How big is the belly at 15 weeks of pregnancy?

After pregnancy, mothers not only do not care about their own bodies, but are very concerned about the physical development of the fetus. Not only do they look at their bellies every day and often have silent conversations with the baby, but they also communicate with the baby heart to heart. So how big is the belly at this time, especially at 15 weeks of pregnancy! I believe that many mothers don’t understand this, so in the following article I will introduce it to you.

1. Some special expectant mothers need prenatal diagnosis: During the 15-18 weeks of pregnancy, you may need to undergo a prenatal diagnosis based on the doctor's advice. Through specific examinations of the fetus, it can be determined whether the fetus has congenital or genetic diseases. Expectant mothers in the following situations need prenatal diagnosis: those who are married to close relatives; elderly pregnant women over 35 years old; pregnant women who have given birth to children with chromosomal diseases; pregnant women who have had multiple miscarriages or stillbirths.

2. O-type expectant mothers need to check for ABO hemolytic disease: O-type expectant mothers should also check whether there is blood incompatibility between mother and baby. There are two obvious symptoms of blood incompatibility. One is ABO blood incompatibility, which generally means that the mother's blood type is O and the father's blood type is A, B or AB. ABO hemolytic disease is more common in the first pregnancy. Another is Rh blood incompatibility. When the mother's blood type is Rh negative and the father's blood type is Rh positive, childbirth can cause the mother to produce antibodies to the fetus's blood. The first fetus is less likely to develop the disease, and the more births, the higher the incidence rate.

3. Frequent urination begins: Expectant mothers may start to get up to urinate at night, even more frequently than during the day. This is due to the increase in fetal metabolites and the increased burden on the kidneys. Don't be afraid to drink water because it is very necessary to drink enough water.

4. Hair begins to change: There is an unexpected change that may make the expectant mother very happy. Your originally thin and yellow hair will become thick, black and shiny after pregnancy, thanks to your baby. But the resulting increase in body hair or faint beard may also bother you. These are all changes that pregnancy brings to you, and they are all temporary.

5. Appropriate intake of zinc-containing foods: Zinc deficiency can cause expectant mothers to have abnormal taste and smell, loss of appetite, poor digestion and absorption, and reduced immunity. Foods rich in zinc include oysters, liver, button mushrooms, sesame, ark shells, etc., especially oysters.

In the article, we learned how big the belly is at 15 weeks of pregnancy. As the fetus in the belly grows bigger day by day after pregnancy, your uterus will also become larger and larger. At this time, your belly will be very large by the middle of pregnancy. If you are not carrying twins, your belly will not be particularly large.