Pregnancy - 16
Your baby
Your baby is now around 15cm long and has tiny little fingernails and toenails at the end of his growing hands and feet. Although it’s still too early to feel him inside, he can now turn his head, swim, and exercise all 40 sets of muscles. Although his eyelids are still closed, he can sense light from outside his cosy little world.
You
Many women report a craving for certain foods during pregnancy, ranging from hot, spicy curries to ripe, juicy peaches – even marmite and beer (it’s a yeast thing).
If the craving is not all-consuming, it can usually be indulged without too much concern – although your partner may not appreciate being woken in the night to be told to go out and buy you cheese and onion crisps!
Some women suffer from ‘pica’, a craving for non-food including plaster and paint chips from walls, clay, coal, washing powder and chalk. It’s sometimes suggested that the craving is the result of a mineral deficiency, but the substance craved doesn’t always provide the missing minerals. If you feel you have these cravings, do discuss them with your doctor.
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