Pregnancy is a real miracle and mystery. All processes, from conception to childbirth, are hidden from our eyes, but incredible things happen in the body. Even the woman herself often notices only a growing tummy, and it is not so easy to realize the fact of pregnancy. Several interesting and amazing facts about pregnancy will open the veil of secrecy and help to understand what kind of processes occur during this period.
- In the process of conception, the "competition" between sperm is simply huge: only one out of 100 thousand manages to fertilize an egg. This means that the fact of conception and birth of each particular child is a real miracle, because its probability is 1: 100 000.
- With the natural onset of pregnancy, other miracles are possible: sometimes a fertilized egg divides, and two fruits develop from it, and then identical twins are born. Sometimes a woman matures two eggs, which are fertilized by two sperm. As a result of such a pregnancy, heterogeneous twins are born, which can be of different sexes and have a different genetic set. The percentage of multiple pregnancies is no more than 2%, but the use of assisted reproductive technologies has significantly increased the number of twins born.
- The heartbeat of the unborn baby can be heard at 6-7 weeks. Many expectant mothers at this time go for an ultrasound scan to listen to the heart and make sure of their pregnancy.
- Up to 6 weeks, the embryo is quietly placed in the uterus, and only after this period the uterus begins to gradually increase.
- After 12 weeks, obstetricians call the embryo a fetus. All these scientific names very much “cut the ear” for expectant mothers, because for them it is already a beloved baby from the moment of conception, even if it is only a few cells.
- Somewhere from 10 weeks the child begins to make movements. At the first ultrasound scan (at 12-13 weeks), you can see how active the baby is: he turns over in different directions, moves his arms and legs. This is simply surprising, because its physical size at this time is only about 6 cm.
- For up to 12 weeks, all important organs and systems are laid. Their formation continues until birth, but the bookmark is very important. In order for everything to go smoothly in this process, mother needs to try to exclude all harmful effects on her body.
- At the second ultrasound (week 20-21), the facial features of the little man are already clearly visible and all parts of the body can be examined. Many parents have pictures with ultrasound, where the baby sucks a finger. By the way, it is at this time that you can accurately determine the gender - the main thing is that the baby turn into the right place to the sensor of the device.
- Despite the fact that at 21 weeks the future mother already has a perfectly visible tummy, the child himself at this time is about the size of a banana.Most of the volume of the abdomen is occupied by amniotic fluid, an enlarged uterus, placenta and a pad of subcutaneous fat, which is always formed on the stomach of a pregnant woman to protect the fetus.
- Starting from the 16th week, the child can hear the sounds of the outside world, and by the 24th week he no longer just hears, but also reacts to his mother’s voice.
The intrauterine development of the baby contains a lot of interesting and surprising. To be "in the know", the future mother will be useful every week read pregnancy calendar and find out what’s new in her baby, what skills he has already mastered in his tummy, how much he weighs and how he looks.
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