Week 19 of PregnancyYour Baby and Changes… Your baby weighs about eight and one half ounces and measures six inches, head to bottom. At week 19 of pregnancy, with all the movement of your baby you are probably wondering if you have a future Olympic gymnast on your hands. His arms and his legs are proportionate at this stage and he is tumbling, kicking and punching inside of you. His gums are now showing little tooth buds and throughout his body cartilage continues to turn to bone. He is continuing to grow hair on his scalp. His kidneys continue to make urine and he is even producing his first bowel movements, called me conium. A waxy protective coating called the vernix caseosa is forming on her skin to prevent it from pickling in the amniotic fluid. Many babies will still have some vernix on their skin after birth, especially those born a little early. Your baby's sensory development is taking off in a dramatic fashion at this stage! It’s during this stage that the brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. Your Body and Changes… It is perfectly normal for you to have some achiness in your lower abdomen. It is not uncommon for women to notice a stabbing pain on one or both sides of the abdomen — especially when you shift position or at the end of an active day. The ligaments that support your uterus are stretching to accommodate its increasing weight. This is nothing to be alarmed about, but it never hurts to call your doctor and tell him what you are feeling. You may notice as your belly continues to expand and grow your balance shifts somewhat. A shift in your center of gravity is quite normal as your belly expands during pregnancy. Just be careful when walking about and climbing stairs! It’s also common to have the palms of your hands change color, often turning red. It’s nothing to worry about and can be attributed to the high levels of estrogen. You are also probably noticing that your nipples are growing darker and darker, and the brown line on your belly gets more defined and darker as well. Not to fear, these dark spots will slowly fade after you give birth. Articles
Water birthing is the process of giving birth to your baby in a warm tub of water. Some women choose to birth to their babies in water because of the many benefits that come with it, up to and including the comfort and soothing natural effect that the water give them.
The baby has lived in the amniotic sac for nine months therefore water birthing gives the
baby and opportunity to be born in a similar environment which offers comfort. It also is
a less stressful environment for the mother during childbirth. Single motherhood is more common than one might think. According to resources there is an estimated 10.4 million single mothers in the USA alone, and average of 3.5% of the nation. Many reasons for single motherhood exist up to and including simple divorce situations. Mothers make great leaders for this reason. They are able to block out all obstacles existing for being a single parent and put their children's well being as a top priority. “Getting your tubes tied” is a phrase or term which is used commonly to describe one process of contraception in the female anatomy. The medical term for this is “tubal ligation”. With having a baby, comes responsibility from the start of being a parent. Part of that responsibility if ensuring that your new little newborn is protected from germs, viruses, and diseases while still surviving on the mommy’s immune system. It has been said that is mothers had gum disease their babies have four times the changes of experiencing gum disease as well. |
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