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<!-- MAIN //--> <div id="main"> <div id="exploreSite"> <p><a href="#show-site" id="toggle-site" class="action-exploreSite">explore site</a></p> </div> <p id="breadcrumb"> <a href='/'>Home</a> <span>»</span></p> <h1>Week 17</h1> <div id="content"> <div id="ctl00_FullContent_Main_PageContent_ctl00"> <ul class="tabs"> <li><a id="ctl00_FullContent_Main_PageContent_btnStageSpecificLink" class="active" href="javascript:WebForm_DoPostBackWithOptions(new WebForm_PostBackOptions("ctl00$FullContent$Main$PageContent$btnStageSpecificLink", "", true, "", "", false, true))"><strong>Your bump</strong></a></li> <li><a id="ctl00_FullContent_Main_PageContent_btnYouLink" href="javascript:WebForm_DoPostBackWithOptions(new WebForm_PostBackOptions("ctl00$FullContent$Main$PageContent$btnYouLink", "", true, "", "", false, true))"><strong>You</strong></a></li> <li><a id="ctl00_FullContent_Main_PageContent_btnQuestionsLink" href="javascript:WebForm_DoPostBackWithOptions(new WebForm_PostBackOptions("ctl00$FullContent$Main$PageContent$btnQuestionsLink", "", true, "", "", false, true))"><strong>Common questions</strong></a></li> </ul> <div class="box w075 overview babyDeveloping"> <div class="image"><img src="/Global/01_Global_files_and_Com/development/Pregnant/development-week-17-20.jpg" /></div> <p> </p><h3>Your baby can yawn</h3> <p>Your baby’s body is thin, arms and legs are skinny and most of the skeleton consists more and more of cartilage which is soft and flexible. The lanugo hair swirls in fingerprint-like formations over the whole body and the skin is still transparent and lacks under-skin fat. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none"><span lang="EN-GB" style="COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"/?><o:p><font size="3"></font></o:p></span></p> <p>Eyelids cover your baby’s eyes and will not open until around 27 weeks. But he or she is aware of its surroundings and reacts to what is happening. You will perhaps feel it react to sounds. </p> <p>The external genitalia are now revealing whether it’s a boy or a girl. </p> <p>From this week your baby weighs more than the placenta.</p> <p style="display: <%# (int)CurrentPage["PeriodValue"] == 45 ? "none" : "block" %>"> <strong>Find out what happens next by looking forward in the timeline.</strong> </p> <div class="gfx-b"></div> </div> </div> <div class="box w075"> <h2>Your experiences, your stories</h2> <ul class="stories"> <li class=''> <div class="story-box"> <div class="fL"> <div id="ctl00_FullContent_Main_PageContent_ucYourStories_repYourExperiences_ctl01_ucStoriesAvatar_pnlContainer" class="profile type-large"> <div id="ctl00_FullContent_Main_PageContent_ucYourStories_repYourExperiences_ctl01_ucStoriesAvatar_pnlContent" class="details stage-pregnant location-new_zealand offline "> <a class="avatar"> <img id="ctl00_FullContent_Main_PageContent_ucYourStories_repYourExperiences_ctl01_ucStoriesAvatar_imgAvatar" src="/EPiServerCommunity/Modules/ImageGallery/Thumbnails/64/3613664/72831_449764.jpg" style="border-width:0px;" /> </a> <a id="ctl00_FullContent_Main_PageContent_ucYourStories_repYourExperiences_ctl01_ucStoriesAvatar_hlUserName" class="username" style="color: #333; font-size: 1.1em; text-decoration: none; cursor: text">MrsWife</a> <span class="extra"></span> <ul> <li class="status">offline</li> <li>3 stories</li> <li>0 recommendation</li> </ul> <em></em> <dl> <dt class="stage">Stage:</dt> <dd>Pregnant</dd> <dt class="location">Location:</dt> <dd>Auckland</dd> </dl> <span class="summary"><span>9 weeks pregnant, <br />from</span> Auckland</span> <div class="gfx-b"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text fR"> <a href="http://www.treasures.co.nz/Explore-your-stage/Story/?contentId=1227583" class="title"> I found out how many weeks I am an a little update on me!! </a> <a href="http://www.treasures.co.nz/Explore-your-stage/Story/?contentId=1227583" class="more"> Read MrsWife’s story </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class='last-story'> <div class="story-box"> <div class="fL"> <div id="ctl00_FullContent_Main_PageContent_ucYourStories_repYourExperiences_ctl02_ucStoriesAvatar_pnlContainer" class="profile type-large"> <div id="ctl00_FullContent_Main_PageContent_ucYourStories_repYourExperiences_ctl02_ucStoriesAvatar_pnlContent" class="details stage-pregnant location-new_zealand offline "> <a class="avatar"> <img id="ctl00_FullContent_Main_PageContent_ucYourStories_repYourExperiences_ctl02_ucStoriesAvatar_imgAvatar" src="/EPiServerCommunity/Modules/ImageGallery/Thumbnails/50/3681550/75013_462131.jpg" style="border-width:0px;" /> </a> <a id="ctl00_FullContent_Main_PageContent_ucYourStories_repYourExperiences_ctl02_ucStoriesAvatar_hlUserName" class="username" style="color: #333; font-size: 1.1em; text-decoration: none; cursor: text">Tailz</a> <span class="extra"></span> <ul> <li class="status">offline</li> <li>1 stories</li> <li>0 recommendation</li> </ul> <em></em> <dl> <dt class="stage">Stage:</dt> <dd>Pregnant</dd> <dt class="location">Location:</dt> <dd></dd> </dl> <span class="summary"><span>7 weeks pregnant<br /></span> </span> <div class="gfx-b"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text fR"> <a href="http://www.treasures.co.nz/Explore-your-stage/Story/?contentId=1218831" class="title"> Everyone says that pregnancy is a beautiful time in your life. 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