
twentieth week
Congratulations! Half of your pregnancy has passed. Now the upper part of the uterus is next to your navel and your weight has probably increased by 4.5 kilograms. From now on, you may gain about half a kilogram of weight every week. To remember and organize a historical pregnancy calendar, you can take professional photos of your pregnancy and frame the sonography image of your baby, which was performed at HopeGene Medical Institute. This week, it has grown so much that it has risen from the pelvis more than before so the compression of the uterus towards the abdomen (chest) is quite evident. Now your pregnancy is clear. From the changes of this week, your navel is stretched or protruded.
The thprotrudedant thing this week is the stretch marks that appear around your navel. After the 20th week of pregnancy, the growth of the uterus will increase by almost one centimeter every week. Over that, the enlargement of the belly has been irregular, but now it is becoming more regular. Starting this week, the doctor will measure the size of the abdomen at each appointment. In the 20th week of pregnancy, this number should be around 18 to 22 cm. The size of the abdomen increases by one centimeter every week. More or less distance is a sign of a pregnancy disease such as gestational diabetes, growth problem, or breech. Therefore, if it does not seem normal, more tests are needed. Pregnancy weight gain for mothers with an average BMI is about 11 to 15.5 kg. If you get pregnant with a high BMI, your doctor will probably recommend a total weight gain of 7 to 11 kg.
If your BMI is low, 12 to 18 kg is recommended. Therefore, if it does not seem normal, more tests are needed. Pregnancy weight gain for mothers with an average BMI is about 11 to 15.5 kg. If you get pregnant with a high BMI, your doctor will probably recommend a total weight gain of 7 to 11 kg. If your BMI is low, 12 to 18 kg is recommended. Therefore, if it does not seem normal, more tests are needed. Pregnancy weight gain for mothers with an average BMI is about 11 to 15.5 kg. If you get pregnant with a high BMI, your doctor will probably recommend a total weight gain of 7 to 11 kg. If your BMI is low, 12 to 18 kg is recommended.
Your doctor may refer you to HopeGene Medical Institute for second-trimester screening this week.
- To book an ultrasound appointment for the second trimester of pregnancy or anomaly scan (16 to 22 weeks), contact HopeGene Medical Institute.
- Her muscles have become stronger in the 20th week of pregnancy and you can easily feel her movements. This week, his skin will be
thicker than before. His height is approximately 16.4 cm and his weight is 300 grams.