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Mom:
-More Braxton Hicks contractions
-Energy levels fluctuate
-Clumsiness
-True and/or false labor pains -
Baby:
-Gains a lot of weight
-Moves to head down position
-Skin is pink and less wrinkly
-Baby receives antibodies to protect from sickness -
Mom:
-Colostrum Leaking
-Back pain
-Cramps
-Signs of labour -
Baby:
-Starts to control their own body temperature
-Fingernails are growing
-Can recognize voices and music
-Practices breathing -
Baby:
-Has sleeping, waking, and possibly dreaming patterns
-Starts to suck thumbs
-Able to cry
-Lung branches develop -
Mom:
-Can feel constant movement
-Ribs hurt
-Stretch marks may appear
-Braxton Hitch contractions -
Baby:
-Skin produces film to protect itself
-Muscles get stronger
-White blood cells form
-Starts hiccuping -
Mom:
-Has probably gained 10-14 pounds
-Leg and foot cramps
-Vaginal Discharge
-Hemorrhoids -
Baby:
-Fat starts forming
-Circulatory system is up and running
-Hair starts growing
-Can make facial expressions and yawn -
Mom:
-Growing appetite
-Heart works twice as hard
-Some ankle/feet swelling
-Backache -
Mom:
-Uterus grows upwards
-Skin and muscles stretch
-Can feel baby moving
-Tests for Down Syndrome -
Baby:
-Eyes move into position
-Ankles and wrists form
-Fingerprints
-Begins to react to stimuli -
Mom:
-Uterus continues growing
-Waistline may thicken
-Starting to show
-Hair and nails may grow faster -
Baby:
-Eyelids and nerve endings start to form
-Arms and legs are longer and jointed
-Genitals start to develop
-Teeth and toenails start to form -
Mom:
-Acne
-Stuffy Nose
-Morning Sickness
-Instincts to avoid certain foods -
Baby:
-Umbilical cord forms
-Skeleton mostly in place
-Eyes are a little more developed
-Facial features start to develop -
Mom:
-Blood count increases and hormones change
-Increased need to pee
-Digestive issues -
Baby:
-Conception
-Embryo arrives in the uterus
-Embryo folds and forms nerves and primitive heartbeat
-Limb buds, face, and eyes start to develop
