17 week are the second trimester of pregnancy. The period when the woman is quietest and pacified. Hormones already ceased to storm in an organism, and the heavy feeling of the forthcoming childbirth will arise still not soon.
What happens to a fruit in 17 obstetric weeks?
The kid living in a stomach growth can reach 17 centimeters. And its weight varies on average from 120 to 170 grams. Age of a fruit by this moment — 14 weeks. It is visually possible to compare the child to the opened adult's palm.
On this term the main tasks of future child are accumulation of own subcutaneous fat and a mineralization of a skeleton. In a small little body fat looks not as in the adult. It is rather it even a prototype — a thin strip which will be responsible for heat exchange. And skin of the kid becomes covered with special first-born lubricant which performs protective function.
At this stage on milk teeth special fabric — dentine is formed. Is later on it enamel will be formed. For this reason future mother needs to consume the food containing calcium. At the same time in food it is necessary to incline to kaltsiysoderzhashchy products of plant origin. At a diet of the pregnant woman there have to be following products:
- Bean and grain (all types of grain, beans, lentil, haricot and others).
- White cabbage.
- Sheet salad.
If in food of future mom of the products containing calcium is too little, then she with surprise can note that own teeth will become fragile and sensitive. But not only it is worth eating kaltsiysoderzhashchy products to avoid problems in own health. If to limit intake of calcium in an organism, then the kid can be born weak, and his development will be slow. Besides the kid most likely will have unstable the first teeth which are cut through and can undergo early caries.
Except the above-mentioned, on this term the kid has following changes:
- Lengthening of hands and legs. Handles of the kid have length about 4 centimeters.
- The hearing aid of the child is completely created.
- All body becomes covered lanugo. On close ages of the kid, eyelashes already grew.
- There is a development of bronchial tubes. Now they are similar to thin branches of trees.
- Already now at the kid in intestines meconium — first-born begins to be formed by kcal.
- If the girl is born, then at this stage she already has a formation of a uterus.
17 week of pregnancy are significant also the fact that at the kid interferon and immunoglobulin begin to be produced. The immune system of the kid begins to work independently. And the child can independently protect himself from different infections.
Heart of the kid is already completely created and works for full power, pumping over during a day of about 24 liters of blood.
On this term kid already quite active. All its movements are completely coordinated. Besides the woman can be sure that her child is already capable to make the following:
- To listen to different sounds as mothers, and external are obese.
- To swallow of amnitotichesky liquid. And sometimes the kid can swallow too much liquid and subsequently begins to hiccup.
- To move quickly in a fetal bubble.
The condition of future mother is five months pregnant
On the seventeenth week the tummy at the woman if before pregnancy it was not full, is already visible to people around. If future mom had curvy shapes, then now the stomach can be still not expressed, but she will not be able to pull in it any more. Also the fact that at the thin woman the stomach can be also not strongly expressed yet is interesting.
The uterus of the woman has already quite big sizes and is located at the level of 4-5 centimeters below a navel. On each reception the obstetrician-gynecologist who conducts pregnancy has to probe height of a bottom of a uterus and listen to heartbeat of the kid by means of the special device.
The general increase in weight averages about 3 kilograms. And this weight does not go only to the growing stomach. Its distribution happens quite evenly on all body of the woman expecting the child. Thus the fat stock which is required after the delivery when mother nurses the child is created.
In general the 17th week of pregnancy — the period of tranquility and serenity in the woman's life. Insomnia has to pass by this time. Annoyance and nervousness also had to remain in the first trimester. The woman still works, but very soon there will come the long-awaited maternity leave when preparation for the birth of the kid and the choice of pampers become the most important thoughts.
To the past consign also toxicosis. By this time it has to pass completely. If nausea all the same companion of the pregnant woman, then it is necessary to report on it to the doctor.
Future mom on this term can feel the increased sweating. It is connected with additional load of all systems of the pregnant woman.
17 week of pregnancy are the moment when the woman can feel the first pushes of the child. Now they are similar to easy contacts in a stomach, than to full stirs. Some compare this feeling to contact of a wing of a butterfly.
What it is worth drawing the attention of the pregnant woman on the 17th week to?
On change of toxicosis the woman can have hypostases. It is necessary to tell about it to the gynecologist. Perhaps hypostases were shown because of misoperation of kidneys and the doctor will appoint special diuretic medicines.
If earlier there was a problem with teeth, then now quickly teeth it is necessary to treat.
Besides the shortage of calcium on this term the woman can feel the general weakness and dizziness. Sometimes the state becomes aggravated faints. In that case it is necessary to take a blood test on hemoglobin level. If it is lowered, then it is necessary to include the products raising it. If and it did not help, then the doctor can appoint special medicines.
The woman can have unpleasant feelings in a stomach and a waist. It is connected with a fast-growing uterus. Too It is necessary to tell about such feelings to the doctor. He will make recommendations how to appease pain. No-Spa is most often appointed. But if pain has spasmodic character or is estimated as strong and sharp, then it is necessary to call an ambulance. Most likely it is sign of an otsloyka of a placenta and it is necessary to take urgent measures.
Most concerns also allocations. If suddenly for some reason there were bloody or brown allocations, it is necessary to call immediately an ambulance and to go to hospital on treatment.
What tests does the woman on the 17th week of pregnancy have to make?
On the seventeenth week it has to be offered to woman to undergo screening of the second trimester. Also it is called the threefold or fourfold test. Besides the second prenatal screening includes also expanded ultrasonography.
The woman has to take a blood test on the following indicators:
- Free estriol.
- Ingibin.
Some laboratories owing to the insufficient equipment take blood only on the two first an indicator. But also they are quite informative.
After biochemical indicators of blood are received, the woman is appointed to ultrasonography. The expert on inspection can define whether is not present at the child of anomalies in development of a gastric path, heart diseases, a liver, a head and spinal cord, defects in development of extremities of the kid, existence of a front crevice. If any of anomalies it was revealed by the doctor, then in most cases she cannot be cured and doctors recommend to interrupt pregnancy.
Except visual deviations, the ultrasonographer can find the certain markers speaking about chromosomal pathologies of the child. It can be:
- Abundance of water and lack of water.
- The size of a nasal bone is lower than norm.
- Delay in development.
- Too small length of a tubular bone.
- Ventrikulomegaliya and many other things.
If suddenly any of markers it was found by the doctor, then the woman is sent to the medical genetic center where confirm or disprove the diagnosis.