Prenatal Development

  • Week 1

    Week 1
    During week one you are not technically pregnant yet. You are not pregnant until atleast 14 after your period starts.
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    Week by Week outlook on Pregnancy

  • Week 28

    Week 28
  • Week 2

    Week 2
    During this week you dont really need to be concerned about. You have to be pacient your baby is coming.
  • Week 3

    Week 3
    The third week of your pregnancy is when ovulation and implantaion occur. During ovulation the ovaries release a mature egg that begins to travel to the uterus through the fallopian tubes.
  • Week 4

    Week 4
    During week four of your pregnancy this is when women usually find out that they are pregnant. Women might expierence some breast tenderness, headaches, backaches and other aches of the body.
  • Week 5

    Week 5
    Week five is just like week four. You have a lot of aches and pains in the body.
  • Week 6

    Week 6
    During your sixth week of pregnancy you may have noticed that you are gaining a little bit of weight. Don't panic that is normal for you to gain weight during your sixth week of pregnancy.
  • Week 7

    Week 7
    During your seventh week of pregnancy you may gain a couple of pounds and people around you may be noticing but you could also be loosing some pounds from morning sickness which is normal so don't panic when you loose a couple of pounds from morning sickness.
  • Week 8

    Week 8
    During the eighth week of pregnancy your uturous is now the size of a grapefruit. Which is exciting. Your breast may be a little more tender than usual and that is completly normal.
  • Week 9

    Week 9
    During your ninth week you may expiernce some changes like some mood swings and you may expiernce some heartburn even if youve never had it before you still may get a little bit of heartburn.
  • Week 10

    Week 10
    During the tenth week of your pregnancy you still may be not showing as much. That is normal if you have morning sickness then you may not show as much as someone who doens't get morning sickness as much.
  • Week 11

    Week 11
    During the eleventh week of your pregnancy you may be expierncing come changes in your hair and nails. They may be growing more rapidly. Your baby is also expierncing some changes as well. Your baby's head is the the size of its whole body and also the fingers and toes are starting to seperate.
  • Week 12

    Week 12
    During week 12 of your pregnancy you may start to notice that your clothes are not fitting right and that you are starting to get darker skin spots in some parts of your skin. Your baby however is now changing. The eyes are moving closer together and the ears are getting to their final positiion. Your baby may have learned how to suck by now as well.
  • Week 13

    Week 13
    During week 13 of your pregnancy you may not be wearing maturinity clothes yet but you probably have replaced your tighter clothes with some looser ones that are more comfortable. Your baby however has functioning kidneys and a fuctioning urinary tract.
  • Week 14

    Week 14
    During week 14 of your pregnancy you are probably going to be in maturnity clothes now. Your baby is going to continue to grow its arms and also the live is starting to produce bile now as well.
  • Week 15

    Week 15
    During week 15 of your pregnancy your babys skin is clear and you can actually see through it. You however may have gained a little weight or you may have lost weight. Which is comeplety normal but if this contiues you should talk to your doctor about some diet options so that this doesn't keep happening to you.
  • Week 16

    Week 16
    During week 16 of your pregnancy your body is producing an increased amount of amniotic fluid that helps protect your baby. Your baby however is changing to. Your baby is preparing for a grow spurt over the next couple of weeks.
  • Week 17

    Week 17
    During week 17 of your pregnancy your abdomen is growing and is starting to move your organs around. Don't panic they will go back once you have your baby. Your baby is now able to hear things becasue its ears are fully developed.
  • Week 18

    Week 18
    During week 18 of your pregnancy you may expierence some low blood pressure. That is normal for this period of time. However if your baby likes to sit in one place you may be able to find out what the gender is if you are lucky.
  • Week 19

    Week 19
    During wee 19 of your pregnancy you may begin complaining of a sharp pain in your abdomen or hip area tha is either on one side or both. This is normal so don't panic. Your babys kidneys are now making urine, and hair is beginning to sproud on their scalp. If you are having a baby girl, she has already has 6 million eggs fored in her ovaries.
  • Week 20

