We’ll be talking skin changes this week, your baby now has unique fingerprints and you may be seeing visible changes too. We find out what that dark line that may be emerging down the middle of your tummy is. In this episode, we’ll also be talking about the stigma of being a single parent and hear from Amy, author of 'Confessions of a Single Mum: What It's Like When You're Expecting The Unexpected' about raising her son by herself. We also talk about buying secondhand items for your baby? We discuss how to navigate local selling pages to find what you really need.

The Parent Pod is hosted by Lucy Toseland-Bolton and Claire Mutimer, both mums to young children and both BabyCentre parents. It is produced by BabyCentre UK and Tin Shed Productions. Download all 48 episodes now.

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If you're interested in reading more about some of the topics in this episode, the following links may be useful:

Your pregnancy at 17 weeks

17 weeks pregnant: fetal development

Linea nigra: photos

Single parents

Buying second-hand

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