26 Weeks Pregnant

With each passing day, your baby can perceive and experience more. He can detect light, and may be able to hear sounds outside your body, such as voices and music. He can sense if he's upside down or right side up. Tiny eyelashes are growing on his eyelids.

Occasional dizziness or lightheadedness is most common in the first trimester, but you may have it throughout your pregnancy. Hormones are the main culprit. They cause blood vessel changes that route more blood to your baby, less to your brain.

Low blood pressure can cause dizziness when you first stand up. Low blood glucose (blood sugar) and blood vessels squeezed by the weight of the expanding uterus can also make you dizzy.

For occasional dizziness, try the following:

• Drink more fluids.
• Eat a healthy snack if you haven't eaten in a while.
• Move more slowly when you stand up.
• When you feel dizzy, lie on your left side for few minutes.