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🌸 Week 17 of Pregnancy

👶 Your Baby

📌 Size & Growth

Your baby is about 13 cm long and weighs around 150 g 🍎 

🧬 Development

  • Unique fingerprints have formed 
  • Eyebrows and eyelashes are developing 
  • Nails are growing 
  • Eyes can move (eyelids still closed) 
  • Mouth can open and close 

🧠 Movement (Quickening)

  • You may start to feel movement 
  • Feels like fluttering or bubbling 

💡 Most women feel it between 18–20 weeks

🤰 Your Body

🤰 Body Changes

  • Growing bump 
  • Waistline disappearing

🤕 Back Pain

  • Due to shift in center of gravity 

✨ Appearance

  • Thicker hair 
  • Glowing skin

⚠️ What to Expect

  • Back pain 
  • Leg cramps 
  • Headaches 
  • Nosebleeds 
  • Constipation 
  • Heartburn 
  • Dizziness 
  • Mild swelling

🥗 Nutrition & Supplementation

  • Balanced diet 
  • Vitamin D 
  • Omega-3 recommended

🏃‍♀️ Exercise

  • 150 minutes weekly 
  • Light activity

🧠 Wellbeing

  • Stronger emotional connection with baby 💙 

📅 What to Expect

🩻 Upcoming Scan

Anomaly scan (18–22 weeks)

👶 Movement

  • Will become more noticeable soon 

🩺 When to See a Doctor

  • Severe pain 
  • Bleeding 
  • Severe dizziness 
  • Reduced movement (after feeling it)

❓ Is This Normal?

  • No movement yet? Yes 
  • Small bump? Yes 
  • Mild pain? Yes

 

This is the beginning of feeling your baby—each movement will bring reassurance and connection.

🌸 You’re about to feel your baby for the first time 🤍

These tiny movements are the beginning of a beautiful connection

At Dr. Mohamed Abdelghany Clinic, we provide:
✔️ Expert antenatal care
✔️ Advanced ultrasound
✔️ Continuous support

💙 Book your visit today and track your baby’s growth
Book your visit at Dr. Mohamed Abdelghany Clinic

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