20 Weeks Pregnant: passed half way

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?

At 20 weeks' gestation, the baby is the size of a small coconut. The nervous system of the fetus is actively developed, it is increasingly responsive to what is happening outside: the light, the noise, my mother's voice and touch. The child appeared hairs on the head, eyebrows and eyelashes, and even crumb first opens his eyes. You can feel repetitive rhythmic sounds like clicks, do not worry, baby hiccups. This is normal, and most likely it is due to not yet mature diaphragm.

Height: 16 cm
Weight: 255 g

What happens to the female body?

By the 20th week of pregnancy, the uterus is approximately at the level of the navel and from this week will rise by about 1 cm per week. You have a clear sense

perturbation crumbs, Distinguish between periods of sleep and activity, feel like the baby hiccups. On this term future mom can be confusing heartburn, night cramps, swelling of small, frequent urination. Watch your weight and how you eat, period, core set of weights is yet to come, so if you have gained a lot, it is better to adjust your diet and instead hazards, vegetables and lean on fiber.

Growing tummy already delivers discomfort during the night, so buy a special pillow milking pregnant women to get enough sleep and rest fully.

What analyzes to hand over?

At 20 weeks pregnant, your doctor will refer you to the second ultrasound screeningThat will help:

• assess how pregnancy proceeds;
• reveal the presence of defects and to determine how to form and develop the child's internal organs: heart, stomach, kidneys and others.
• assess the state of the amniotic fluid and the placenta.

In addition, at this time, at your request, a doctor can accurately determine the sex of the baby.

possible complications

Pain in the right upper quadrant. The uterus is growing and this can suffer some internal organs such as the gallbladder, which can become twisted, causing stagnation of bile and, as a consequence, to pain in his right side. To get rid of the discomfort, correct nutrition, eliminate fatty, fried and spicy food, chocolate, various pickles and marinades. Try sleeping on your left side, and there are at least a few hours before bedtime.

Test perturbations: from 20 weeks of pregnancy, a woman should follow the crumbs and keep wiggling special table where you want to record every tenth stir in the period from 9 pm to 9 pm cheers.

Convulsions. Night cramps indicate that the expectant mother is not enough essential vitamins and minerals, as well as may cause an additional burden on the feet caused by the weight of recruits. Be sure to tell your doctor so that he has corrected your diet or appointed certain vitamins.

Dyspnea. The grown uterus and an increase in weight may by this time be felt in the form of shortness of breath. If you find it hard to climb stairs or during other activities, that's fine, but if this added more weakness, dizziness or palpitations, be sure to tell your doctor.

Allocation. Normally during pregnancy allocation fairly abundant, but they should be light and odorless. If the discharge of yellow, green, cheesy and bad smell, immediately see a doctor!

Cold. Colds with temperature in this period is not so terrible for the fetus as before, but still can cause some problems:

• fetoplacental insufficiency,
• fetal hypoxia;
• growth retardation;
• the risk of premature birth.

Therefore, when the first symptoms of a cold immediately call your doctor and begin treatment. Medicines that are allowed during pregnancy, you need to negotiate directly with the gynecologist, who is pregnant, and with the family doctor.

It recommends that the doctor?

Increases the load on the legs, back, especially in the lumbar region that can deliver the pain and discomfort. If there are no contraindications, after consultation, the doctor may prescribe you a bandage, which is a little easier your condition. In addition, it is very beneficial to your physical condition will affect swimming, water aerobics, yoga for pregnant women.

It may be insomnia, which helps to cope with the evening walk, airing the room and herbal tea or warm milk at night.

In order to avoid heartburn and discomfort in the digestive tract fractional Eat: often, but small portions, do not forget plenty of water.

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