24 weeks pregnant 4d ultrasound8/13/2023 ![]() The red may spread, too, to the soles of your feet, though you're less likely to notice that once your feet become more difficult to see. ![]() But maybe you didn't expect so many seemingly random symptoms - such as the red, itchy palms that have nothing to do with the amount of dishwashing you're doing. Sure, you'd heard that pregnancy comes with a variety of symptoms, most of them not very pleasant - actually, none of them very pleasant, unless you count fast-growing hair, nails and breasts. Luckily, when the regular swelling of pregnancy stops after delivery, the carpal tunnel symptoms go away, too. If you're in a lot of pain, a wrist brace might be just the ticket to comfort. Be sure, too, that if you are doing repetitive motions such as piano playing or typing, which can aggravate your symptoms, take frequent hand-stretching breaks. Shaking your hands and wrists might also help. Get relief by avoiding sleeping on your hands and propping your arms up with a pillow at night. That causes numbness, tingling, pain or a dull ache in the fingers, hand or wrist. The swelling that's so common during pregnancy causes fluids to accumulate in your lower extremities during the day, which are redistributed to the rest of your body, including your hands, when you're lying down - putting pressure on the nerve that runs through your wrist. The uncomfortable tingling and numbness you notice in your wrists and fingers is usually associated with work that requires repetitive motion, such as typing, but carpal tunnel strikes pregnant women for a different reason - though repetitive motion can definitely contribute. Chances are it could be carpal tunnel syndrome. What other pregnancy woe is pushing your buttons when you’re 24 weeks pregnant? Well, probably your uncomfortably numb wrists and fingers. Just think of it as one more badge of honor that only moms get to wear. Things should return to normal after delivery, though your navel, and some other parts of your body, might look a bit, well, stretched. ![]() Almost every expectant mom's pregnant belly button pops at some point as that swelling uterus pushes on everything in its path. ![]() If your former innie is now an outie, welcome to the club. What's been playing on your little rocker's stereo system these days? All kinds of sounds can be heard by your baby in your womb: air exhaling from your lungs - deep breath now - those gastric gurgles produced by your stomach and intestines, your voice and your partner's, which your baby will be able to recognize at birth, and even very loud sounds such as honking horns, barking dogs or a wailing fire truck. ![]() Fortunately, that see-through look won't last much longer. Until those fat deposits are made, that very tender skin is still very transparent, which means a close look would let you see clear through to all the organs, bones and blood vessels. The fat that will be piled on under baby's skin is also missing from the picture right now. Will your baby have brown, black, blond or red hair - or something in between? Actually, right now her locks are white, since there's no pigment yet. That beautiful face, though still tiny, is almost fully formed, complete with eyelashes, eyebrows and hair. Wondering what (and who) your baby will look like? If you had a baby cam at 24 weeks pregnant, you'd almost be able to tell by now. Your baby is about 11 ½ inches long and weighs 1 pound, gaining steadily at a rate of about 6 ounces per week. Much of that weight comes from growing organs, bones, muscle and accumulating baby fat. Only 3 months left to go! Still have questions? Here's some more information on how weeks, months and trimesters are broken down in pregnancy. If you're 24 weeks pregnant, you're in month 6 of your pregnancy. ![]()
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