HOW YOUR BABY GROWS  

MONTH 2

Your Baby

  • Your baby's major body organs, like the brain, the heart and lungs, are forming.
  • The placenta is working. The placenta grows in your uterus and supplies the baby with food and oxygen through the umbilical cord.
  • Your baby's ears, ankles, wrists, fingers and toes are formed. Eyelids form and grow but are sealed shut.
  • By the end of the second month, your baby is about 1 inch long and still weighs less than 1/3 ounce.
Your Body
  • Your breasts may still be sore and are getting bigger. Your nipples and the area around them begin to get dark.
  • You have to go to the bathroom more often because your uterus is growing and pressing on your bladder.
  • You may still have morning sickness.
  • You may feel tired and need to rest more often.
  • Your body makes more blood.
Prenatal Care Guide
  • Visit your health care provider for one prenatal care checkup.
  • Eat a variety of healthy foods from the five major food groups: grains; fruit; vegetables; dairy products; and meats and proteins.
  • Your health care provider probably will prescribe prenatal vitamins. Your prenatal vitamin should contain at least 400 micrograms of folic acid.
  • Drink at least six to eight glasses of water, juice or milk every day.

May 2009