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Mom-Month 1
- Doesn't know she's pregnant until after 3 weeks of missing her cycle.
- Hormones cause morning sickness, nausea, vomiting, mood swings.
- Blood volume increases by 15%.
- Frequent urination, tender or swollen breasts, a strange metallic taste in your mouth.
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Baby-Month 1
- The egg is fertilized in the fallopian tube.
- Cell divides after conception.
- Blood cells bring oxygen and nutrients.
- Kidneys are the size of a bean.
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Mom-Month 2
- Has to watch what she consumes into her body.
- Instigates cravings for the child's wants.
- Your abdomen will begin to swell ever so tightly.
- Your uterus is now the size of an orange but is still hidden within your pelvis.
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Baby-Month 2
- Early development of the central nervous system.
- The face, nose, ears, and eyes begin to develop, the arm and leg buds continue to form.
- The embryo is now visible to the naked eye.
- Sex organs start to develop into either ovaries for females or testes for males.
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Mom-Month 3
- Vaginal discharge will increase.
- May develop a backache, caused by leaning backward for the baby's weight.
- Miscarriage is prone to happening in the first trimester so avoid stress.
- Your pregnant belly is now visible, by this time your uterus is about the size of a grapefruit.
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Baby-Month 3
- Heart is beating the quickest it ever will.
- Fetus body starts to twitch.
- Stepping reflex occurs.
- The bones start to harden.
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Mom-Month 4
- Moms hearing the baby's heartbeat for the first time.
- You will feel your clothes getting tighter.
- You may be able to feel the baby's movement for the first time.
- Constipation, bleeding gums, swollen ankles, stretch marks.
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Baby-Month 4
- Fetus is no bigger than a fist.
- Female babies are already producing eggs and males are producing testosterone.
- Hands develop before feet.
- Practice grasping reflex.
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Mom-Month 5
- Mother can just now start to feel the baby's movement.
- Mothers belly button is popping out.
- Nipples grow softer and small bumps appear.
- Develops an emotional bond with the child.
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Baby-Month 5
- Baby has developed fingerprints.
- Eyes have developed the blinking process.
- Movements are strong enough to feel.
- Baby is 7 inches long.
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Mom-Month 6
- This is the earliest the baby can be born and have a chance of surviving.
- Mom doesn't have morning sickness anymore.
- Be able to see the baby moving.
- You will be putting on weight constantly for the next few months.
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Baby-Month 6
- Everything has developed.
- Senses are just now starting to develop.
- Fetus involves in total darkness.
- Blood is visible in the tiny blood vessels.
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Mom-Month 7
- Your breast may start to leak a clear fluid.
- The addition weight can cause backache.
- You will feel larger and may begin to waddle.
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Baby-Month 7
- Baby grows eyelashes.
- Baby can hear when the mother is getting an ultrasound.
- Eye color isn't determined; genes play the role in the color.
- Lungs are now capable of breathing air.
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Mom-Month 8
- You may continue to have trouble sleeping at night,
- Small drop of urine may come out when you sneeze.
- Your baby is in head down position,
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Baby-Month 8
- The baby gains about half a pound every week at this stage.
- The baby has adapted a head down position, in which it will most likely stay until birth.
- Baby hiccups as a reflex for eating.
- The baby's heartbeat is generally around 130 to 140 beats per minute.
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Mom-Month 9
- You can deliver your child at anytime.
- Buzzes may run along your legs and vagina, caused by the baby hitting your nerves.
- You will notice changes in your child movement because of little room left in the uterus.
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Baby-Month 9
- The longer the baby stays inside the stomach the healthier it will be.
- Only 5% of babies arrive on their due date.
- By full-term, fat makes up about 16% of the babies body weight.
- 'Lightening" will happen
