By pregnancy week 14 the infant's body grows quite rapidly and it is during this 14th week of pregnancy that its length is getting up with a bit slight bigger head. The ears have begun their placements to the sides of the head, and the eyes carry on getting closer and closer together. During pregnancy week 14, the infant's neck elongates and the chin starts rising up off the chest wall. The infant's reflexes also continue developing this week and by pregnancy 14th week the infant must receive the nutrition directly from the placenta.

One should remember that everything she puts into her body can go beyond the placental wall and affect the fetus. This will include not only the things mother eats such as food preservative, but also the elements that might come into contact the skin like room sprays or other cleansing agents. Always remember that lotion penetrates the skin, so the household cleansers. That is why; one has to take care while being in pregnancy week 14. Anything that is to eat or inhale whether directly or indirectly affects the infant’s health and wellbeing.

Eating or adopting healthy dietary pattern is vital to the wellbeing of the infant. One should avoid alcohol during pregnancy as well as to prevent eating some foods those are full of additives. It is essential to ensure happier, healthier environment for mother’s unborn child and if the mother is smoking during the pregnancy, it is immediately to be stopped.

One of the most important things that the mother should never do while pregnant is changing cat's litter box as doing so, she could be at risks for getting diseases known as toxoplasmosis. Such condition is an infection occurring via contract with the stools of infected felines. The risks to the infant are quite substantial and cats are often infected from outside origins that include rodents too. Most of the pet owners those have had cats for a longer period have likely already been exposed to the health condition at some time or other in their lives, and this won’t inevitably result in increased risks for the infant.

However during gestational period, the mother has genuine excuse to get someone else changing the litter pan for the moment. The mother must also avoid to gardening to more or less extent, as outdoor cats may prefer to pass their stools in the soils of gardens. If the mother is to absolutely must gardening or changing a cat box, she must be sure to wear gloves and some mouth-mask, and should carefully wash the hands after getting the things done.

At pregnancy week 14 the mother’s tummy must start pouching a trifle bit now; however, some of the women discover this as welcome sign. The mother might also observe that she starts having additional signs such as constipation during 14th week of pregnancy. Constipation is very common during pregnancy and among other things might be associated are the increased amounts of iron she has been consuming to stave off anemia during the gestational period. As the luck would have it, there are plenty of things one can do alleviating the constipation all natural.

Any pregnant woman wants to go for this since chronic constipation might lead to or worsen hemorrhoid during pregnancy. For this, first and foremost thing is to be sure that the pregnant woman is drinking plenty of water. If she is thirsty then she is maybe already dehydrated. Eating high fiber food also helps reducing constipation but be cautious that incorporating too much of high fiber foods all of a sudden might lead to excess gas that would be very uncomfortable during any time of pregnancy. One should therefore start incorporation high fiber diet including fresh fruits and vegetables in the daily eating schedule so the body can adapt them and break down quite well. This leads to less discomforts and milder constipation.

Moreover, in addition to the expanding abdomen, at pregnancy week 14, she may discover herself more eager as compared to ever for exercising during the 2nd trimester. Most of the pregnant woman will have much more energy in the 2nd trimester to go for some fitness programs. The mother might want to join some pregnancy exercises or yoga to ease the period.

If the mother has never been engaged in any of the physical fitness programs before, she must sure to get her health care provider’s clearance before doing that during pregnancy. It is essential that she must start out slow and should not to the increase levels of hormones in her body and she is also more prone to injuries during pregnancy, especially during the 3rd trimester when the mother’s body starts releasing a substance known as relaxin that helps softening and lengthening the cervix and the site of the body known as pubic symphysis or the place where her pubic bones meet. This helps easing the passage of delivering the child in labor. It will also improve the likelihood for injuries due to falls or abrupt movements and hence, she has to be sure that she takes things slowly. The health care professional will likely recommend that she keeps her heart rate below 140/min during pregnancy as this helps ensuring that she does not get over fatigued and allows the infant baby getting an enough supply of oxygen during various physical activities.

Pregnancy week 14 is the week that requires safety. While it is quite okay to lift weights during pregnancy but then one should be very sure that she is not lifting heavy weights. A simple test is if the weight she is lifting makes her to hold her breath and push it hard, then it is very heavy and should be dropped. This is because lifting weights those are too heavy may cut off the oxygen supply for a while to the uterus, something every expecting mother wants to avoid during pregnancy. She also wants to avoid any exercise that causes her to lie flat on the abdomen or on the back during the 2nd trimester. When the woman lays in a supine position the weight of the womb will press on a large vein known as the vena cava. This large vessel contains blood from the lower extremities to the heart. While laying on the back it might decrease the flow of the blood towards the heart and the heart might start to pace that ultimately can result in dyspnea, medical term for shortness of breath.