pregnancy calendar " week 18
18 weeks pregnant
In addition to swimming, kicking and making crazy faces, your baby is also developing his primary reflexes in the womb. For example, he practices breathing, sucking and swallowing every day so that he can soon exist effortlessly outside the familiar womb.
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the primary reflexes
Each week your little one gets a little stronger, so it is quite possible that you will feel him kick more and more often. All that movement, your little one's brain is being stimulated. The division of the nerve cells is completed by now, and fluid is produced via tiny blood vessels that surround the brain and spinal cord.
In addition to all that movement, your baby is already practicing the important actions it will soon need outside the womb. womb. Think of sucking, breathing and swallowing. Your baby also gets very tired from all that exercise, so it is possible that you will see him or her yawn during a pretecho. yawn during a pretecho.
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18 weeks pregnant
By now it is obvious to everyone: you are pregnant. If you haven't bought any maternity clothes yet, now is the perfect time. Your belly could probably use some extra support by now, which is not surprising when you it's as big as a melon. Check out what suits your body and get advice for optimal comfort.
Furthermore, your gums may also be more sensitive and will bleed faster when brushing your teeth. It is therefore recommended that you purchase a softer toothbrush to proceed more carefully. This sensitivity is caused by pregnancy hormones and will disappear again after your pregnancy will disappear again.
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