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month 1
-Most women don’t even know they are pregnant in the first month
of pregnancy.
-This is typically when expecting mothers notice their period stops.
-At this stage your baby is still a blob of cells 1cm in length.
-The heart, spine, lungs, brain, arms and legs start developing now. -
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month 2
-Mother still can't feel that there is a baby.
-mother starts showing a little towards the end of the month
-In the second month baby has grown to 2cm and even has a beating heart.
-This is the time when the eyes, bones, ankles, elbows and genitals start to form. -
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month 3
-You will feel your clothes getting tight around your waist and breasts.
-You may continue to feel tired and have morning sickness.
-Baby is already 7-8 cm long and moving.
-All major organs have started to develop and the face starts to look human. -
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month 4
-Your appetite will increase and morning sickness will go away.
-Your belly begins to show-you probably will need maternity clothes and bigger bras now
-The fourth month sees baby moving, swallowing, producing urine and expecting mother’s may start to feel their baby move.
-The baby is now 13 cm long and its toes, fingernails and genital organs form further. -
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month 5
-Your uterus has grown to the height of your belly button
-Your heart beats much faster
-Your baby grows to 20 cm and even starts to suck its thumb.
-Babies have regular patterns of sleep now and mothers can feel baby move. -
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month 6
-If expectant mothers still haven’t felt baby moving, they will surely have by now.
-The skin on your growing belly may start to itch.
-Baby is 30 cm and quite active.
-By this stage hair has started growing and baby’s lungs are fully developed. -
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month 7
-You may have contractions
-Your ankles and feet might swell from standing
-The baby has reached 35cm and is kicking and stretching a lot.
-The baby responds to sound and can open and close its hands and eyes. -
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month 8
-You should gain 1 pound a week.
-You may have shortness of breath as the baby crowds your lungs
-All of baby’s major development has completed.
-Baby has almost doubled in weight from the previous month and may start to turn upside down. -
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month 9
-Your belly button may stick out
-You can certainly feel every movement your baby makes.
-The baby generally turns upside down with its head in the pelvic region ready to come out!
-Baby can be up to 45 cm long and weigh anywhere between 2.5 to 4 kg.