{"id":618,"date":"2021-07-24T21:47:35","date_gmt":"2021-07-24T20:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aandelaak.nl\/knowledge\/week-16-t-m-20-van-de-zwangerschap\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T13:46:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T11:46:46","slug":"weeks-16-through-20-of-pregnancy","status":"publish","type":"knowledge","link":"https:\/\/aandelaak.nl\/en\/kennisbank\/week-16-t-m-20-van-de-zwangerschap\/","title":{"rendered":"Weeks 16 through 20 of pregnancy"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aandelaak.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbnail_0001-4788405656_20210724_222517_0000-1024x907.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2575\" width=\"260\" height=\"229\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As big as an avocado, as heavy as a chocolate bar\u2014as big as a carrot and as heavy as a pair of flip-flops!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you're 16 weeks pregnant, your baby will develop a white, greasy substance on its wrinkled skin. This is called\u00a0<strong>vernix\u00a0<\/strong>It is called *cradle cap* and consists of fine hair, dead skin cells, and oil from your baby\u2019s glands. This waxy substance protects your baby from harmful effects of the\u00a0<strong>amniotic fluid<\/strong>. Shortly after birth, there is often still some vernix on your baby's skin.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By 16 weeks, the baby has already developed a <strong>sucking reflex<\/strong>. He can already start sucking his thumb!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Between 16 and 20 weeks, the baby is constantly <strong>move more smoothly<\/strong>. During this time, most pregnant women will feel the baby move for the first time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting at 19 weeks, it begins <strong>hearing<\/strong> It works, and the baby listens along with you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the <strong>pregnant women<\/strong> There\u2019s a big difference between the first trimester and the first part of the second trimester. Many women start to feel better again starting at 16 weeks! Less <strong>tired <\/strong>and <strong>nauseous<\/strong> and I'm not really bothered by a big belly yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 20-week ultrasound is very important during this period. If you choose to have one, it\u2019s best to schedule it between 18 and 20 weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<strong>20<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Weekly Echo<\/strong>&nbsp;is not a recreational ultrasound, but a medical examination. The main purpose of the&nbsp;<strong>20<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Weekly Echo<\/strong>&nbsp;It can be used to determine whether the baby has spina bifida or anencephaly. The development of the baby\u2019s organs is also examined in detail. In the process, other physical abnormalities may be detected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, it\u2019s a very exciting ultrasound! We\u2019re having this ultrasound done at the prenatal screening center in Amersfoort. There are several sonographers there who perform many of these ultrasounds. This improves the quality and makes it possible to have the ultrasound reviewed by multiple sonographers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>And then\u2026 20 weeks\u2014halfway through the pregnancy!<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zo groot als een avocado, zo zwaar als een reep chocola naar zo groot als een peen en zo zwaar als een paar slippers! Als je 16 weken zwanger bent, krijgt je baby een witte, vettige substantie op zijn rimpelige huidje. Dit wordt\u00a0vernix\u00a0genoemd en bestaat uit donshaar, dode huidcellen en olie uit je baby\u2019s klieren. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":464,"template":"","class_list":["post-618","knowledge","type-knowledge","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Week 16 t\/m 20 van de zwangerschap - Aandelaak<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Wat gebeurd er in week 16 t\/m 20 met de baby en met jouw zwangerenlichaam? 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