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FACTS: You are now halfway through your pregnancy. The baby has now reached its correct relative proportions, measuring up to 20 – 25cm in length.

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Thumb Sucking Your baby can suck its thumb and now has a wide range of movements and co-ordination. Weighing about 280 grams, its dental development continues as the buds for permanent teeth are already forming …

FACTS: Your baby’s muscles are now more developed. You may notice there is more activity when you are resting and less when you are moving around. This is because your movement creates a soothing, rocking …

Life Cycle The cycle of life begins early. A girl baby will already have about seven million eggs in her ovaries and nipples will already have formed on both sexes.

FACTS: At this stage, the baby may be settling into a regular pattern of activity and sleep that may be opposite to yours. This pattern remains for the first few months of life.