Pregnancy Week 16 (16th week of pregnancy): Now come in!
You are now in the 16th week of pregnancy (16th week of pregnancy), ie at the end of the fourth month of pregnancy. Your stomach is growing rapidly now, your pregnancy is barely concealed. You probably do not fit in your favorite jeans anymore? So it's time, comfortable Maternity to get.
In many shops, there is great fashion for pregnant women, which bring the baby belly to advantage. Of course, if you do not want to spend that much money on new clothes, you can buy pre-paid clothing or borrow from girlfriends who were already pregnant.
This is how the baby develops in the 16th week of pregnancy
The fetus in your stomach is now about 12 inches tall (crown-rump-length), It weighs 100 grams, about the same as a bar of chocolate.
The baby is still very much movement joyfullyto train the muscles. Maybe you feel the child movements already a bit in your stomach. It's called that too "Butterfly fluttering", Even the muscles in the face are trained? your baby is already making faces!
It also builds fat reserves on, and the small body is not quite as bean-shaped, but extends in length.
This happens in the 16th SSW with your body
Your body is slowly starting to look "pregnant". The belly becomes round, in some women it grows more forward, in others more in width. This is very individual and does not say anything about the sex of the child, as an old popular belief says. Of course, it also happens increase in weight, Do not worry about that; as long as doctor and midwife have no thanks, you should not.
Through this growth spurt also stretch ligaments left and right of your belly button. You probably feel that as a pull in the stomach from time to time. This is normal and not a cause for concern.
Also the Breasts continue to grow, and in some women even some mother's milk. At this time, the yellowish fluid that comes out of the nipples is still called Foremilk or colostrum, It is intended for the first days after birth and is therefore particularly nutritious.
16th SSW: That's it
Sex in pregnancy
Many women at this stage of pregnancy are particularly keen on sex, they feel well all around and also the better circulation of the genitalia contributes to their part. The partner will probably find the new proportions of your body very exciting anyway, so enjoy this time for the second. In any case, you would not have to worry about the child.
Here you will learn even more about sex in pregnancy
Where do you want to get your child?
If you are not having sex, you can already talk to your husband about where the baby is to be born. Clinic or birthplace? Or even one Home birth? Your gynecologist or midwife will surely have some tips.
Hospitals and birth houses also offer information sessions for expectant parents. Basically, the better you feel with the place of birth, the better for the process, even if it is of course no guarantee that it will be your "dream birth" in the end. But to be informed and to have a wishful thinking helps to confidently start the birth and not feel so at the mercy of it.
