Week 25 - 26
February 17th, 2007 at 9:35 pm (Stages of Pregnancy)
Your baby measures about 33 cm (or 13.2 inches) and weighs about 800 grams (or 1lb 12 oz). Their eyelids are no longer fused so they can now open them and even blink! It is possible for your baby to respond to bright light (such as shining a torch through the woman’s belly). Newborn babies have vision that is perfectly focussed from about 20 to 30 cm (usually as far away as the face of the person holding them!)
Your baby can now recognise your voice and be noticeably calmed by it (observed by their heart rate slowing). They can also recognise your partner’s voice and different types of music.
Your baby’s movements are generally more regular now and they may physically respond to you if you press on parts of their protruding feet, bottom or hands.