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sperm fertilizes the egg
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this is when you start to develop symptoms and start to feel bloated, cramps, and sore breast
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embryo doubles in size
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the embryo is the size of a grain of sand but has a heartbeat
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this is the major time that a miscarriage can happen so limmi the intake of caffeine to 300 mg or less. because caffeine can cause a misscarriage
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you can see the heart and hear the heartbeat
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the baby is an inch long and is now called a fetus
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cravings get really weird. most all the organs begin to work that this time. and this is when you can tell if it is going to be a boy or a girl.
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this is when you start showing and need to be more cautious about what you do to protect the baby
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the end of the 1st trimester. this is when you start eating for two and should gain about 14 pounds over the next trimester
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average time that morning sickness stops
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this is the "window of opportunity" when screenings to check the babies health is prime.
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you start to feel your baby move around this time
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the really weird dreams start about anxiety and about being nervous to have a baby and be a parent.
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your uterus has reached your navel
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your fetus weighs about a pound
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heartburn and leg cramps start to become very common at his time
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The fetus begins to sleep longer and the eyes begin to open and stat to blink
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this is the start of the 3rd trimester. at this stage you will start having "practice" contractions. which is tightening in the abdomen like cramps.
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the fetus isnow very sensitive to light ad sound.
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the fetus starts to drop into the lower part of the pelvis getting ready for labor.
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there is a decrease in the power of the movement of the fetus as the space in the uterus decreases.
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the fetus drops even lower in the pelvis getting even more ready for delivery.
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breasts become filled and leaking with colostrum. this is when you will start to feel really uncomfortable.
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your baby is now considered full term
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your baby is going to arrive!
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