Week 25 - a relatively quiet time for the mother, the baby in the tummy grows, actively moves and go to the contact. What should know the expectant mother in this period and that it should be alerted?
Before meeting with the crumbs every week there is less time. Let's find out what happens in this period with a woman, as a developing baby, what problems can trap and any recommendations it is necessary to adhere to.
On someone like the kid?
Fetus 25 weeks / istockphoto.com
The fetus is fully formed, an ultrasound can be considered facial features and even determine to whom baby hike. Continuing accumulation of subcutaneous fat, strengthens bone apparatus.
The baby is very sensitive to the emotional state of the mother, so the stress and anxiety have a negative impact on its nervous system.
Height: 700 g
Weight: 32 cm
The child in this very active period, he studied the space around them, their bodies, touching herself for the nose, sucking fingers, grasping the umbilical cord. In this period the child is determined by who he is, where is born left-handed or right-handed.
Improving the internal organs, the lungs begins to produce surfactant - a substance that helps to open up the lungs after birth and allow the crumbs to breathe independently.
With breakneck speed developing brain, nerve cells are formed and connections that improve the ability to intellectually-analizatorskie. The formation of the genitals.
What happens to the female body?
25 weeks of gestation description / istockphoto.com
At 25 week of pregnancy the uterus rises to 25-27 cm above the vagina and increases by about 1 cm per week. Wellbeing woman on this term is good, the tummy is not so big to deliver strong discomfort.
swelling may appear varicose veins, with which it is necessary to consult a doctor to get proper timely prophylactic treatment and not to run these standing. Be active, while many of the problems and unpleasant diseases can be avoided.
Also often in this period, women suffer iron deficiency anemia, Due to the large consumption of iron fruit. The doctor may adjust your diet, but if hemoglobin is too low, then an iron supplement.
What analyzes to hand over?
Yet you are planning visit an obstetrician-ginikologa once a month, closer to the maternity consultation will become more frequent. At the reception, a doctor performs the standard procedure: measuring weight, blood pressure, measures the height of the bottom of the uterus and the volume of the stomach, listens to the heartbeat of the fetus and is studying urine and blood samples.
For a period of 25 weeks pregnant women are often assigned passage glucose tolerance test. It is not mandatory, but very revealing analysis, which can reveal a serious disease like gestational diabetes. For the expectant mother is not so bad, and most likely after the birth, the diagnosis will not, but the consequences for the baby could be dire. Therefore it is better not to give up putting this analysis.
possible complications
The causes of water scarcity / istockphoto.com
Short cervix. Cervical length is very indicative of the entire pregnancy and often shortening it is a very serious problem. Normally, the cervix is smoothed and shortened to 38 weeks of pregnancy, that is, closer to the birth, and before that it is normal length of 35-40 mm. If the cervix is shortened before, start opening and as a result, childbirth, that's why all the planned US spend more and cervical ultrasound to control its length and see isthmic-cervical channel. If the cervical length of 27 mm and above, simply observe it in the dynamics, and if 25 - that is the bottom line that requires immediate action. Most often, cervical shortening put pessary, it is not scary and absolutely painless procedure, which will convey the pregnancy and give birth to a healthy baby.
If the cervical length of 27 mm and above, simply observe it in the dynamics, and if 25 - that is the bottom line that requires immediate action.
Oligohydramnios. Oligohydramnios quite dangerous diagnosis and the reasons for it can be different from placental insufficiency to diabetes. If you suspect that water scarcity is assigned an additional examination - CTG, Doppler ultrasonography, and already on the background of the results following treatment.
Pain. Pain can pursue a woman in this period and can talk about the growing burden on the female body, and may be signal serious pathologies, so do not suffer and if you have something bothers systematically, it is better to talk about it doctor.
A woman can be confusing pain in the abdomen, lower back pain in the legs and head. For the prevention of such symptoms need to:
- wear comfortable shoes;
- fully relax;
- not sit foot for foot, do not lie on your back.
It recommends that the doctor?
Useful snacks during pregnancy / istockphoto.com
From this period you need to start preparing for childbirth, so read the professional literature, sign up for courses for pregnant women.
Not to stay in one position often take breaks in work and change activity. Do not forget that physical activity should be replaced by a full-fledged vacation.
Take care of the skin, use special means for its moisturizing and prevent stretch marks.
In this period you can overcome severe hunger pangs, so try to have with him were always snacks: fruit or berries, nuts, dried fruits.
Discard the fat and fried foods, pickles, bread and sweets, black tea and alcohol. Try to drink at least 1.5 liters of clean water per day.
On the shelves there is a first greens and vegetables, be careful because it is very high risk of poisoning. Eat only those foods as you do not doubt.
If there are no contraindications for physical activity, do not be lazy, go to yoga or fitness for pregnant women, in the pool or just do exercises at home. These classes will keep your body in good shape, to help cope with the swelling and prevent stagnation in the blood vessels.
Also you will be interested to know that they do not gain too much weight during pregnancy and do not harm your health
