You are halfway your pregnancy and this month, you start to feel baby move. Your stomach becomes difficult to hide and everybody knows you are pregnant.
Your Pregnancy
You feel better, more fulfilling and full of energy but you short of breath very quickly because your uterus, developing, reduces your rib cage with the fact that you must breathe for two. It becomes very useful to start the breathing exercises which will be used at the time of delivery.
Your body continues to change and now looks like that of a pregnant woman, you must now change clothes, it's time to plan your pregnancy wardrobe.
Your breasts are swollen and must be maintained by a good bra, they sometimes secrete a yellowish fluid, not to worry, this is called colostrum, which feed the baby first days after giving birth.
Your bloodstream and increases your blood pressure drops which can cause potential bleeding from the nose and gums or discomfort.
Your placenta is now constituted.
The development of your baby
Baby is in good shape, he began to move his limbs, to do somersaults and give you a kick. His muscles, bones, nerves develop.
It is very touch sensitive and reacts to sounds, especially your voice. You begin to make contact.
It is also sensitive to the tastes and can already identify some.
Her genitals are formed and sex can be determined.
Practice and advice
- This is the second month of your so-called morphological ultrasound (between 20 and 22 weeks gestation). It takes about 30 minutes and is designed to check your baby's growth and detect possible defects, this is when your baby is most visible, you can even see him sucking his thumb and, if desired, know its sex.
- Make your third prenatal examination, your doctor will examine the size of your uterus to check your baby's growth
- Start thinking quietly to your baby's first name
- Also consider your mode of delivery, you opt for an epidural?
- This is the time to inform your employer and plan your absence