14 weeks and Second Trimester

Well we have reached 14 weeks and also have progressed into the second trimester. We are certainly glad to have past the first trimester and are looking forward to a very uneventful and boring rest of the second trimester and an even more boring third trimester.

We still have 2 more weeks until our next scan but I thought I would try and keep up with fortnightly updates.

There has been a lot about Surrogacy in India in the media lately some good things written and some not so good but everyone has a right to their own opinion. Dr Shivani also appeared on the ABC the other day talking about commercial surrogacy in India and also had one of her many success stories Sam and Phil who have just had 2 girls born from 2 surrogates.

Dr Shivani is an amazing women and so driven to make people's dreams of having a family a reality. It was clear to Mark and I when we first met Dr S and her staff that we had made the right decision to pursue surrogacy in India. While our first attempt wasn't successful, many people are successful on their first attempt because of this she has one of the highest success rates in India and is one of the most respected fertility specialist in India.

So now onto the baby, since we don't have any scans for another 2 weeks, I thought i would find some facts about how our little bambino is growing, so here is what one site said:

Baby Size

4.0 in

navel orange

Baby Weight

2.5 oz

Baby

The hair on your baby's head is growing in and the follicles will make pigment if your baby has dark hair. Around the body, there's still fine hair (lanugo) to protect against being constantly exposed to the amniotic fluid.

Your baby's skin is thin and nearly translucent and if you were to take a look inside your womb you'd see small blood vessels forming underneath the skin. Some babies may even be starting to suck their thumb around this time.