What To Expect
By: Lesley Poke
First Trimister
After fertilization and implantation, the baby grows quickly. At first its just an embryo, made of two layers of cells which are all her organs and body parts that will develop. Soon its about the size of a kidney bean and repentantly moving. Her heart beat is beating quickly and her intestines are forming. Her earlobes, eyelids, mouth, and nose are also taking shape . In this trimester women began to have the symptoms such as :Morning Sickness, eat mini meals throughout the day, food cravings , sensitive noise , Fatigue , acne , breathless , sleeplessness , headaches , emotional and sore breasts.In the embryonic stage it grows its nervous system , heart , face ,arms and legs , sexual organs , muscles and movements. After the embryonic stage your baby is called a fetus then it develops and grows faster throughout your trimesters.
Second Trimester
In the beginning of the second trimester, your baby form to about 3 1/2 inches long and weighs about 1 1/2 ounces. Its tiny, fingerprints are now developing into place. As the weeks go by, its harden of skeletons form from rubbery cartilage to bone and it develops the ability of hearing. You may began to feel your babys kicks and movements .In this stage the baby begins to hear certain sounds and began to hear your heartbeat , then it will be able to hear your voice .Your babys eyes may begin to open up at 20 weeks, however the baby cant see anything til the third trimister. Fingerprints are noticable now , it helps the baby get a better grip , However they show up on the hands forst then the feet. Hair and a white waxy substance covers your babys body to protect the skin. Symptoms the mom may feels is nasua , changing shape , emotional , signs of life , bad dreams . This is the trimester you feel best about yourself.