The fifth month of pregnancy
The fifth month of pregnancy can be considered the middle month, meaning that it begins with the end of pregnancy symptoms in the first months, such as dizziness and nausea, and ends at the beginning of the last few months, which increases the pressure on the mother as a result of increasing the size of the fetus and the ability to adapt to the pregnancy , So as to reduce anxiety and tension compared to previous months.
Pregnancy symptoms in the fifth month
- This month, the mother feels the movement of her fetus.
- Constipation sometimes occurs.
- Stomach disorders and difficulty in digestion.
- Pain in the head and sometimes dizziness.
- Increase appetite, appetite for food.
- Some swelling occurs in the hands, feet and face.
- Feeling of aches in the back and especially below it.
- Increased heart beat.
Place the fetus in the fifth month
- Increased fetal movement, which is active this month, as the mother feels the movement of fetal legs in her abdomen.
- Increase fetal length up to five centimeters, in addition to increasing weight.
- The beginning of hair growth of the head of the fetus, eyebrows and eyelashes and be white.
- Fetal fingerprints are formed and the nails grow.
- The possibility of making sure his or her gender is male or female.
How to overcome this stage
- This month, the fetus’s ability to hear external sounds increases, so the mother can sing and read to her child or listen to quiet music. Studies have shown that children can be influenced by external sounds and how positive they will be when they are born.
- Yoga exercises help you rest, relax, and increase your positive energy.
- Keep away from food that contains a large proportion of salts, and to eat the variety of foods rich in supplements necessary for women in pregnancy, but attention must be given to the amount of food, in order to avoid the weight increase significantly, which in turn affects the birth.
- Minimize caffeine-containing beverages such as coffee and tea, which cause disturbances in the number of hours needed to sleep, affecting the fetus’s health and growth.
- Drink water in sufficient quantities to avoid possible bloating, as water contributes to the disposal of water trapped in the body that causes swelling in different parts of the body.
- Start by paying more attention to the quality of the clothes chosen, and focusing on specific fabrics especially suitable cotton, to prepare for the next stage, in which the abdomen appears clearly and prominently, so focus on the broad and comfortable clothes of pregnancy, and away from tight clothes, which can be pressed on Abdomen and legs, which hinders the functioning of blood vessels, and thus the possibility of exposure to varicose veins in the legs.