Powerhouse in your belly<\/strong><\/p>\n Your baby is growing and growing, and the muscles have become so strong by now that you might start feeling the kicking this week. Although it is quite possible that you felt it earlier. But it could also take another few weeks. The baby is still super active. He or she has plenty of room and is happily tumbling and somersaulting around. <\/p>\n Your baby’s sense of touch has now also developed. This means that your child can feel it when you stroke your belly, but he or she can also feel their own movements. Meanwhile, the muscles of the eyes are also being trained. Although your baby cannot yet look directly, he or she is already practicing a little. Very occasionally he or she looks straight ahead, but in most cases, not. Even after birth, your child will initially still have difficulty fixing their gaze and will frequently squint. <\/p>\n An old-fashioned saying is that every pregnancy costs you a tooth. This myth originated from the belief that your child needs a lot of calcium and would extract it from your teeth. But as mentioned: it is a myth. However, due to the influence of hormones, your gums may bleed a little more easily while brushing. So make sure you brush gently with a soft brush. <\/p>\n Hormonal changes can also lead to less inhibition of bacterial growth in the mouth, making plaque form more easily. However, as long as you take good care of your teeth, you have nothing to fear. You can, if necessary, visit the dentist for an extra check-up. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Week 18 Powerhouse in your belly Your baby Your baby is growing and growing, and the muscles have become so…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1653,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"templates\/flex.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1812","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/verloskundigenrotterdamwest.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/verloskundigenrotterdamwest.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/verloskundigenrotterdamwest.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verloskundigenrotterdamwest.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verloskundigenrotterdamwest.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1812"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/verloskundigenrotterdamwest.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1813,"href":"https:\/\/verloskundigenrotterdamwest.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1812\/revisions\/1813"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verloskundigenrotterdamwest.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/verloskundigenrotterdamwest.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Your baby<\/h3>\n
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