TWENTY-FIRST WEEK OF PREGNANCY: What you need to know
Introduction
You are now past the halfway point of your journey of waiting: you have reached the twenty-first week of pregnancy.
In this article, I will guide you step by step through everything related to the symptoms and growth of your puppy, now about the size of a pomegranate.
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How many months is 21 weeks of pregnancy?
Are you in your twenty-first week of pregnancy?
You are going through the fifth month , which goes from 17+5 to 21+6.
What do you feel like at the twenty-first week of pregnancy?
Let's now open the chapter of symptoms that characterize the mother's daily life in the twenty-first week of pregnancy.
Among the main ones, it is possible to mention heartburn .
This sensation is caused by the mechanical compression exerted by the growing uterus and can be calmed by intervening first of all on the diet.
Eat frugal meals, include dry foods when possible, and avoid overdoing your fat intake.
Don't be alarmed if, during this period, you happen to have to deal with leg cramps, especially in the calf .
Caused by factors such as lymphatic stagnation, particularly marked in the twenty-first week of pregnancy, they can be further predisposed by events such as contractures.
I have good news for you: osteopathy can prove to be a clear solution.
In this video you can see part of a treatment, which begins by relaxing the muscles of the plantar fascia, on an eight-month pregnant woman.
Here are other symptoms that can characterize the twenty-first week of pregnancy:
Constipation
Flatulence
Constipation
Increased risk of having to deal with urinary tract infections due to increased sensitivity of the mucous membranes
To prevent the eventuality described in the last point, focus on hydration, which also has the great advantage of increasing the volume of circulating blood.