Pregnancy is surrounded by magic, the entire process from conception to delivery. The pregnant woman can feel her baby in many ways, how it grows, how it moves inside her and even notice how the baby has hiccups. There are many physical and emotional changes that women undergo during pregnancy, some of them are very evident, but others are completely imperceptible.
If you are pregnant or in the process of searching, or if you are simply a curious person eager to know new information, this information will be very useful. You will be able to discover some of the curiosities of pregnancy, which will surely surprise you.
The placenta has an expiration date
Placenta It is an organ that is created naturally in conjunction with pregnancy. Through the placenta, the vital connection between mother and daughter is createdor, since through this organ, the baby can grow and develop by receiving the oxygen and nutrients it needs. Once the pregnancy is coming to an end, the placenta is no longer useful and degenerates.
That is, when the baby is born the placenta is no longer necessary for the woman's body and it is naturally expelled shortly after giving birth.
The increase in the size of the uterus can be up to 500 times
The woman's body adapts to the growth of the baby in the womb, so as the baby grows, the uterus does so with it. In this way, the uterus can expand up to 500 times its natural size. Once the baby is born, it will contract again until it is practically the same than before you got pregnant.
The mother's heart increases in size
During the period of pregnancy, the volume of the mother's blood flow increases by approximately 40%. For this reason, the heart increases in size and heartbeat is much faster than usual. In this way, the heart can work at the rate set by pregnancy, for the baby's needs.
The sex of the baby is determined by the male chromosome
Yes, it is not predictable nor can you choose the sex of your future baby, but what is known for sure is that sex is determined by the male chromosome. This is because the woman only has the X chromosome, which is the female, however, the man has an X and a Y chromosome, which is the male.
To put it simply, all a woman's ovules are female, while sperm can be female or male.
The sense of smell is accentuated
Pregnant women have a very accentuated sense of smell, being able to detect smells that generally go unnoticed. This has two explanations, the scientific one, which explains that this happens as a consequence of an increased presence of estrogens. On the other hand, it is believed that pregnant women sharpen the sense of smell, in order to eliminate foods that are bad for the baby.
Whatever the correct answer, the truth is that pregnant women have a highly developed sense of smell for a period of time.
The baby urinates, hiccups and cries in the womb
Although you will not be able to notice it so soon, the baby begins to perform movements in the uterus from the 10th week of gestation. But not only that, they are capable of perform many other activities such as crying, yawning, thumb sucking, they can even have dreams. In addition, the baby begins to urinate in the uterus from the fourth month, even expelling up to 1 liter of urine daily.
Only 2% of pregnancies are multiples
In other words, of all the pregnancies that occur annually, only two out of every hundred are multiples. So it is something that happens very infrequently.
Also, in multiple pregnancies, babies can be identical twins or not. It is possible that two different sperm fertilize two eggs, and the babies would look the same as any other sibling. In contrast, identical twins arise because a fertilized egg splits in two.