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11 Weeks Pregnant
When you reach the 11th week of pregnancy, your baby will be of the size of a small lime. Most of the body organs of your baby will be developed during this week and become functional as well. This is the stage where you may assume to have strong pregnancy in which the baby is growing at a quick pace with minimum of the risks and chances of miscarriage. Development in 11th Week Pregnancy In the 11th week of pregnancy, the heart of your baby is well in proportion and circulating blood to different organs of the body by means of umbilical cord, especially to the site where placenta is growing. At this stage, the ear of your baby moves to the sides of the head from neck. Also, the [...]
10 Weeks Pregnant
As your baby is growing inside the 50ml amniotic fluid mainly consists of water, the amount of fluid also increases with the growth of the baby. Amniotic fluid basically composed of the urine excreted by your baby. With the arrival of 10th week of pregnancy, the muscles in baby’s face begin to develop which are essential for sucking and chewing. By this week, your baby has developed distinguished fingerprints. Development in 10th Week Pregnancy The formation of the brain is almost completed by this time; however, the growth of the cells still continues. The palate and tooth sockets begin to develop. Though, placenta is not yet fully developed, the umbilical cord has developed completely till now and blood circulation has started through it. Stomach and intestines are completely formed now [...]
9 Weeks Pregnant
Up till this stage, your baby has developed all the major features. The tail has gone now and the development of limbs pretty much in proportionate to the body. Where all the other organs are developing rapidly, placenta is also growing steady fast. Development in 9th Week Pregnancy By this time, the heart is about to develop completely and beating 170 times a minute over twice as faster as an adult heart. By now the diaphragm has developed which move apart the cavity of the chest and the abdomen. The placental tissue strengthens on one end of the uterine wall; however, it is yet not completely active. Appearance in 9th Week Pregnancy During the 9th week of pregnancy, the hands, feet, arms and legs grow rapidly. Your baby now has [...]
8 Weeks Pregnant
As your baby has developed a lot features now, we will call it fetus rather than embryo (young or little one) from now onward. In the coming four weeks the development of process will almost be finishes as all the major organs and systems will develop quickly in the coming months. Development in 8th Week Pregnancy The development of the baby continues in the 8th week. The most prominent developments are the hardening and lengthening of the bones with noticeable joints like wrists, shoulders and elbows. The pituitary glands accountable for the creation of hormones and growth begin to develop. It is at this stage when kidneys begin to release urine. Although, all the major organs are still in the developing process, they all get into their positions. Intestines begins [...]
7 Weeks Pregnant
This is the time when you begin to feel in true sense that you are pregnant because of the rapid hormonal changes occurring in your body like progesterone, estrogen, HCG and HPL. As a lot of activities going on inside your body, you may begin to feel exhausted. In the 7th week of your pregnancy, your embryo baby finally metamorphosed into a human-like fetus. Development in 7th Week Pregnancy Now your baby has developed all the four chambers of heart but yet it functions in a simple manner with normal beat. Also, lungs begin to form, muscles and bones also begin to develop, and limbs begin to take a proper shape. The head and the brain as usual developing with a quick pace and now ridges appear separating the three [...]
6 Weeks Pregnant
In certain circumstances, it becomes inevitable to make certain about the pregnancy while still in its early stages. Here, ultrasound scan is conducted to discern the embryo. Ultrasound may often not detect the embryo before the 8th or 9th week. In such cases, trans-vaginal ultrasound scan is conducted where the probe is inserted in vagina. It will only detect the flickering of the baby’s heart at this early stage of pregnancy. Crown to rump length is a mean to measure the babies less than 14 weeks, i.e. from the top of the head to the end of the bottom. Your pregnancy period is often calculated by utilizing this measurement and this eventually helps your midwife to calculate the estimated delivery date. However, if these scans are conducted around 10th week, [...]
5 Weeks Pregnant
As your menstrual period is late, this will confirm your pregnancy. You feel nothing odd than usual but enormous changes and actions are happening in your uterus. At this time, a redundant follicle releases hormone progesterone in a view to protect womb lining from flaking. Then, placenta yields progesterone to maintain the conception. Reports show that a fertilized egg begins to grow outside the uterus, in a Fallopian tube in 1 out of 200 women in United Kingdom. This type of pregnancy is referred to as ectopic pregnancy. Ectopic pregnancy, normally diagnosed at this particular stage, but it may take few more weeks before it becomes noticeable. Development in 5th Week Pregnancy Now the minute embryo has developed a head end and a tail end. At this stage, all cells [...]
4 Weeks Pregnant
At this time, your body will begin to release high amount of human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) in the morning time. This is an indication of the successful beginning of the pregnancy which means that a successful implantation of fertilized egg into the lining of uterus. It is high levels of HCG that not only makes your pregnancy tests positive but also essential to maintain the pregnancy. Embryo is protected from infections by mucus development on the entrance of the uterus. Development in 4th Week Pregnancy During the 4th week of pregnancy, the division and multiplication of the cells become rather quick and results in the three layers of the cells. The outer layer called the Ectoderm – this will form the brain, nervous system, skin, hair, nails and teeth of [...]
1-3 Weeks Pregnant
Normally, pregnancy begins two weeks after the start of your last period. However, the start of last period is often attributed to pregnancy. Your pregnancy may be of 5 weeks by the time you miss a menstrual cycle. A full-term pregnancy persists for about 40 weeks. Hence, the gynecologist or midwife calculates the estimated date of delivery (EDD) 40 weeks after the last menstrual period (LMP). Development in 1 – 3 Week Pregnancy Your body discharges an egg (ovum) about 14 days before the end of your period. At that point, the uterus lining begins to thicken. Out of millions of discharged sperms only one sperm is utilized to fertilize egg and to set the growth and development process off. Once the tail pierces through the egg, it gets separated [...]