Pregnancy Week 22 - Symptoms Arethe beginning of preparation of the child for life outside the uterus. The eyebrows of the child are already well marked, and on the head the hair begins to grow more actively, but in fair-haired children melanin appears in hair much later, although in Asians and representatives of the Negroid race, hair in the form of a halo float around the head. The peripheral nervous system develops - the number of neurons is constantly increasing, which means that its tactile sensitivity is also improving - the child feels the world around him better. He already consciously squeezes and unclenches his fists and bends his fingers, touches and studies the relief of his face. Chooses how it is more convenient: to bring a finger to your mouth or to bend yourself if you want to suck. 
Intrauterine development of the baby at week 22pregnancy At the time of pregnancy - 22 weeks of ultrasound examination shows that the length of the baby is about 19 cm, and its weight is almost 350 gr. At this time, the future mother feels well, but sometimes physiological anemia develops. This is due to the fact that the volume of blood is retained by blood plasma. The degree of blood dilution is called hematocrit and at this stage its numbers are the most critical. And, despite the fact that the 22nd week pregnancy signs of anemia are not a menacing symptom, the pregnant woman needs more iron so that the physiological anemia does not go into iron deficiency. 
The tummy of a future mother at 22 weeks gestationAlmost all women report an increase in sexual activity, this is due to increased blood flow. Secretion of the vaginal glands improves, and the sensitivity of erogenous zones increases. Some women only begin to experience orgasm after the first pregnancy. Sex at this stage is not harmful, since the baby is under reliable protection of a multilayered fetal bladder. In addition, there is no need to think about contraception, which makes sexual contact even more pleasant and desirable.
