Fifth month
Tips for fifth month
by Women Quotes on Jan.28, 2009, under Tips for fifth month
- Be careful while you raise yourself from a sitting or lying position. Do not be spontaneous in your actions. Try to be careful in what ever you do. Give support to yourself.
- Try to practice kegel exercise. Kegel is a popular prescribed exercise for pregnant women to prepare the pelvic floor for physiological stresses of the later stages of pregnancy and vaginal childbirth. It helps in giving strength to uterus, pelvis etc.
- If you feel that you are not interested in sex, then please avoid it.
- Keep a small pillow for support of stomach to make yourself comfortable.
Growth of fetus in fifth month
by Women Quotes on Jan.28, 2009, under Fetus in fifth month
While starting the fifth month the fetus will be 12cms length and 100gms of weight. By completing fifth month it will be 16cms in length and 200gms of weight. Fetus will start to move considerably from this month. The expecting mother can feel certain movements. A stethoscope can feel the heartbeat of the fetus. The legs and hands of the fetus will be grown in proportion with the length of body.
The growth of brain of the fetus reaches a very important stage in this month. During this period the brain start to develop special glands to recognize each feel like, see, hear, touch, smell, taste etc separately. If the fetus is female the uterus will start to develop. Sixty lakhs of small ovules could be formed in minute forms in the small ovary. Gum will be prepared for the growth of teeth. The bones, which were so light like rubber, will start hardening this month.
By completing five months, the immunity power began to develop. The eyeball would have developed. Also would have developed the power to identify light. The scientists state that if pregnant woman’s is exposed to powerful light after the fifth month, the fetus will raise its hands and try to hide its eyes to prevent the eyes from light.
Fifth Month of Pregnancy
by Women Quotes on Jan.28, 2009, under Fifth month
By completing five months of pregnancy, you are completing half the period of pregnancy. The tensions regarding the matter are half solved. It’s the time when you feel proud and happy to be pregnant. Hormone changes and mental conditions lead to this.
The lower abdomen will be seen clearly since its started growing. Cheeks and nose will show a brownish-black pigmentation that is usually known as Chloasma. It is known as the mask of pregnancy. This increases on the fifth month. Those who are exposed to more sunlight can have this on a higher rate.
Hunger will be increased and most of them begin to have more food. But it is always better to have food in small quantity in each interval. Due to the stretching in the lower abdomen there will be irritation. Do not scratch and make marks. Try to prevent from scratching and slowly run your hands over it. By reaching fifth month all body acids are to be increased. Due to the changes in nose, you can feel a disturbance while breathing. Even if you have snored while sleeping, you may snore while sleeping till delivery.
The weight of the pregnant women starts to increase considerably after the fifth month. From now weight can increase up to 1.5kg per month.


