Friday 18 January 2013

18 Weeks Pregnant - Tips For an Expectant Mother

Pregnancy is a very magical moment in a woman’s life. For a mother, even the biting pains in her lower back would not be a deterrent for this. At 19 weeks pregnant, the mom starts having a very achy back because of her growing baby. The centre of gravity of the uterus shifts and she suffers from more back pains now.

When the mother is 18 weeks pregnant, the baby has grown to five and a half inches. It now weighs as much as 141 grams and the mother can actually feel it kicking and moving around in the womb. This is a very crucial time for the mother as well as the baby, because some of the most important growth takes place during this duration.




The baby has now started hiccupping and sometimes those hiccups can even be felt by you! Yawning is another skill that he or she has started cultivating by now.

The mother faces a lot of difficulty during this time because of the various problems that have started surfacing in her body now. Here are a few of them and ways to curb them:
To prevent an Achy back: This is because the uterus has had a shift in gravity. You need to eat smaller meals and sit upright whenever possible. A mother at 18 weeks pregnant will also be suffering from flatulence and might need to stay away from beans and legume. You need to relax more and get rid of all the tension.

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