Father-to-be 【Fifth Month】
To-do list!
#为准妈妈提供轻柔有效的按摩服务;
#开始储备育儿资金;
#监督准妈妈喝水.
After the first two articles have introduced the pregnancy reaction and important tests in the fifth month of pregnancy, we can finally say good news.
Pregnancy travel
If you want to travel during pregnancy, this stage is the best choice.
There is no need to worry about the risk of miscarriage, there will be no morning sickness to affect the appetite of the expectant mother to enjoy the food, and there will be no big belly to increase the fatigue of the journey.
In the gap between the two-person world that has not yet ended, going out and re-indulging in a warm save will help enhance the relationship between husband and wife and alleviate pregnancy anxiety.
However, even if the second trimester is the safest stage of the entire pregnancy, there are still many restrictions and precautions for expectant mothers to keep in mind.
Precautions
1. Do not choose climbing, diving and skydiving, which are too exciting and the air pressure changes rapidly;
2. If you are traveling abroad, do not choose a country with too much time difference from the country where you are located, so as to avoid the disorder of the biological clock;
3. For expectant mothers, the hotel must choose a comfortable and hygienic hotel rather than a simple hotel;
4. The level of medical care in the place of tourism should also be taken into account, and areas at risk of infectious diseases must not be visited, especially malaria can cause miscarriage;
5. Avoid prolonged exposure to the sun, some pregnant women will become sensitive skin, easy to suffer from a disease called dark spot disease, also known as pregnancy spots;
6. Do not decide the destination of the trip without authorization, after all, it is a trip for two people, and also respect the opinion of the father-to-be, and do not let the good memories become the origin of the quarrel between the two people;
7. During the epidemic period, try not to choose foreign travel, if the mother-to-be's second trimester is in the autumn and winter, try to choose a self-driving trip around the location, if it is a warmer season in spring and summer, you can choose some domestic city travel without epidemic risk, after all, pregnancy travel safety is the first.
Expectant mothers change this month
Having said that, let's take a look at the changes in expectant mothers this month.
This month the expectant mother should be in the best condition in the whole pregnancy, neither too uncomfortable nor sore, the stomach will not be too large, and the whole person will feel more energetic.
Of course, the following pregnancy symptoms can not be ruled out, such as rapid growth of hair and nails, belly button bulge, breast sensitivity, and due to excessive metabolism, body temperature rises, the whole person is like a fire, it is easier to sweat, gums also become sour and sensitive, easy to bleed when brushing teeth, heartburn, constipation will strike again, and occasionally there will be dizziness, weakness and other symptoms.
In addition, some expectant mothers will also have back pain, nasal congestion, anemia, leg cramps, pain on both sides of the lower abdomen, slight swelling of the feet and ankles, changes in the color of the skin in the abdomen or face, itchy scalp, decreased vision, increased heart rate, etc. Some expectant mothers may have some milk spills at this stage.
In addition, the expectant mother's blood flow rate in the pelvis is now accelerated, and the breasts are highly sensitive, and it will be easier to achieve orgasm in the couple's life than before.
Baby changes this month
At the end of this month, the fetal baby is almost 16.5-19cm, and the weight will reach 285-340 grams, at which time the baby's growth rate will begin to slow down, and the development of other key parts will begin to occupy a major position, such as the development of brain cells.
In the newborn little brain, there is a tissue called the hair-generating matrix that is rapidly generating new brain cells, and the brain will continue to develop until the child is about 5 years old.
At the same time, the bones of the middle ear and the brain also have a better connection, this month the baby can hear the sound, the parents-to-be can start chatting with the baby, so that the baby is familiar with the voice of the parents in advance, and can start to give them music prenatal education.
Physically, the baby's bones and muscles are becoming stronger and stronger, and the nerve fibers are gradually connected, the purpose of which is to improve the baby's motor ability and strengthen the bones, this month you can feel the baby in your stomach twisting, turning over, punching and kicking.
With the gradual maturity of the digestive system, the hiccups will become more obvious when the fetus swallows amniotic fluid, and many times expectant mothers can feel the burp in the belly of the fetus.
This month's long-term soak in amniotic fluid fetal skin will begin to form a layer of white thick substance like cream, which is the fetal sebum, which will protect the baby's skin from direct contact with the surrounding amniotic fluid.
Your baby's first lump of meconium will also form this month, and it's beautiful, a tar-like mass that accumulates in the fetal intestine.
In addition, the most important baby's sexual organs are also beginning to develop well, if it is a baby girl, then her ovaries now contain 7 million eggs, until birth, this number will be sharply reduced to about 2 million. If it is a baby boy, the testicles have now formed the most primitive sperm.
The development of the sexual organs also means that the sex of the baby has been determined.
What fathers-to-be need to know
1. Expectant mothers will have pain, stiffness, bulkiness and convulsions, so you should give the expectant mother massage services appropriately, but ensure that the massage is gentle and effective;
2. Now the most important responsibility of a father-to-be begins, which is to prepare parenting funds for your baby, so start making money;
3. For pregnant women, water can help them get nutrients to the fetus, and it can also prevent infections, constipation and hemorrhoids, so you should supervise your wife to drink a full 1.7 liters of water a day (carbonated drinks are not counted), and you can make some lemonade so that the expectant mother will not drink too light water to get bored.
This article refers to books
The First Pregnancy Book for a Man
Mark Woods [Translation] Jia Yuting
"Pregnant with My Wife"
Rob Kemp [Translation] Wu Fan
Sears Encyclopedia of Pregnancy
William Sears Martha Sears Linda Holt BJ Snell [Translation] Xun Shouwen
Heidi's Encyclopedia of Pregnancy
[Beauty] Heidi McCoughf et al. [Translation] Pauline Hu
Note: The pictures in this article come from the Internet