You deserve more than applauds as you have completed 20 weeks of pregnancy and you are 21 weeks pregnant now. It means that you have crossed the first half of your pregnancy and taken all the pain that is required to be a mother. As for a 21 weeks pregnant woman things start to become easier than the weeks in the beginning as the symptoms are either gone or you have got used to all of them. So they are not bothering you much. The disturbing morning sickness has vanished weeks back unless you are some of those unlucky chicks who have it throughout the pregnancy. Your baby is much bigger now and its organs are functioning fine this week. Everything that going inside you is going to your baby and thus you need to be careful of your meal.
What Happens To Your Body When You Are 21 Weeks Pregnant?
There would not be much difference from what it was in the 21st week but you will have a strong emotion of relief which is equivalent to the emotion of freedom. This is the time your body has adjusted to the changes that were new just a few weeks back. As you are 21 weeks pregnant now your body is changing only in size and that is more noticeable in your belly. If your belly has not started to show up yet it may do that this week or the next week. You will notice that your stretch marks have increased in quantity and width. This means your baby is growing fine. It is normal to have them and don’t worry today there are lots of treatments to give you back your clear skin after the pregnancy.
Another thing that the hormone dose when you are 21 weeks pregnant is that it increases your sex drive. You may feel making love and there is no problem in that in case you are having a healthy pregnancy. You may feel the urge more and more as your belly increase that means the closer you reach your delivery date the more will be your urge to make love.
What Happens To Your Baby?
Now that you are 21 weeks pregnant your baby has grown a lot and it is just as the size of a large banana. The taste sense has generated for the little one and it is getting everything that you are eating. It can taste a few things now and that is why it is swallowing amniotic fluid everyday in small quantity. This is required for its hydration and it is nutritious for it too. At the same time it is a practice for the little digesting system as well. You may eat spicy things and your baby will get a taste of them too. As it has learnt how to move by now it is practicing it and you may feel a punch soon. The feeling of movement of your baby within you is more that mesmerizing.
Your baby is now 10 and a half inch long as you are 21 weeks pregnant. The size may differ a bit for different babies but it should be more than 10 inch by now.
What Changes Happen To Your Life?
As you are 21 weeks pregnant now you are free from the worry and many of the disturbing symptoms. Though anxiety can come at times but that is quite normal. After all, there are only 19 weeks or less to go. If your body is not disturbing you a lot then it is time to relax and do the planning for the room and the financial arrangement now. You are not so fat till now and your belly is not showing up much so it is time to have fun with friends and family. The only positive change this week is that you will be able to feel more movement of your baby.
As far as the negatives are concerned for 21 weeks pregnant women it is seen that the backaches starts at this point. At the same time the blood flow increases the pressure on the circulatory system. It is important to exercise and keep your weight normal. As you gain more weight the pressure will be felt more.
21 weeks pregnant woman feels like princes as there is less than half time remaining to see the bundle of joy. As you move on to the coming weeks you have surprises waiting for you. Want to know what is the surprise for 22nd week? Read on.
