-
conception
sperm fertilizes the egg -
week 4
this is when you start to develop symptoms and start to feel bloated, cramps, and sore breast -
week 7
embryo doubles in size -
week 5
the embryo is the size of a grain of sand but has a heartbeat -
week 6
this is the major time that a miscarriage can happen so limmi the intake of caffeine to 300 mg or less. because caffeine can cause a misscarriage -
week 8
you can see the heart and hear the heartbeat -
week 10
the baby is an inch long and is now called a fetus -
week 11
cravings get really weird. most all the organs begin to work that this time. and this is when you can tell if it is going to be a boy or a girl. -
week 12
this is when you start showing and need to be more cautious about what you do to protect the baby -
weel 13
the end of the 1st trimester. this is when you start eating for two and should gain about 14 pounds over the next trimester -
week 14
average time that morning sickness stops -
week 15
this is the "window of opportunity" when screenings to check the babies health is prime. -
week 16
you start to feel your baby move around this time -
week 17
the really weird dreams start about anxiety and about being nervous to have a baby and be a parent. -
week 20
your uterus has reached your navel -
week 22
your fetus weighs about a pound -
week 25
heartburn and leg cramps start to become very common at his time -
week 26
The fetus begins to sleep longer and the eyes begin to open and stat to blink -
week 28
this is the start of the 3rd trimester. at this stage you will start having "practice" contractions. which is tightening in the abdomen like cramps. -
week 29
the fetus isnow very sensitive to light ad sound. -
week 30
the fetus starts to drop into the lower part of the pelvis getting ready for labor. -
week 31
there is a decrease in the power of the movement of the fetus as the space in the uterus decreases. -
week 36
the fetus drops even lower in the pelvis getting even more ready for delivery. -
week 37
breasts become filled and leaking with colostrum. this is when you will start to feel really uncomfortable. -
week 38
your baby is now considered full term -
week 40
your baby is going to arrive! -
sources