When the pregnancy has already passed for half, then your child is almost completely formed, and he can only grow and prepare for birth. At 20 weeks of pregnancy, the fetus is already a tiny person with hair and nails on the fingers of the hands and feet. The kid can yawn, suck his finger, play with the umbilical cord and somersault. Expressing emotions, the baby can clench fists or make faces.
During this period the skin becomes four-layered, that is, thicker, and the sebaceous glands begin to produce the original grease (waxy secret). Such lubrication lingers on the hairs, which are called lanugo and protects the baby's skin from amniotic fluid . After birth, the grease is wiped off with damp napkins at the first toilet of the newborn.
Anatomy of the fetus at 20 weeks is the norm
Growth of the fetus from the crown to the sacrum at 20 weeks is 24 to 26 centimeters. The baby's nervous system is basically formed. Girls have already formed the uterus, but there is no vagina yet. The baby reacts to his mother's voice and recognizes him, as a result of which his heart beats more often. Formation and development of the internal organs of the fetus was completed at the 20th week, and they are able to function independently. Spleen, intestines and sweat glands begin
The weight of the fetus on the 20th week of pregnancy is about 350 g - the baby has the size of a small melon. In its intestine meconium is formed - the original feces. Eyes, although closed, but the child is oriented in the uterine cavity, and if the children are two, they can find each other's faces and hold hands. On the 20th - 21th week of development, the fetus develops a hair covering, eyebrows are decorated with eyebrows and cilia. If a woman is the first child, then at 20 weeks she can begin to feel the movements of her crumbs.