Pregnancy - week by week: Week 20 – 21

Pregnancy - week by week: Week 20 – 21

Week 20

Half time! You are 50% through your pregnancy at this point. Your baby has now already similar sleep patterns as a newborn.  The first hair begins to grow on babies head. If your little baby will be a girl, the uterus is starting to develop at around this week. Incidents of dizziness, faint, or feeling lightheaded should be only happening occasionally. I you see them happening frequently, talk to your OB. The OB wants to know about these things to make sure your pregnancy is developing as anticipated and that there is no danger for the baby.

Your baby is much more active and you should start to feel this activity. Your belly button may pop out and stay that way pretty much until delivery as your uterus grows upwards. The line between your navel (linea nigra) and the pubic hair has probably darkened at this point. Don’t worry – this will fade after you gave birth.

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Week 21

Up until now baby’s growth was in the fast lane. This rapid growth will now slow down. Baby’s heart grows stronger and stronger every day. The legs are reaching their relative proportions. Your baby is very active and continues to move around all over in the amniotic fluid. Your baby is beginning to show eyebrows and eyelashes.

The average weight gain for Mom is between 10 and 15 pounds at this point of pregnancy. Emotionally, most moms are probably feeling more stable and comfortable. It is not unusual that your ankles and feet may be swollen at the end of the day. Drinking lots of fluids and resting will help to ease the pain.