Standard belly picture of 18-week pregnant woman

At 18 weeks of pregnancy, the baby has already spent 126 days in the mother's belly. The baby is growing up gradually. At this time, its body length is 14 cm. Imagine a ruler with a length of 15 cm. After a few days, the mother will be able to feel the baby's heart rate. But some dads may worry that their mothers sleep well every day and their abdomen should be protruding, but they don’t have a protruding abdomen at 18 weeks of pregnancy. Not only dads, but moms themselves are also worried. How big should the belly be at 18 weeks of pregnancy?

How big is the belly at 18 weeks pregnant

When you become a parent for the first time, there are really many things you don’t understand. It's like what can't be eaten, what to eat more, and what to supplement at what stage. Parents have no definition for these. There are also mothers who are in a good mood every day and eat a lot, but their belly does not look big. It turns out that they are 18 weeks pregnant and the baby still needs room to grow, but the mother's belly is so small, can the baby still play happily? How big should the belly be at 18 weeks of pregnancy?

Generally speaking, the size of the mother's belly will not affect the growth and development of the baby, and the belly of every pregnant mother will not be the same size even in the same week of pregnancy. In fact, there is no standard size for a pregnant belly, so parents will not worry too much. So what factors cause the degree of abdominal protrusion to be different even if mothers are in the same week of pregnancy?

1. The mother is originally plump, so of course her belly is bigger than that of a petite mother at 19 weeks of pregnancy.

2. If the mother's pelvis is wide, then the abdomen will not be so prominent. On the contrary, if the mother's pelvis is narrow, the abdomen will be obviously prominent and look very large.

3. The mother usually eats too much and does not exercise, so her belly becomes bigger (she gains weight).

4. If a pregnant woman has more amniotic fluid, her abdomen will be bigger; if she is pregnant with twins, the mother of the twins will also have a bigger abdomen.