Trimester 2
4th month of pregnancy
Weeks 14 to 17. By the end of this month your baby is about the size of a pomegranate.
Week 14
Baby can squint, frown and grimace. The neck lengthens and the head sits more upright.
Practice: Add gentle prenatal yoga (with your doctor's approval) and read uplifting stories aloud.
Week 15
Baby can sense light through closed eyelids. Bones are hardening.
Practice: Add gentle prenatal yoga (with your doctor's approval) and read uplifting stories aloud.
Week 16
Tiny ear bones are in place — baby may begin perceiving sound vibrations.
Practice: Add gentle prenatal yoga (with your doctor's approval) and read uplifting stories aloud.
Week 17
Fat stores begin to develop. The skeleton shifts from cartilage to bone.
Practice: Add gentle prenatal yoga (with your doctor's approval) and read uplifting stories aloud.