Exited To Know About Your Baby At 5th-month Pregnancy

By Author: Navya Sharma
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After you have passed the first half of your pregnancy you can now feel the movement of your baby. The baby's movements in your belly will be the most vivid impression of the 5th month of pregnancy. For the expectant mother, it's a happy opportunity because she gets an opportunity to communicate with her, to soothe her with caresses, to know if she's happy or not.

The future mother's appearance may change. Some women get pigmentation because of the hormones on their skin. Hormonal changes can have a negative impact on visual acuity. But don't worry–these are temporary changes. After birth, these minor flaws will disappear. One of the most unpleasant change is the swelling of the breasts.
The expectant mother has to change her usual position during sleep with the appearance of a belly: sleeping on the left side, right leg on the left side, or with a small pillow (pregnancy) between the legs is recommended. Keep an eye on your weight and eat too little. The gain in weight should not exceed 1 pound.

Increased cardiovascular system work characterizes the fifth month of pregnancy as it now has to supply not only one but two organisms with blood. Therefore, your pulse is fast. Your blood pressure may be slightly high. Your blood's number of leucocytes will increase.
The tiny person leads a rather curious pre-natal existence by the fifth month of pregnancy: he opens his eyes a little, blinks, sucks his own thumb, moves and kicks his legs when he doesn't like anything. The baby's endocrine and neural systems control and help her develop the condition of her body. The brain is getting better and more complicated. The baby's body has been able to synthesize substances since the 18th week that helps it manage infections–interferon and immunoglobulin.

All the endocrine glands have been involved in the work since the 19th-20th week. The spleen starts to work. It becomes a lymphocyte and monocyte "factory" that defends the organism. The spleen also controls erythrocyte quality: sorting and dissolving the defective ones.

The baby's body is still red, wrinkled and covered with a particular substance – vernix caseosa. This is a coagulated whitish substance that is a sebum and epidermis furfural mixture. The fetus ' weight is about 0.8 pounds in the fifth month, the size is about 6.4 - 8 inches.

Along with the above information a pregnant woman must do during the pregnancy test of the fifth month. These are a blood test for hepatitis B virus; urine test for sugar and protein; the triple test which includes AFP (alpha-fetoprotein), hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) and estriol.