This month, the fetus begins to recognize the surrounding environment. The fetus begins to feel sensations. Eyebrows and fine hair on the scalp begins to grow, which is temporary. Two weeks after the baby is born, these hairs will fall out.
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Schedule relatively regular fetal activity. On the morning until late afternoon, the fetus will rest. Because it was during this period, the fetus did relatively little motion. At night, the fetus move on, so sometimes disrupting sleep mother. At the age of five months, the fetus has a body length of 25 cm.
Fetal Development Week 17
Leather developing fetus and transparent. Looks red because the blood vessels still clearly visible. Ear is fully formed and are in the final position. Though his eyes were closed, the fetus can capture bright light. Weighing about 120 grams, until the shape of the uterus looks oval and not round. As a result, the uterus is pushed out of the pelvic cavity leads to the abdominal cavity. Automatic intestine mother pushed almost to the liver area, so often stung heartburn.
This rapid growth of the uterus also make ligaments stretch, especially when there was a sudden movement. Pain or discomfort is called the round ligament pain. Therefore it is advisable to maintain posture and do not perform sudden movements or which cause stretching.
Fetal Development Week 18
Now fetal already can hear sounds from outside your body. The fetus will move or jump when listening to loud noise. Muscles fetus is able to contract and relax, fetus was DAPT kicking, punching and moving very active. In this week you probably already can feel the movement of the rotation for the first time.
Estimated fetal weight about 150 grams. Rahim palpable just below the navel, is about the size of a watermelon. Uterine growth in the future will change the balance of the mother's body. While the increased mobility of joints influence postural changes as well cause back complaints. These complaints may increase when gaining weight uncontrollably. To fix this, make it a habit to lie on her left side, avoid prolonged standing and lifting heavy loads. In addition, a time to rest his legs as often as possible by lifting / prop disposable pillow.
Starting this age of interactive relationship between mother and fetus increasingly interwoven. No wonder every time the mother is happy, sad, hungry or feel anything else, the fetus had felt the same.
Fetal Development Week 19
Now the fetus is about 23 cm long with a weight of 200 grams. If you have not felt fetal movement, maybe this week you will start merasaka movement. The brain of the fetus has reached millions of motor nerve therefore he was able to make conscious movements such as thumb sucking. The nervous system of the fetus is formed in the 4th week, this week more perfect development, namely the production of cerebrospinal fluid that should be circulating in the brain and spinal cord without a hitch. Well, if the existing holes are blocked or the flow of the liquid is hindered by any cause was most likely to occur hydrocephalus / buildup of fluid in the brain. The amount of fluid that accumulates typically around 500-1500 ml, but can reach 5 liters! Stacking is clearly fatal considering how much the amount o
f brain tissue of fetal distress by fluid earlier.
Fetal Development Week 20
The skin covering the body of the fetus can be divided into two layers, the epidermis layer that lies on the surface and dermis which is the inner layer. The next epidermis will form certain patterns on the fingertips, palms and soles of the feet. While the dermis layer containing small blood vessels, nerves and a large amount of fat. As it grows rapidly, the need for fetal blood also increased sharply. So as not to
threaten the pregnancy anemia, mothers should meet their need for iron intake, either through the consumption of nutritious food and supplement what the doctor ordered. Fetal muscle getting stronger every week. If you still can not feel the movement, you will definitely feel the movement now. Maybe you mean the first movement like the wind, because it feels like popping bubbles inside. The fetus moves about 200 times a day, but you just feel a little bit of all these movements.
Age 5 Months Fetal Development
