Congratulations, you're 17 weeks pregnant. Find out exactly what's happening to your body and your baby during this week of your pregnancy. Get expert advice and all the information you need for your baby and you when you are 17 weeks pregnant.

1. 17 Weeks Pregnant: Development Of
Your Baby’s Bones

2. Your baby’s size is now comparable to a
pear. Your little one’s height is 5 inches
and weighs up to 5 ounces.

3. Finally, at 17th week, baby’s ears are
fully formed, functional and are already
in their right positions.

4. The baby starts to layer on some body
fat and will accumulate fat until it makes
up about one-third of the weight.

5. Your baby is bigger in size than
placenta, that nourishes your baby and
removes waste.

6. The placenta now contains thousands of
blood vessels which carries oxygen and
nutrients to your little sweetheart.

7. Also the umbilical cord which serves as
the lifeline of your baby, is now growing
thicker, lengthier and sturdier.

8. The umbilical cord contains two arteries
and one vein surrounded by a white
thick gel called workmen’s jelly.

9. The baby’s cartilage is replaced by hard
bones.

10. The sweat glands and body fats are also
developing, and the skin of the baby
remains slightly transparent.

11. The blood vessels that supply nutrients
to organs for growth are now visible.

12. Adipose fats continue to form which help
regulate body’s temperature.

13. Your little one’s heart is beating 140 or
150 beats per minute. Sucking and
swallowing has become your baby’s
daily schedule now.

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