16 Weeks Pregnancy

At this point of your pregnancy, your baby is approximately 4.3 to 4.6 inches long and weighs 2.8 ounces. Not only is your baby growing, your uterus and placenta continue to grow to accommodate the growing baby inside of you! Just six weeks ago, your uterus weighed about 5 ounces. This week it now weighs 8.75 ounces! The amniotic fluid that surrounds the baby is increasing and there is about 7.5 ounces of fluid. You will easily be able to feel your uterus approximately three inches below your navel.

This is an important week for testing and you will most likely have an AFP test done. This is a harmless blood test that is done to detect abnormalities such as Down's syndrome or spina bifida. This is a non-invasive test and it carries no risk to your developing baby. Most doctors will offer the test, but in most cases it is completely optional.

Your milk glands start production at this time and this causes some tenderness and swelling in early pregnancy. Your veins will become more visible because there is an increased amount of blood flowing to the breasts.

Five and a half inches tall and only six ounces in weight. The child can grasp with his hands, kick, or even somersault.

At this time, your baby is holding her head erect. Because her muscles are developing, she can make some faces now. Your baby is able to squint, frown and open its mouth. There is enough calcium in the bones that they will show up on an x-ray. Your baby's fingernails are well formed now and the legs are longer than the arms. Because your baby is moving well now, you may begin to feel his movements! Some women say that the early movements feel like gas bubbles or a slight flutter. If you have not yet felt the baby move, don't worry. Fetal movements are usually felt between the 16th and 20th week of pregnancy.

You may feel your heart beating 'louder'. This is because there is a lot more blood in your body than normal. (about 20-25% more)

from http://www.i-am-pregnant.com

Kehamilan 16 Minggu

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Hidung tersumbat tanpa disertai sakit flu juga mungkin terjadi di masa kehamilan. Terjadinya keadaan ini biasanya terjadi karena peningkatan hormon hormon progesteron dan estrogen yang menimbulkan peningkatan dan pelebaran aliran darah di tubuh ke jaringan membran mucose di hidung yang menyebabkan hidung menjadi lebih lemah, lembut dan berair.

Selain itu apabila bunda memang mempunyai kecenderungan alergi, maka selama kehamilan alergi bunda juga mungkin akan menjadi lebih parah atau mungkin bunda menjadi lebih sensitif/alergi pada saat hamil dibandingkan pada saat bunda sebelum hamil terutama terhadap bebauan yang kuat seperti asap pembakaran, bau masakan, asap rokok.

Apabila bunda mengalami hidung tersumbat tanpa disertai dengan flu bunda dapat menggunakan nasal spray yang bukan bersifat obat tetapi yang terbuat dari air garam. Selain itu bunda dapat juga menggunakan uap air untuk beberapa menit saja sampai hidung tidak tersumbat. Konsumsi-lah vitamin C karena vitamin ini dapat memperkuat jaringan kapiler. Selama bunda menggunakan vitamin C sebaiknya gunakan dosis kecil atau sesuai dengan petunjuk dokter.

Kepala bayi bunda sudah semakin kuat, dan kuping dari bayi bunda sudah tepat di posisi samping kepala. Bunda sudah mulai bisa memperdengarkan lagu Klasik kepada calon bayi bunda agar bayi bunda lebih relax. Sistem tubuh dari bayi bunda sudah mulai bekerja termasuk sistem kandung kemihnya yang sudah bisa berkemih lebih sering. Jantungnya sudah mulai bekerja untuk memompa darah ke seluruh tubuhnya. Fase ini bayi bunda sudah belajar untuk bernafas.

Perkembangan tubuh bayi bunda di minggu ke 16 kehamilan sudah seberat 100-120 gram dengan tinggi 11-12 cm.

from http://www.infobunda.com/