Overview
The arms and legs of your baby are in proportion this week. Their movements are now coordinated, hence, you will feel them kicking or moving around in your womb from time to time. Also, your baby’s liver and spleen are now working hard in producing blood cells. Now their bone marrow is also big and developed enough to help in that process.
Another good thing about this week is that your baby is now taking small amounts of amniotic fluid. That’s just amazing, right?
Size Of The Baby
Your baby is getting big and it is getting big fast! In week 20 pregnancy, your baby was small like a mango, but this week, your baby is now around 10.5 inches and is around 11 to 12 ounces heavy. This is the same size of a large banana!
See, that’s how fast they grow!
21 Weeks Pregnant In Months?
If you are 21 weeks pregnant, you are already in the 5th month of your pregnancy. This means that there are only 4 months left before that little fella gets into this world and help you have a great night. Sometimes those nights could be sleepless because they want to play with you!
Coordinated Movements
Because of better brain and muscle coordination, your baby will start to move more. You will feel your baby’s kicks and punches from time to time. The reason behind this is the more control over limbs your baby have at this week.
Pregnancy Symptoms At Week 21
Every week, you will feel something different in your body, this is because of the pressure that is being applied and the constant work that the body is making to keep the baby safe and developing constantly until the delivery period.
Here are some of the symptoms you might feel during week 21 of pregnancy:
- Fetal movement
- Increased appetite
- Increased smell sense
- Bloating
- Increased gas movements
- Back problems
- Bleeding gums
- Nails growing faster
- Tiredness
- Anxiety
- Fear
Here are just some of the symptoms that you might be experiencing during the 21st week of pregnancy.
When To Call The Doctor?
If you are experiencing any of the following things, you want to call the doctor right away!
- Vaginal bleeding
- Smelly vaginal discharge
- Increased vaginal discharge
- Green vaginal discharge
- Fever
- Chills
- Pain in stomach
- Lower abdominal pain
- Severe stomach cramps
- Severe abdominal pain along with bleeding
- Pain while urinating
- Severe constipation
At this point, anxiety and fear are also very high on the list. You want to talk with your doctor about those things too. You want to have all doubts cleared out so you can become tension free.
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