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The first day of your the last period
The last period and the week following allows for new tissue to be built up for pregnancy -
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Length of pregnancy
A 40 week span in which the baby will develope for birth -
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Week 1: your last menstrual period
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Week 2: Fertilization
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Fertilization and ovulation occurs
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Week 3: Cells Join, divide- New Life Begins
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The egg travels through the fallopian tubes
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Week 4: Implantation
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Implantation occurs
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Embryonic stage begins and cells divide
This stage in pregnancy stem cells take over and specialize to become any part in the body -
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week 5: the embryonic stage begins
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Heart begins to beat
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week 6: tthe hear begins to beat
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Arms and legs begin to form
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week 7: legs and arms begin to grow
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Practicing movements
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week 8: Starts to practice moving
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Fingers and Toes form
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Week 9: fingers and toes form
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Embryo is Now a Fetus
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week 10: the embryo is now a fetus
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Nuerons multiply
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week 11: nuerons multiply
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Fingernails and Toenails appear
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week 12: Fingernails and toenails appear
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Baby Flexes and Kicks
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week 13: baby flexes and kicks
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Horomones start up
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week 14: Horomones start up
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Bones and muscles grow
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week 15: bones and muscles grow
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Facial expressions are possible
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week 16: facial expressions are possible
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Fat accumulates
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week 17: fat accumulates
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Baby begins to hear
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Week 18: baby begins to hear
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Genitals recognizable
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week 19: genitals recognizable
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The Halfway point
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week 20: the halfway point
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Nourishment evolves
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week 21: nourishment evolves
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Taste buds develope
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week 22: taste buds develop
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Sense of Balance develops
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week 23: sense of balanc develops
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Practices breathing
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week 24: practices breathing
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Exploration Continues
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week 25: exploration continues
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Trimester ends this week
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week 26: second trimester ends this week
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Eyes can open
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week 27: eyes can open
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May recognize your voice
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week 28: May recognize your voice
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Movement is more forceful
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week 29: movement is more forceful
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Baby puts on pounds
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week 30: baby puts on pounds
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Baby detects light
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week 31: baby detects light
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Reproductive growth continues
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week 32: reproductive developement continues
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Lanugo is disappearing
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week 33: lanugo is disapearing
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Rapid growth continues
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week 34: rapid growth continues
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Reflexes are coordinated
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week 35: reflexes are coordinated
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Baby may drop into birth canal
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week 36: baby may drop into birth canal
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Pregnancy is considered 'at term'
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week 37: pregnancy is considered 'at term'
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Development is complete
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week 38: development is complete
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Very close now
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week 39: very close now
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Your due date arrives
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week 40: your due date arrives
