PREGNANCY AT 6th MONTH
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WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH YOUR BABY

  • The baby's lungs are still growing
  • Baby can now respond to sound
  • The first sign of meconium, which is the baby's first stool, is now forming inside the intestines.
  • The baby’s length of nearly 11-12 inches and weighs about 1 1/2 pounds.
  • Finger prints are visible.

  • Bones are becoming more solid.
  • Brain is rapidly developing
  • For girls, the uterus & ovaries are in place and the vagina is developed.
  • The liver is starting to break down bilirubin
  • Baby's heartbeat can be heard with a stethoscope.
  • Nose is taking on a more defined shape as cartilage (the soft bone) appears

WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH YOU

  • pulse increases by 10-15 beats per minute
  • stomach getting steadily bigger starting at the sixth month of pregnancy. Your baby is growing rapidly, and you too.
  • Feeling energetic due to hormones
  • Gaining between two to four pounds every month
  • Stretch marks forming. (Some times with itching)
  • Steadily increasing blood flow can cause nosebleeds, bleeding gums, and lightheadedness.
  • Constipation and heartburn

SIGN AND SYMPTOMS

  • Mood swings
  • Vaginal discharge
  • Itchy and dry skin
  • Movement of abdomen
  • Anxiety
  • frequent urination
  • Heartburn
  • Indigestion
  • Leg cramps

Garbhini lakshana – 6th month

  • Loss of strength and complexion
  • More tiredness

Your Diet & herbs supplements– 6th month

  • Decoction of Babul leaves-> good for eye sight and fair complexion

Pathya – 6th month

  • Ghrita
  • Rice gruel
  • Sweetened curd
  • During these months , the consumption of ghee infused with sweet herb is recommended, ideally on an empty stomach. For example , Satavari ghrut, or Yashtimadhu ghrut. ( Charaka Sarirsthan)

Your emotions – 6th month

  • While over half of your pregnancy is behind you, there are still nearly a hundred long days ahead. There will be many times when you will truly enjoy everything about being pregnant; there will also be days when you just want to get it over with. Along with this impatience may come a bit of boredom. Any slowdown in your activity – from job to hobbies to sports – may leave you with time on your hands. You can take advantage of this slower time to read, walk, or just rest.
  • Not only will your mind tell you to slow down by the end of the second trimester, your body will force you to do so. On the days you overdo it; you will know it. After a busy day, you will need some catchup rest that evening or the next day. Exhaustion is your body's reminder that there is just not enough energy, emotional or physical, to continue a busy lifestyle and grow a baby. If you feel you need to keep busy to get through your pregnancy, try to balance physical exertion with rest; mental stimulation with mindless relaxation; work that makes the time fly with leisure that allows your mind and body to catch up.

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