Prenatal Development
All About Pregnancy
How do you know if your pregnant?
- Missed menstrual period
- Swollen Breast
- Nausea
- Fatigue
- Food cravings
- Frequent urination
- Backaches
How to prepare for a baby?
- Vitamins
- Good diet
- Exercise
- No drugs
- Educating yourself
- Preparing for baby
Trimesters:
Trimester 1
First trimester is is 1-13 weeks. On week 4 when you now you are pregnant, your baby is the size of a poppy seed. Also your baby's heart will start beating. By week 8 the baby is the size of a raspberry. Also developing organs.By week 12 it is the size of a plum and can now move his/her arms around. The brain is developing fast.
Trimester 2
Second trimester is week 14 to week 27. By week 16 your baby is the size of an avocado you will feel your baby move a lot and will start listening to the mothers voice. Also hair is growing, forming taste buds,and also sex of the baby an be reveal. By week 20 you are halfway through the pregnancy and your baby is the size of a banana. By week 24 your baby is the size of the cantaloupe and her skin is opaque.
Trimester 3
Third Trimester is week 28 to week 40 or birth. By week 28 your baby is the size of an eggplant and also the mother is going to have less sleep. By week 32 you baby is the size of a squash. Also your body and you baby's body is ready for arrival. The mothers symptoms will be more tense. By week 38 your baby is the size of a pumpkin. Also contractions are getting stronger each day. And your baby is is sitting low on the pelvis which causes pressure.
Is it a Boy or a Girl?
Developing Baby, Week By Week.
Weeks 3 & 4: Poppy Seed
- Right now your baby is settling into your uterus.
- Arms and legs are moving around.
- Almost all Vital systems are formed.
- Eyebrows and lashes and hair is growing.
- Genitals are fully formed.
- Face is fully formed.
- Immune systems are getting prepared.
- Sleeping and waking routine are happening.
- Baby might have an inch or so of hair.
Ways to deliver baby?
- Laying down is one of the most common position used.
- Squating
- Standing
- Women sometimes give birth in a water pool