Start of Pregnancy Week 18 : Day 106 with 160 days to go

It is advisable to contact your help care provider should your vaginal discharge change color, and become yellowish or greenish, or if you should start to experience any burning, itching or pain, as these may be symptoms that require urgent attention.

Baby Development this week:

Pads will begin to form on your babys fingertips and toes, and later during the week the baby will start to develop finger and toe prints
By the 2nd day of this week meconium, fecal waste, will start to develop inside the babys bowel.
By the middle of this week the babys eyes will be forward facing rather than to the sides. The ears will also move to the sides of their final positions
From this week onwards your heart will have to work 40-50% harder to support your pregnancy, but a healthy heart should have no trouble coping with the increased work load
Myelinization will start to occur this week. Myelinization involves coating the nerves with a fatty substance called myelin to speed up nerve cell transmission and to insulate the nerves so messages aren't interrupted.
By the end of this week the baby will measure 51/2 inches, 140mm
Interesting Pregnancy Fact : The only stupid question, is the one that doesn't get asked