We are already in the equator of pregnancy. The crucial weeks of the formation of all the organs have passed and now they all work. They just need to keep perfecting their operation.
How is the baby
Follow gaining 85 grams a week.
It's still very thin and his skin becomes transparent revealing the veins. This is because you have not yet accumulated fat, although you do the formation of what is called brown fat begins, which is what the baby consumes at birth to try not to lose heat.
His body is still covered in lanugo and vernix caseosa. Little by little the eyebrows and hair on the head grow and become more marked.
The hair canals are fully formed and you already have hairs on your scalp, which already rise above the surface of the skin.
It measures between 14 and 16 cm and weighs about 250/260 gr
On the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet the skin begins to form wrinkles, which later will give rise to the wrinkles and furrows that human beings have and are different for each person.
The baby keeps moving a lot and you already notice it. Communicate with him, talk to him, hearing is the first sense we acquire And although it is still a little early, it is important that you get into the habit of talking to your baby and listening to music.
There are many studies in this regard, which show that babies who hear music through their mother respond, once they are born, reassuring themselves when listening to that music again.
One such study describes that if they listen to music from Mozart in the womb, when they hear it again in the delivery room they feel more calm and less aggressive.
Testing
The most important test they perform is the second trimester ultrasound or morphologic ultrasound. One of the most importants.
Unlike week 12, which is usually quite fast, This week 20 is quite a long test.
The specialist not only measure all parts of the baby, also look for abnormalitiesTo do this, he will look for each organ of the baby, measure it and assess that its appearance is normal and that no malformations are appreciated
They will also assess the placenta, that its appearance and location are normal. If the placenta is placed very close to the cervix it can become previa, plug the exit canal of the uterus and prevent vaginal delivery.
Another important measurement on this ultrasound is the size of the cervix. This measurement allows us to predict the possibility that there is a risk of preterm birth.
The external genitalia are already fully formed and are visualizedThat is why it is time to know with some reliability if we are expecting a boy or a girl. If you prefer to keep the unknown, notify the doctor before starting the testAlthough they usually ask you if you want to know the sex before informing you, the warning does not hurt.
Symptom
We enter a period of quite calm. The sensation of noticing our baby gives us a lot of tranquility, so we enter a moment of calm and well-being.
You are radiant and others notice it.
Surely the insomnia will have improved or at least, it will not be as intense.
You are fine, you are not heavy yet, you can move with agility and if everything goes well you can lead a totally normal life. It is a good time enjoy the pregnancy.
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