26th week of pregnancy: The 26th week of pregnancy at a glance
Your baby can open his little eyes in the 26th week of pregnancy and even look around. Isn’t that nice? Your child can now also hear well and reacts to sounds with some movement.
During the upcoming 6th check-up in the 26th week of pregnancy, your gynaecologist can clarify whether you may be suffering fromgestational diabetes. Now it’s time to buy the most important things for your baby. How about you and your partner settingup the baby’s room?
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Meanwhile, your unborn baby is able to open his eyes. In the 26th week of pregnancy, it is even possible for him to look right, left, up and down. Your child already weighs 800 grams and is 32 centimeters tall. It stretches, stretches and yawns daily. Its eyes have matured further, so that it responds to light and dark.
Your child also perceives sounds inside and outside the womb with his or her advanced hearing. Speak to your child out loud, maybe he answers with a movement. As your child gets bigger and bigger, it can no longer move as freely in the womb in the 26th week of pregnancy as it did at the beginning. Despite this, it is still actively training for life outside the womb.
Can a baby survive in the 26th week of pregnancy. Thechances of survival for a premature babyhave increased with the beginning of the 26th week of pregnancy. Statistically, around 85 percent of children born during this time survive.
Your body in the 26th week of pregnancy
Gradually, your baby pushes your organs more and more out of their normal position. This has consequences for your well-being. Increasingly, you can suffer from flatulence, constipationorshortness of breathin the 26th week of pregnancy. The organs themselves usually do not mind, they are quite flexible and naturally prepared for pregnancy. After birth, the organs slip back into place and the unpleasant side effects pass immediately.
Especially when sitting or standing up, some women may also experience burning, stabbing pain in the coccyx area. Sometimes the symptoms are so severe that they radiate into the lumbar, anal and hip area. The causes of pain in the coccyx area, which is due to irritation of the periosteum of the coccyx, are diverse. It can be a constipation as well as a previous injury, nerve pain in the area of the coccyx and sacrum or pain in the surrounding muscles and tendons, which are triggered by the weight of the baby and the uterus.
What does a baby look like in the 26th week of pregnancy?
Questions about the 26th week of pregnancy
Does a delivery room tour make sense?
All clinics and birthing centers offer information evenings once or twice a month. Use them to take a look at the premises and get to know the team. Take a look at several clinics orbirthing centers. So you can compare better and be sure that you have found the ideal place for you. Before you take part in a guided tour or information event, you should write down a few points that are important to you.
What initial equipment for your baby?
It’s time foryour baby’s initial equipment. In order to be prepared for the first weeks after birth and not to have to do any major errands during the time of the puerperium, the timely procurement of the initial equipment also provides relief. We have put togetherchecklistsfor you here, which you can print out. But also ask your circle of acquaintances. Often girlfriends can borrow a lot for the first time. Used clothes are great, because your child grows out of the first sizes quickly and it is already washed several times and therefore contains less dyes.
Tips and hints for the 26th week of pregnancy
6. Preventive examination
Between the 26th and 28th week of pregnancy, the sixthcheck-upis due. In addition to the regular examinations (blood, urine, weight, blood pressure, vaginal examination), anti-D prophylaxis can now be administered to women who have the Rhesus factor negative in order to preventrhesus intolerance. In addition, the child’s heart sounds and activities are now checked using a CTG.
Gestational diabetes (GDM)
If you have a check-up this week, your doctor may perform an oral glucose tolerance test (oGTT). The test shows whether you suffer from so-calledgestational diabetes. This glucose metabolism disorder heals completely after birth in most cases. There is an increased risk for women who were already overweight before pregnancy and for expectant mothers over 30.
Regardless of this, a sugar stress test is recommended for all pregnant women between the 24th and 28th week of pregnancy, as gestational diabetes is asymptomatic at first glance. However, there are some indications that indicate glucose intolerance, such as an increased feeling of thirst, sugar in the urine, increased blood pressure or excessive weight gain.