22 Weeks Pregnant
By Sarah on Mar 19, 2011 with Comments 0
By the 22nd week of pregnancy, your baby will grow to the size of a large banana. You may not be able to hold the baby of this size in a palm. The midwife will now examine the position of the baby by palpating (check by touching or feeling) your abdomen. Although, it is too early to check the position, there are plenty of weeks left for the position of baby to change.
Development in 22nd Week Pregnancy
The touching sense of your baby is developing and the baby will try to blow his face repetitively. Still in his early stages, he will begin to learn the art of moving his limbs and touching them together. With the every passing week, your baby will develop and awareness of his different body organs and their movements. For instance, he can cross and uncross his legs, try to touch his head with hands by bending his head down, and trying to grab other parts of the body.
It has been seen that the twins in the uterus, giving responses to one another by touching.
Appearance in 22nd Week Pregnancy
Your baby at this stage seems to be very delicate and soft because of low amount of fats. Nails are becoming more and more obvious with each passing week on his fingers and toes. At this particular stage, the lining and creasing on the palms of the baby are getting more evident.
Movement in 22nd Week Pregnancy
The movements of baby become more evident to your now. You can feel your baby jumping and turning actively in response to some loud noise. Your baby will give response to any sudden noise or loud music. However, if you don’t feel any movement the whole day, don’t worry as he is so small at this stage that his slight movements may not be felt by you. Also, he may have a sleeping period while you are awake. The movements of the baby become more prominent by 28th week of pregnancy.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
I am 22 weeks pregnant and am worried about getting chickenpox as a couple of my friends’ children have it at the moment. Is there anything I can do to avoid it? Can it damage my unborn baby?
Many of the adults are insusceptible to chickenpox, but if you are not sure about having had a chickenpox in your childhood then you can go for blood test. It is very unusual to get a chickenpox while you are pregnant. However, getting a virus before 20th week or after the 36th week can affect the growth of your baby. At this stage if you get the virus, there is a risk that your baby will also get the virus, varicella infection. If at any time you contracted the virus of chickenpox, you will be given an injection of immunoglobulin to minimize the effect of the virus on your body.
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