Women, by the 24th week of their pregnancy, start facing difficulties due to their growing size. These symptoms include conditions such as backaches, fatigue, sore feet, bladder trouble, and nose bleeds. The skin of the breasts and the abdomen stretches further, causing itchiness in these areas of the...

Both the mothers and their babies gain weight by the 23rd week. In the case of the mothers, the weight gain becomes evident. Doctors, at this stage, advise a healthy well-balanced diet to the expecting mothers. A well-balanced diet is accompanied by calcium and iron intake. Both are important in order...

How Your Body Changes Women start gaining weight around the 22nd week of their pregnancy. The pregnancy has progressed to a level where the mothers can feel their babies’ movements. Though symptoms such as morning sickness and nausea are over by this time, there may be other symptoms such a vaginal...

Week 21 of pregnancy is a fairly relaxed time for women. They may go swimming, or do light exercises, but only after getting a green signal from their gynecologist. They should wear loose-fitting clothes to allow the body to breathe. They will gain weight around this time. Due to the growing size of...

The 20th week of pregnancy is the middle of the nine-month-long pregnancy. Usually, by this time, mothers-to-be can tell if there baby is awake or is sleeping in the womb. Its movements also increase. It can hear well by this time, and is also breathing at this stage. Its scalp hair is developing fast....

The 19th week of the pregnancy sees the baby go through more changes than its mother. In general, the women will be in good shape at this shape, and would be enjoying her pregnancy. The baby’s muscles become stronger, and it grows in both height and weight. In case of a baby girl, the ovaries have...

The cardiovascular system undergoes major changes in the 18th week of pregnancy, and most women may find their blood pressures to be low. This is a normal occurrence at this stage of the pregnancy. This is also the time when women tend to gain weight. However, it should not become a cause for concern....

According to gynecologists, by the time of 17th week of pregnancy, the women have got used to the several changes taking place within them. However, this is also the time they become prone to allergies and rashes. While some women feel energetic during this stage of their pregnancy, there are women who...

Women experience ‘quickening’ at this stage of their pregnancy. Quickening is the movement of the baby in the womb which can be felt by the mother. Doctors, during the 16th week of pregnancy, recommend antenatal test for the women. These tests will check for any birth defects in the baby. Women above...

Both the mother and the baby undergo several changes by the time pregnancy enters the 15th week. The baby is making rapid growth. The mother too, gains weight around this time, and appears pregnant. While this is a relatively relaxing time for women, they do become prone to common ailments such as cold...