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1st Trimester 1-14weeks
- Embryo is about 1 inch long @ 8weeks. -By 12weeks fetus makes crying motion but no sound and sucks it's thumb.
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1st Trimester 1-14weeks
1) Brain, ears and arms begin to form
2) Nervous System responds to stimuli and cardiovascular is fully functional
3) Mouth, nostrils, eyelids, hands, fingers, feet, and toes begin to form -
1st Trimester 1-14weeks
*Don't smoke, drink or take drugs because it passes through the placenta and harms the developing embryo. Smoking lowers birth weight. Alcohol causes FAS,Drugs cause birth defects premature babes,
Support: Take mother to the doctor and make sure she is using folic acid daily -
2nd Trimester 15-28weeks
1) Babies can swallow and have rapid eye movements.
2) Babies skeleton develope bones.
3) Babies sex is visable -
2nd Trimester 15-28weeks
-Fetus can grasp and kick, can hear conversations and has regular cycles of waking and sleeping -Babies are about 12 inches and weighs a little more than a pound. They may also have eyelashes and eyebrows -
2nd Trimester 15-28weeks
*Helps mother prepare a room for the baby or special space while mother has energy. Support: Make sure that mother has good dental hygiene because during the 2nd trimester pregnant women may develop swollen, tender gums. If a mother develops gum desease, she may go into premature labor and deliver a low weight baby -
3rd Trimester 28-?weeks
1) Babies uses all five senses.
2) Babies urinates.
3) Babies can dream. -
3rd Trimester 28-?weeks
-Baby weighs 6-9 lbs.
-Some fetures dream during the 8th and 9th month. -
3rd Trimester 28-?weeks
*Make sure mother lies on side with a pillow under her stomach and one between her knees so that she won't lie on her back, which will reduce the blood flow to the baby. Support: Mother may be anxous about the birth which can lead to depression. Be a willing listener.
