By the end of this week, your baby should be 17 to 18 cm long from crown to rump and weigh nearly a 450 grams. By this time, he should really be able to hear sounds from your conversations, and begin recognizing his mother’s voice! He would definitely also be able to hear your heartbeat and the pulsing of blood vessels. The womb’s actually a noisy place, akin to a noisy train station!
What’s Happening To My Body?
You should not be experiencing too much discomfort at this stage. You shouldn’t be too big in size, and the nausea and fatigue should have tapered off somewhat. The same goes for the usual aches and pains. This is the time to really enjoy yourself, before you get too big during the third trimester.
One thing that might pose as a problem is varicose veins, which are cuased by the added pressure in the veins in your legs. Remember, your blood volume would have increased and your womb would place pressure on the inferior vena cava. Also, the hormone progesterone causes the walls of your blood vessels to relax, so as your baby and uterus are able to grow. This however, causes the veins to become more prominent.
What you can do to alleviate this problem is to use a good cream – you can get these at a nearby Guardian pharmacy. From the experience of many of our Malaysian mums, these creams really do help!
One thing that might pose as a problem is varicose veins, which are cuased by the added pressure in the veins in your legs. Remember, your blood volume would have increased and your womb would place pressure on the inferior vena cava. Also, the hormone progesterone causes the walls of your blood vessels to relax, so as your baby and uterus are able to grow. This however, causes the veins to become more prominent. 
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