You may now have gotten over your morning sickness and mood swings. You may seem more energized than before, but by 19 weeks pregnant, you may also have sacrificed a lot of things, starting from having to give up your favourite food to experiencing endless sleepless nights. What is it actually that is happening to your body? Here are some things you may be experiencing. As we said, there is no need to worry. When you understand your body entirely, you will feel more at peace.
Table of Content:
- What to Expect? || Signs and Symptoms || Fetal Development ||
- Baby Weight and Size || Activities || Diet and Exercises ||
- How to Overcome Stress || Medical Test and Scan || Ultrasound ||
- Tips and Precautions || Checklist || Risks ||
Which Month and Trimester am I in at 19 Weeks Pregnant?
You are in your fifth month of pregnancy, at your second trimester. You only have four months to go for the D-day!
19 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect?
While the responsibility of owning a life forming inside you is both difficult and magical, this juxtaposing feeling makes the mother endure through these tough months as she keeps her eyes fixed on her prize. Now we all sum up pregnancy in 9 months, but due to the frequent doctoral supervision and run-ins with your doctor’s pregnancy is counted in weekly form as in a total of 40 weeks makes up the entire pregnancy process. This is further dissected and categorized into three sections.
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19 Weeks Pregnant Signs and Symptoms:
Here is a good description of what happens to your baby and your body at 19 weeks pregnant.
1. Skin Change:
After a long day at the pool party, don’t you feel your skin wrinkled and crooked, especially the fingertips, which is more wrinkled than your grandmother’s skin? That is because of the excessive exposure to water which is why the skin becomes wrinkled. Imagine floating in fluid for nine months and what it will do to your skin. In the free space other than the baby is filled with amniotic fluid which is why at around this stage, the Vernix starts developing in the baby. Maybe by the end of this week, your baby will be covered in the greasy white veil which is in medical terms the vernix caseosa. The lanugo or the soft brown hair covering your baby’s body forms a part of this. This softcover protects the baby’s skin from crumpling.
