up. The brain is also growing quickly now, and taste buds are continuing to develop. The lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help the air sacs inflate once they hits the outside world.


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