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🌸 Week 18 of Pregnancy

👶 Your Baby

📌 Size & Growth

Your baby is about 14.2 cm long, the size of a bell pepper 🫑 

🧬 Development

  • Active movements 
  • Developing reflexes: 
    • swallowing 
    • sucking 
  • Sensory development increasing

🤰 Your Body

💫 Quickening

  • You may feel baby movement for the first time
    Feels like fluttering 

 

⚖️ Balance

  • You may feel more clumsy 

 

💓 Blood Pressure

  • Slightly lower → dizziness 

 

📏 Skin Changes

Linea nigra may appear
Normal

⚠️ What to Expect

  • Stretch marks 
  • Fatigue 
  • Gum bleeding 
  • Round ligament pain 
  • Headaches 
  • Nosebleeds 
  • Constipation 
  • Heartburn 
  • Dizziness 
  • Swelling

🩻 Key Milestone

🔍 Anomaly Scan (18–20 weeks)

  • Full fetal assessment 
  • Detects abnormalities 
  • May reveal baby’s sex

💊 Your Rights

  • Free prescriptions 
  • Free dental care

🥗 Nutrition & Supplementation

  • Balanced diet 
  • Vitamin D

🏃‍♀️ Exercise

  • 150 minutes weekly 

📅 What to Expect

  • Pelvic floor exercises 
  • Antenatal classes 
  • Work planning

🩺 When to See a Doctor

  • Reduced movement 
  • Severe pain 
  • Bleeding 
  • Severe dizziness

❓ Is This Normal?

  • No movement yet? Possible 
  • Linea nigra? Normal 
  • Dizziness? Common

 

Feeling your baby move is one of the most reassuring milestones in pregnancy.

🌸 Feeling your baby move is a magical milestone 🤍

Make sure to follow up and check your baby’s development with a detailed scan

At Dr. Mohamed Abdelghany Clinic, we provide:
✔️ Detailed anomaly scans
✔️ Continuous monitoring
✔️ Expert care

💙 Book your visit today and stay reassured
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