Sixth month
Tips for sixth month
by Women Quotes on Feb.04, 2009, under Tips for sixth month
- Try to keep your foot in a comfortable higher level that is on a chair or so, since there will be swelling on the foot and ankle.
- Sit straight to keep you back bone straight. Also try to give a support for the back. This will help to prevent the difficulty to breathe due to the big stomach.
- Abstain from using footwear with heel because you need a balancing of body.
- Do not prevent yourself from drinking water in the thought of frequent urination. Drink more water or else it will lead to urinary infection or dehydration.
- On reaching sixth month do not use rings on fingers because your fingers can become big at any point of time from now.
- Please make a habit to walk slowly everyday for sometime to give relief to your body and to comfort the blood circulation.
- Try to lie down on your left side always and also give a support for the stomach with a pillow.
- By completing sixth month make sure that you are in a very clean surrounding without any dust to disturb you. Clean your carpets, bed sheets, mats etc.
Growth of Fetus in Sixth Month
by Women Quotes on Feb.03, 2009, under Fetus in Sixth Month of Pregnancy
In the sixth month a pregnant woman can feel the movements of fetus by touch. In the beginning of sixth month the fetus will be 18cm length and 300gms weight, which will reach to 20-22cm lengths and 500-550gms weights by the end of the month. The organs of the fetus would have grown according to the proportion. It may try to reach for hands or fingers for sucking. The eyelids would have developed to a great extent. The fetus will be keeping on drinking the amniotic acid. It gets all proteins from this. By digesting the amniotic acid the internal organs will be preparing them for the digestion process.
The fetus will start looking like how it looks after the delivery. Eyebrows will have started growing. The skin will be wrinkled. If the fetus is male, then its sex organs will attain growth. The immunity system will be developed by now. Pancreas will be developed and will be prepared for the production of insulin hormone. In the sixth month the respiratory organs starts to grow to get prepared for the whole system. The eyeballs have developed and eyelids.
Since the respiratory organs starts to develop in the sixth month, the fetus will not be able to live if born before the sixth month. But there are cases reported that the fetus is taken out in the sixth month and has helped it to continue living using the modern science.
In short, by completing the 6th month a fetus is almost prepared for birth.
Sixth month of Pregnancy
by Women Quotes on Feb.02, 2009, under Sixth month
By reaching the sixth month, all the internal organs of fetus would have developed by this time. You can feel the uterus by touch. Due to the growth of uterus, the pressure to the veins of legs and hands will be high and this may lead to problems such as varicose vein. There can be swelling on the ankle and foot. There may be some swelling on face too due to the increase in estrogen. These will disappear after the delivery.
The uterus grows above the urinary bladder to reach it and makes its congested. Due to this there will be frequent urination. It is also possible that some drops of urine may pass without the pregnant woman’s knowledge. In some cases, there can be leakage of amniotic acid. It is not possible to identify whether the leaked fluid is urine or amniotic acid. If you feel that the leakage is more than normal, them please consult your doctor.
On the end of the sixth month you can feel a small movement or hits in the lower abdomen. It is known as the “Braxton hits”. Braxton Hicks contractions are part of your body getting ready for labour, and that they get the processes of effacement and dilation going in preparation for delivery. This is called ‘ripening’.
The stomach would have been like a football by now. You may feel itching on the lower abdomen and on breasts. Your face and nipples may become darker. If your skin goes dry, please make it comfortable with some moisturizer or coconut oil. There may appear a black line running from your lower abdomen to the bottom. This will disappear after the delivery. Your mental condition may change frequently according to the hormone changes. Reaching the seventh month will reduce this. If some depression exists even after this time, please consult your doctor.
At certain time, the pregnant woman may feel so tires, not able to concentrate and the like disturbances. In such times she should be given more care and security feeling. Some pregnant women can experience disturbances like piles. Usually this is not a big issue but if this increases, get medication. Include more of fruits and vegetables, which will help you to prevent constipation.


