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🌸 Week 26 of Pregnancy

👶 Your Baby

📌 Size & Growth

  • Around 35.6 cm long 
  • About the size of a cucumber 🥒 

🧬 Development

  • Eyes begin to open 
  • Baby will soon learn to blink 

💡 Eye colour depends on genetics

💫 Movement

  • Very active 
  • Movements may be visible

🤰 Your Body

⚖️ Balance

  • You may feel more clumsy 

due to change in centre of gravity 

😴 Tiredness

  • You may feel more tired 

🦵 Leg Cramps

  • Especially at night 

🧠 “Baby Brain”

  • Putting your phone in the fridge? 
  • Looking for your keys… while holding them? 
  • Walking into a room and forgetting why you’re there? 😅 

Welcome to the Baby Brain club

💡 This is very common during pregnancy
and it’s not a medical condition

👉 It’s usually due to:

  • Tiredness 
  • Poor sleep 
  • Having a million things on your mind (including your baby 🤍

Good news?
It’s temporary — your brain is still perfectly fine

💙 Be kind to yourself:

  • Use reminders 
  • Write things down 

And laugh it off when it happens 😄

⚠️ What to Expect

  • Tiredness 
  • Sleep problems 
  • Stretch marks 
  • Gum bleeding 
  • Backache 
  • Heartburn 
  • Constipation 
  • Leg cramps 
  • Dizziness 
  • Swelling

💫 Movement Rule

🚨 Reduced or stopped movement → contact your midwife immediately

💉 Vaccination

Whooping cough vaccine recommended

🥗 Nutrition

  • Healthy balanced diet 
  • No extra calories yet

🏃‍♀️ Exercise

  • 150 minutes weekly 

📅 What to Expect

  • Consider informing work 
  • Antenatal classes 
  • Pelvic floor exercises 
  • Plan maternity benefits

🧠 Wellbeing

  • Talk to your doctor if feeling anxious  

🩺 When to See a Doctor

  • Reduced movement 
  • Bleeding 
  • Severe pain

👩⚕️ Doctor’s Message

Your baby is more active than ever—monitor movements and stay reassured.

🌸 Your baby’s movements are now stronger and clearer 🤍

Every movement is a sign of reassurance

At Dr. Mohamed Abdelghany Clinic, we provide:
✔️ Accurate pregnancy follow-up
✔️ Continuous monitoring of baby movements
✔️ Safe and personalized care

💙 Book your visit today and stay reassured
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