It is the feeling that she bonds herself with the little one nurturing in her womb from the day one till the date of the birth of the baby. It is all the doubts that her body and mind undergo changes during these nine months of pregnancy.
Woman experiences various symptoms during this phase and she enjoys every moment of this stage. Pregnancy is divided into 3 trimesters. Each trimester is a little longer than 13 weeks. The first month marks the beginning of first trimester.
Gestational age: Timings of pregnancy is measured using “gestational age” and this age starts on the first day of your last menstrual period (LMP). Thus, full term pregnancy is about 40 weeks from your LMP that counts to roughly 10 months.
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Baby Growth |
Mom to be Symptoms |
1st Trimester |
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Week 1 & week 2 |
It is difficult to know exactly when the conception occurred and the baby is just a sparkle in your eyes. Doctors calculate your due date from the beginning of your last menstrual cycle.
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Week 3 |
Here egg and the sperms have joined successfully and although it is small – just about the size of head of the pin, it does not look like fetus or a baby. Outer layer will become placenta and the inner layer will become embryo.
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No change is noticed at this point.
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Week 4 |
Egg is fertilized, it burrows into lining of your uterus and this is called implantation.
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Week 5 |
Your baby is still tiny, but its heart, brain, spinal cord, muscles and bones are beginning to develop. The placenta which nourishes the baby and the amniotic sac that provides warm and safe environment where your baby can move easily are still forming. The umbilical cord forms and connects your baby to your blood supply.
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Week 6 |
Baby is tadpole shaped and is about the size of a BB pallet. It’s eyes and limbs
are forming. When ultrasound is done, your doctor will be able to hear its heart beat at this stage. This period between 17 and 56 weeks is more crucial time as your baby is most susceptible to anything that can affect normal growth. |
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Week 7 |
Your little one is growing. Limb buds appear that will grow into hands and feet. Heart, lungs, intestines, appendix, brain, spinal cord, nostrils, mouth and eyes continue to develop
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Week 8 |
Your baby is now about in sixth week of development and a big week for growth. There is formation of eyelid folds and ears, with little webbed fingers and toes. It can even swim around the womb.
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Week 9 |
Your baby is about size of peanut with head more erect and neck more developed. If ultrasound is done you can even see your baby moving even though there is no feeling or sensation of the moment.
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Week 10 |
Still small but looks and acts like baby. Arms and legs longer and can bend at the elbow and knees.
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10 |
Week 11 |
Doctors use Doppler Stethoscope and can hear rapid swooshing noises of the heartbeat. Baby’s genitals are developing.
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Week 12 |
All the parts of your baby are developing – tooth, buds of toe nails. Development process continues and your baby will develop till the rest of your pregnancy and the chances of miscarriage drops considerably. Bones begin to harden and changes triggered by hormones begin to make external sex organs appear – female or male. Kidney starts making urine and early sweat glands appear.
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You will feel more energetic for next few weeks and the weight gain should be around 1.5 to 5 pounds.
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2nd Trimester |
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12 |
Week 13 & 14 |
Hair begins to grow, prostate gland begins to develop, ovaries move down from the abdomen to the pelvic area in biologically female fetus and roof of mouth is formed. |
In case you have trouble in sleeping you can buy Farlin pregnancy pillow that supports the abdomen and back. It eases the discomfort of stress formed by fetus weight |
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Hundreds and thousands of eggs form in ovaries of biologically female fetus.
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13 |
Week 15 & 16 |
Hundreds and thousands of eggs form in the ovaries of biologically female fetuses |
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14 |
Week 17 & 18 |
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15 |
Week 19 & 20 |
Uterus forms in biologically female fetus. Lanugo covers the body and the skin is covered with vernix |
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16 |
Week 21 & 22 |
Bone marrow starts making in blood cells and taste buds begin to form |
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17 |
Week 23 & 24 |
Eyebrows and eye lashes usually develops |
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18 |
Week 25 & 26 |
Fetus develops more and more fat from now until end |
One can make use of Farlin maternity belt to relieve back pain and provides additional support during pregnancy.
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19 |
Week 27 & 28 |
Eyelids are usually fused together |
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3rd Trimester |
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20 |
Week 29 & 30 |
Fetus is about 11 inch long and lanugo begins to fall |
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21 |
Week 31 & 32 |
Lanugo falls off |
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22 |
Week 33 & 34 |
Eyes have developed with pupils to constrict and dilate when exposed to light |
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23 |
Week 35 & 36 |
Fetus is considerable fatter and skin is no longer wrinkled |
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24 |
Week 37 & 38 |
Fetus has firm grasp |
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Key: First Trimester Second Trimester Third Trimester