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26 Week Old Baby. By now your babys sucking reflex is so strong that if his hand floats by his face he might suck on his thumb or fingers. They decided it was safer for him to be born and in the NICU than to stay in the womb she recalls. At 26 weeks your babys lungs are hard at work getting ready to take those first breaths once hes born. The lungs are now starting to produce surfactant which is a substance that helps the lungs inflate properly with each breath.
Your innie belly button may have turned. Micro preemies are the smallest and youngest babies born weighing less than 1 pound 12 ounces 800 grams or before 26 weeks gestation. 3 Factors Affecting Fetal Viability. A baby born at 26 weeks would probably fit snugly into her fathers hand. Babies born at this gestation often require a breathing tube and ventilator. But premature babies are often small for their age.
A father has been found guilty of killing his 15-week-old daughter while he was orally raping her.
At 26 weeks pregnant your baby is the size of an acorn squash. He can hear a broader range of sound and can respond with changes in heartbeat breathing and movement. At 26 weeks your babys lungs are hard at work getting ready to take those first breaths once hes born. A periviable birth is a birth that takes place near the limit of viabilityusually defined as between 22 and 26 weeks gestation. Your baby may now be able to hear your voice. Steven Deuman Jr 26 of Suttons Bay near Traverse City was.