 [ Symptoms ] i have been drinking heavy for 2yrs i am trying to get pregnant if i stop driking will i get pregnant been trying 2yrs [ Disease ] baby  your baby measures about 10 4 inches from crown to rump or a total length of about 16 7 inches from head to toe and weighs about 2 7 pounds at this stage a fetus is eyes are almost always blue and can distinguish bright sunlight or artificial light through the uterine wall baby is performing fewer acrobatics as conditions in the womb become more cramped but still doing a lot of kicking and stretching mom to be  your uterus is about 3 5 to 4 inches above your navel weight gain is probably between 19 and 25 pounds as odds improve that baby could survive outside the womb    although in a neonatal intensive care unit    you may be feeling relieved and excited or anxious about motherhood your baby is health and labor and delivery if you do experience premature labor signs include menstrual like cramps or lower back pain a trickle of amniotic fluid or a watery pinkish or brownish discharge preceded sometimes by the passage of a thick gelatinous mucus plug your practitioner often can stop labor from progressing with bed rest muscle relaxants or other drugs possibly requiring hospitalization tip of the week  your blood pressure typically may rise a little around the seventh month but contact your practitioner if you get severe headaches blurred vision or severe swelling of hands feet or ankles or if you experience severe weight gain these symptoms could signal the beginning of preeclampsia a dangerous condition marked by high blood pressure and high levels of protein in the urine during pregnancy