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PREGNANCY WEEK BY WEEK

26 weeks pregnant

About the size of a lettuce

35.6cm and about 760 g

This week

Eyes open for the first time.

  • First glimpses
    The eyelids, fused since the first trimester, open, and the eyes begin to blink.
  • Dream sleep begins
    Brain activity now shows REM sleep, the phase in which we dream.
  • Breathing rehearsals
    Regular practise-breathing movements strengthen the muscles that will work from the first cry.

Written against the NHS week-by-week guide. A picture, not a measurement: every baby grows at their own pace.

THIS WEEK’S QUESTION, FOR THE TWO OF YOU

“What has surprised you most about your body this week?”

Every Sunday, Syncry asks you both one question like this. You each answer in your own words, and the answers become your book.

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