The fetus is already about 14 cm and weighs 150 g. The beginning of the 18th week of pregnancy is the moment when the baby becomes very active: it trains movements, turns and reflex reactions.

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  1. 18. week: how is your baby developing?
  2. 18. week: what's going on with you?
  3. 18. week: top recommendations

18. week: how is your baby developing?

The baby is growing very fast - it is now bigger than the placenta, although it is also getting bigger every day. Despite its rather large size, it still has a lot of space to kick the goats in mum's belly.

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He is very mobile - he not only trains his kicks and turns, but also reflexes: grasping, sucking, searching, and others, which are automatic reactions (they will be perfectly visible in the neonatal period).

  • the child already has unique fingerprints visible on the fingertips,
  • perfectly responds to stimuli - he not only hears sounds, but also begins to be sensitive to touch: touch and pressure receptors develop on his body,
  • as the baby has already developed vocal cords, he may make the first noises,
  • the intestines eventually place themselves in the abdominal cavity. They start to fill with meconium - the baby's first feces,
  • myelin is produced around the nerves, which enables the conduction of nerve impulses and determines human intelligence. Its quality depends on the genes and the future mother's diet, incl. on the content of fatty acids.

18. week: what's going on with you?

Entering the 18th week of pregnancy you feel that your moods and moods are slowly leaving you. Your emotional stability will surely please your partner and family, because from now on you shouldn't cry when looking at pictures of sweet puppies or get mad at everyone for anything.

At the same time, you become more focused on your pregnancy and can actually only think about it. Everything you do, you do for the baby: purchases, plans, etc.

If you start having problems with your memory, don't worry - it's one of the signs of pregnancy. Your brain now produces more gray matter, which makes it easier to focus on your baby, but disturbs memory - noyou remember visiting the hairdresser, you forget your friend's son's name, etc.

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You are now 18 weeks pregnant, so you start your 5th month of pregnancy

In the 18th week of pregnancy, you may experience the unpleasant effects of water accumulation in your body. Your body collects it because it is needed for metabolic changes in your body, but it also causes your ankles and feet to swell. Therefore, the shoes seem to be too small. Sit often in a chair with your legs up - this will help reduce puffiness.

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You will enjoy the fact that you finally begin to feel your baby move. For now, it will be brushes, a feeling of "bubbles" in the belly - these are not gases, but the baby's first kicks.

In the second trimester, a woman gains the most weight: about 1.5-2 kg per month.

Your tummy is getting bigger - you have to wear maternity pants and skirts, because even loose tracksuits are too tight at the waist. Don't be surprised if you see that your navel, which used to be concave, now protrudes outwards.

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18. week: top recommendations

The pregnancy belly that you can finally see is the perfect excuse to start bonding with the baby that lives in it. Both you and your husband can talk to him and stroke him. The baby feels your emotions, and in time it will move its body to your hands touching mom's belly.

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This is especially important for a man who stands a bit to the side of his partner's pregnancy and may have trouble getting attached to a child he cannot see or feel. You can play music to your baby by wearing headphones on his stomach. The boy hears her and although it has not been proven that he prefers Mozart to Iron Maiden, the calm music will surely calm him down, and the rhythmic - stimulates him.

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If you drive the car frequently, remember that you should wear a seat belt. If you are concerned that it may compress the uterus, invest in a belt adapter that keeps them below and above the abdomen without endangering your baby. It is inadvisable not to fasten seat belts - induring an accident, you can hurt yourself and your baby more without wearing the seat belts than if the belts tighten your stomach (the baby is protected from such situations by the amniotic fluid and your body).

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