However, too active behavior of the child can be considered a cause for concern. This is evidence of hypoxia of the fetus - oxygen starvation. Perhaps you rarely visit the street, sit at home more, or you develop anemia (anemia), which is quite common for the middle of pregnancy. Walk more often outdoors. And in order to identify anemia, give a general blood test and make a biochemical study for serum iron.
Quite often, women waiting for the baby, there is an obsessive desire to breathe harmful vapors of paint, varnish, acetone, gasoline or smell some more acute smells, chew on lime or chalk. Such strange desires specialists explain the iron deficiency in the body of a pregnant woman.
If the tests confirm the diagnosis, the doctor will prescribe you special iron-containing vitamins and preparations. Also, the beef liver, tomato juice, nuts, pomegranates, buckwheat porridge, apples (much more iron than in other varieties, contained in Antonov apples) will help to fill the need for such an important macronutrient as iron.
Somewhere by the beginning of the sixth month the uterus has already been significantly enlarged. Now its bottom lies seventeen to eighteen centimeters above the pubic bone. The stomach also grows, and with your growth your gait changes. In order to maintain balance, you now have to tilt the trunk slightly back. Let your doctor advise suitable supporting bandage and anti-varicose pantyhose. Also take care of the stable and comfortable shoes on a small low heel.
Most likely, now you have urination. Frequent forays into the toilet are explained by the fact that the bladder is very much under pressure with a growing uterus and also with an elevated level of the hormone progesterone. It is not necessary because of this trouble to limit the amount of liquid drunk per day. It can badly affect your health and the health of your crumbs. For the growth of the child is extremely important fluid - remember this!
Approximately at the eighteenth - twenty-first week of pregnancy you will have a planned ultrasound. Already now, if the child successfully turns to the device, you can find out who you will have: a boy or a girl.
What happens to your baby on the sixth month of intrauterine life?
The twenty-first week. About 18-20 hours a day the crumb gives a sleep, and the rest of the time he listens to the sounds, swallows the amniotic fluid, moves.
The twenty-second week. The child is actively growing muscles and bones. All parts of the digestive system have already been formed. Through the placenta to the baby, the mother receives useful immunoglobulins. In the first year of life, they will ensure that they are protected from all infections to which the mother's body already has immunity.
The twenty third week. The brain continues its rapid development. All the organs of the child are already performing their functions in normal mode, and only the lungs remain immature, although the baby is already trying to breathe. But instead of air, he is still breathing amniotic fluid
Twenty-fourth week. Approximate weight of crumbs is 600 g, height is 35 cm.
By the seventh month, the uterus is already 24 cm above the pubic bone. Sometimes it can periodically strain without pain. Such small fights are also called "training", because they prepare the uterus for the forthcoming birth. Just lie on your side for 30-40 minutes, relax, calm down, think about something good - and everything will return to normal.
During this period, the child begins intensive growth of the skeleton, so the need for calcium increases several times. If in the mother's body this mineral is not enough, teeth begin to crumble, there are spasms of the calf muscles (especially at night).
Nowadays, there are no problems with special mineral-vitamin complexes for pregnant women. Consult your doctor, let him help you choose the drug that best suits you. If you do not want to take calcium in tablets - there is a way out. Take a regular egg and cook it hard. Then, peel off the shell, remove the inner film (it is quite allergenic). After biting the shell on the coffee grinder to the state of powder and add one quarter teaspoon of food every day. Of the egg shell, calcium is very well absorbed, so do not worry - you can make up for the lack of this mineral with this simple recipe.
The most dangerous thing that can happen to you now is a toxicosis of the second half of pregnancy. Only now it appears not nausea in the mornings and rejection of certain smells, but edemas and high blood pressure.
In order to avoid these problems, limit to the maximum the use of acute, salty, flour and sweet, try to adhere to the correct regime of the day and control blood pressure. More rest, walk in the open air, do not overdo it and sleep at least 8-9 hours a day. Watch your gait and posture. All the main load should not be on the lower back, but on the buttocks, hips and stomach. This will help you in strengthening the muscles of the press, which is very important for safe delivery, and also you will avoid pain in the back and lower back.
Waiting for a child is not an excuse to give up all physical activities. To be more precise, now you just need to work on strengthening those muscle groups that will be involved in childbirth. The most optimal kind of sport for pregnant women is swimming. In water, the body weight is lost, which helps to relieve the load from the spine and joints. In addition, you can perfectly relax, relieve physical and mental stress. Another "plus" of swimming is that thanks to him you will learn to breathe properly, which is also useful during childbirth.
It would be nice to also start doing Kegel exercises to train and strengthen the muscles of the perineum.
How does your baby grow from twenty-fifth to twenty-eight weeks of pregnancy?
The twenty-fifth week. Between the cerebral centers of control of the adrenal glands and the endocrine system, connections are established. They are responsible for the viability of the baby and the adaptation of his body.
Twenty-sixth week. This week, the baby becomes stronger and longer than the bone, muscles grow. Finally, the lungs are ripening: a special substance called surfactant begins to be developed, thanks to which the lungs will deal with the first inhalation and will not stick together any more.
The twenty-seventh week. The hemispheres of the brain are actively growing. The baby has fingernails already on his fingers, but they still do not reach the ends of the fingers. The crumb occupies the entire uterine cavity, but still has the ability to make coups and move as it pleases.
The twenty-eighth week . The child already knows how to frown and smile. The eyes are ajar. If he is born prematurely, he can already go out. Weight crumbs - 1000-1300 g, height - 35 cm.