Pregnancy 18 weeks – the development of the fetus and sensation of a woman

Pregnancy Calendar for Weeks – Pregnancy Eighteen weeks – Condition, Feelings, Signs of Mother. Fruit development on the 18th week of pregnancy, photo

Many future mommies by this time becomes much easier. Hair and skin come to normal, and appetite increases. However, back pain can already appear, especially after long-term seating or lying. And this pain arises due to the fact that the center of gravity has shifted. But there are several ways to help get rid of pain.

Certainly engage in gymnastics, if it, of course, you do not forbid a gynecologist. Especially efficiently swimming. Also does not prevent a special bandage that will support the stomach. More often rest lying on the side, hiding in a warm blanket.

What does term mean – 18 weeks?

Recall that the term 18 weeks means obstetric calculation. Which means that you have 16 week From conception I 14 weeks from menstruation delay.

Feelings for the future mother on the 18th week

• Your tummy is most likely noticeable and may have increased the size of the leg;
• It is also possible to deteriorate, but this should not be afraid, it is almost normal. After childbirth, sight will come to normal;
• Be sure to follow your power, it should be high-quality, diverse and full.

Now the period of active growth of the kid, t.E. You need not to eat for two, but eat big portions.

This week, as in the previous ones, you may be disturbed discomfort in the abdomen. This is a gaze accumulation, heartburn, constipation. With these problems it is easy to cope, adjusting the diet.

• Since the beginning of pregnancy and up to 18 weeks your Weight should increase by 4.5-5.8 kg;
• In the appearance of your abdomen, it may noticeably be noticeable, as your baby is located, in the left or in the right half;
• This week Sleep and rest begins to deliver some inconveniences. The uterus continues to grow and takes more space in the abdominal cavity. You need to find an optimal position in which you will be comfortable. There are special cushions for pregnant women, but you can do in three small pillows. One put under the side, the second under the back, and the third under my feet;
• Some women feel the first Moveings your baby already at week 16. If you have not yet felt, but on July 18-22 you will definitely feel your crumb. If this child is not the first child, then you have already noticed how he moves!
• You may have darken the middle line of the abdomen, nipples and leather around them. These phenomena will pass soon after delivery.

Forum reviews:

Nika:

Somewhere at 16 week I felt the first shoes of the child, but did not understand that it was they, thought – gases. But these “gases” appeared unexpectedly and had no connection with meals. And at week 18 I went to the second ultrasound and during the inspection kid pushed, I saw it on the monitor and realized that these were not gases.

Lera:

From 18 weeks put on a bandage, spin spin scary. My girlfriend for the company went to the pool, I hope it will soften the situation.

Victoria:

Oh, how tortured me constipation, I had suffered from them before, and now constantly. Already sort of porch and dried fruits, drink water with liters, but still.

Olga:

And we showed our “economy” and I learned that I have a boy. Like i’m glad i always wanted a boy. I do not feel any inconvenience, except that the pressure is low. I try to walk in the park more often.

Irina:

This is my third child, but this pregnancy is no less desirable. I have already been 42 years old, and children – adolescents, but it happened that there will be a third. While he did not show his floor, but by popular beliefs, I will have a boy. Waiting for the third ultrasound, I really want to learn half a child.

Fetal development in the 18th week

Kid grows and pretty. Its length is already 20-22 cm, and the weight of about 160-215 g.

• The strengthening of the bone fetus system continues;
• Foreigns of fingers and legs are formed, And they already appeared pattern, which is distinctive for each person, these are future fingerprints;
• At week 18, kid Fatty tissue in the body is actively formed;
• Retina baby’s eye becomes more sensitive. It can feel the difference between darkness and bright light;
• At 18 weeks actively continues to develop a brain. The well-being of women in this period is greatly improved, this is due to the stabilization of the hormonal background;
• On the skin of the kid starts to actively form folds;
• The lungs at the moment do not function, there is no need for this, because the child lives in an aquatic environment;
• By 18 weeks, pregnancy finish to form and occupy the final position external and internal genitals of the kid. If you have a girl, then it has already been fully formed by this point and correctly took its position of the uterus and phallopiev pipes. Boys have fully formed and correctly settled its genitals;
• Baby begins to distinguish sounds. Take advantage of the moment and introduce it to music. The child does not scare noise of blood flow through the umbilical cord nor the knock of your heart. However, the loud sounds are scared;
• Perhaps this week you will see your baby on the monitor. Be sure to take the photo and hang in a prominent place to visualize your child;
• The future child becomes more active. From time to time, he is repelled from one wall of the uterus and floats to another.

Recommendations and Tips for the Future Mom

• From this week, start talking to the child, sing him songs – he listens carefully;
• At the 18th week, visit the dentist;
• You need to go through an important examination – Uzi Doppler Trio. With his help, doctors will check whether the oxygen and nutrients of the baby receives from mom along with blood;
• Right and watch your weight correctly. Increased appetite – not justification in order to eat unhealthy food;
• Make the slopes and rotation of the pelvis before taking a horizontal position;
• More often attend toilet, t.To. The overflowing bladder creates an additional inconvenience;
• If you have not yet begun to conduct procedures in the fight with stretch marks, then it’s time to proceed. Even if they are not yet now, the prevention will contribute to what they will not appear;
• The most favorite and pleasant lesson for a woman – shopping hike. Your belly grows, and clothes getting small on you. And how nice to pick up a new wardrobe and please yourself with new clothes. In this case, follow these rules:

one. Buy clothes on the size more to wear it longer, even in the last months.
2. Choose clothes from elastic and natural fabrics. It must be drawn, and the skin is needed access to air.
3. Houses come in handy clothes husband, his shirts and jumpers, which he no longer wears.
4. Buy high-quality supporting underwear.
five. Purchase also several pairs of shoes on a flat sole and on a small stable heel.

• Do not forget about your husband, he also needs both attention, and in tenderness, and in caress. Remember that paternal feelings wake up later than maternity, so do not force her husband to show them if there are no more;
• Dedicate your time with pleasant things: reading, visiting theaters, museums and movies. Subscribe your room so that it is warm and cozy. See more often for something beautiful. Beauty, like the sound, has certain physical properties and, positively affecting the endocrine, vascular system of the mother and child, leads to the improvement of the entire body.

• In the II trimester (4-6 months), the longing of a carefree life gradually leaves, fear of child appears. At this stage, future mothers are usually disturbing infectious diseases, disgusting ecology, ineffective doctors, as well as any ailment; Upsess the stories about accidents, articles and televisionality about pathologies, confusion arises due to the fact that the authoritative sources of pregnancy information often contradict each other.

Stock Foto Tummy, ultrasound and video about the development of the fetus on the 18th week

Ultrasound 18 weeks

Women’s belly on the 18th week

Development of the baby on the 18th week of pregnancy -video

Ultrasound 18 weeks – Video:

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