Development and Growth Of Mother and Baby in every passing week of Pregnancy
Pregnancy Week 1-4
A woman usually ovulates 14 days
before her next menstural period. To simplify the matter,
the start day of the pregnancy is considered to be the
first day of the last menstural period(LMP). Actually,
the conception takes place in the 2nd week of pregnancy.
By week 4, your body start showing early signs of pregnancy
as breast tenderness and fatigue. But in many case they
go unnoticed till week 5. Some women may confuse implantation
bleeding with menstural bleeding.
However, it is around the end of
week 5 the pregnancy test start showing positive. The
lining of uterus is getting thickened. The pregnancy
is not detectable on ultrasound until the start of week
6.
Week5 |
Mother |
Baby |
| This
week may see the beginning of some of the early
signs and symptoms of pregnancy such as morning
sickness and breast tenderness. You may see some
bleeding due to implantation of the foetus into
the lining of the uterus |
By
the end of week 5, you may be able to see baby in
the ultrasound. A heartbeat can be seen. You will
see a yolk sac which supports the fetus for 12 weeks
and then disappears by 12 weeks. |
Week6 |
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| The
harmone levels are rising which may cause nausea,
vomitting and headaches. You may feel extremely
tired as your body is changing to support the fetal
development. The levels of pregnancy hormone are
enough that urine tests that measure hCG will show
a positive result at this point. |
The
central nervous system, the brain and the spinal
cord, muscles and bone formation will also begin
to start taking shape this week . The length of
your baby is about 4 - 6 mm or 0.15 - 0.24 inches.
At this stage, heartbeat is quite prominent, beating
at about 100 beats per minute. |
Week7 |
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| The breast continue to increase in size and
nipples become more darker and erectile.The
placenta starts functioning and doing more than
just producing hormone hCG. Level of progestrone
also increases, it may cause constipation for some
women. |
Your
baby is about 1 cm or 0.4 inches in length, (approximately
the size of a grain of rice). As the large blood
vessels form during this time, the heart begins
to pump fluid through and baby's first red blood
cells are created. |
Week8 |
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| The
heart begins to work harder at this stage, raising
the volume pumped by 50 %. The increased blood flow
passes through kidney, resulting in more urine output
and causing you to go to the toilet frequently.
If you notice any amount of blood spotting, do immediatly report to the doctor, it can be a serious concern. |
Your
baby is about 1.5 cm or 0.5 inches in length. Eyelids
fold are beginning to form . The tip of the nose
is now present. Ears are beginning to form both
internally and externally. The back muscles are
growing along the spinal column, and his or her
reproductive organs have started to form and soon
will become either testes or ovaries. |
IMPORTANT ISSUES OF PREGNANCY
 Morning Sickness - Reasons and Remedies
Antenatal
Tests: Main Tests performed during pregnancy
High
risk medical conditions that can arise during pregnancy
Know well before any intake of medicines during pregnancy
Pregnancy and Diet: a healthy eating plan
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