    Week 20
    During week 20 of your pregnancy your urerus is now at the same level as your belly button. Your baby is coverd in a white substance called vernix caseosa. This substance helps protect your baby's skin from becoming irritated while submerse in amniotic fluid, and it also aids the baby's passage through the birth canal during labor.
  • Week 21

    Week 21
    During week 21 of your pregnancy your lower legs and feel might swell towards the end of the day, try to schedule a couple of times a day that you can sit and rest. Your baby's eyelids have finished forming this week, and he/she is very busy moving around and swallowing amniotic fluid.
  • Week 22

    Week 22
    During week 22 of your pregnancy this is usually the comfy time of pregnancy. Your baby has pretty much taken on the form of a newborn baby, but is incredibly small. His/her skin appears wrinkly, but this is becasue he/she has not yet gained enough weight to fill the skin.
  • Week 23

    Week 23
    During week 23 of your pregnancy your baby could be very sinsitive to sound and lound noises
  • Week 24

    Week 24
    During week 24 of your pregnancy your baby's brain is growing. Tastes buds are also developing, and the lungs are becoming more developed and complex.
  • Week 25

    Week 25
    During week 25 of your pregnancy your baby knows which way is up and down and you may not get to sleep as well becasue your baby likes to move around.
  • Week 26

    Week 26
    During week 26 of your pregnancy your baby begins to prepare for his/her entry into the world. The nerves in the ears are developing and allwing your baby to respond more consistently to the sounds that he/she hears.
  • Week 27

    Week 27
    During week 27 of your pregnancy you probably feel your baby moving around a lot. Your baby has now developed a regular wake a sleep cycle. It may not be the same as yours but it is still what they do.
  • Week 28

    Week 28
    During week 28 of your pregnancy your baby's brain is really beginning to develop into a more complex organ. Up until this point, your baby's brain has been relatively smooth, but beginnign this week his/her brain will develop grooves and indetions along its surface.
  • Week 29

    Week 29
    During week 29 of your pregnancy your baby is growing rapidly and also your baby is gaining weight. It is important that you are getting plenty of nutrients and rest.
  • Week 30

    Week 30
    During week 30 of your pregnancy your baby is growing fast and as it contiues to grow it is taking a larger portion of your uterus. YOu may not feel that your body can handle your growing baby, but it will compensate by allowing your uterus to extend underneath your rib cage.
  • Week 31

    Week 31
    During week 31 of your pregnancy your baby is begining to develope a layer of fat under his/her skin. This is in preperation for his/her arrival into the world and gives the baby more of a newborn appearance. During the next several weeks your baby will really begin to put on weight.
  • Week 32

    Week 32
    During week 32 of your pregnancy your babys fingernails and toenals have formed. The lungs are continuing to mature but will not reach full maturity for severl more weeks.
  • Week 33

    Week 33
    During week 33 of your pregnancy your babys skin is beginnning to look less red and less wrinkled. Fat stores are continuing to be deposited under their skin. The bones are beginning to harden except for the skull.
  • Week 34

    Week 34
    During week 34 of your pregnancy your baby is just pretty much going to be filling out with the formation of fat under their skin.
  • Week 35

    Week 35
    During week 35 of your pregnancy your baby is pretty much complete. The kidney are comepletly developed, and the liver is beginning to process waste.
  • Week 36

    Week 36
    During week 36 of your pregnancy your baby at this time should be in the head down position, but do not panic, if they have not yet to attain this position. They should by the time you have your baby.
  • Week 37

    Week 37
    During week 37 of your pregnancy your baby is considered full term, it is still better in most situations for the baby to remain in the womb until he or she signals that it is ready to come out.
  • Week 38

    Week 38
    During week 38 of your pregnancy most of the organs of your baby are fully functioning and you may have an idea of what your baby looks like
  • Week 39

    Week 39
    During week 39 of your pregnancy your baby is beginning to form new skin cells which will replace older skin cells.
  • Week 40

    Week 40
    During week 40 of your pregnancy your baby is ready to come into the new world