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Prenatal Development -Mother

By ashley <3
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    Week 1-2

    For the first 2 weeks, the mom isn't considered pregnant yet. The OBGYN counts pregnancy as 40 weeks from the start of the last menstrual cycle.
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    Week 3-4

    The mother may have found out that she's pregnant by the end of the 4th week or later. She may experience a possible missed period and cramping. Also keep in mind pregnancy tests measure HCG hormone levels.
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    Week 5-6

    Mom may experience:
    - Missed period
    - Breasts may become tender and enlarged
    - Morning sickness/nausea/and vomiting
    - Extreme tiredness
    - Mood Swings
    - Increased heart rate due to increased cardiac volume
    - Frequent urination due to uterus pushing on bladder

  • Week 7-8

    Week 7-8
    Same as week 5-6
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    Week 10

    • Symptoms from week 5-8 may continue
    • Pregnancy acne may occur
    • Between week 12-14 weeks, the mother will begin to hear the baby's heartbeat with a doppler ultrasound
    • Little weight gain on the mother.

  • Week 11

    Week 11
    Same as week 10

  • Week 12

    Week 12
    Same as week 10 and 11
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    Week 14

    • Morning sickness may disappear
    • Appetite may increase
    • Lose ligaments
    • Clumsiness
    • Leg cramps
    • Reduce fatigue

  • Week 16

    Week 16
    Same as week 14
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    Week 18-19

    Mother may experience
    - Back aches
    - Stretch marks may appear
    - Trouble sleeping
    - baby moving
    - Heart burn

  • Week 20-21

    Week 20-21
    Same as week 18-19
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    Week 22

    Mother may experience
    -Hip, groin, and abdomen pain
    -Shortness of breath
    - Belly button may poke out
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    Week 24

    Mother may experience
    - Fetal movements sensed as strong kicks bumps, some may be visible
    - Carpal tunnel syndrome may flair
    - Trouble sleeping
    - Weight gain by this time may total between 10 and 12 weeks.
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    Week 28-29

    Mother may experience
    - Increased abdomen may affect posture
    - Breasts may leak
    - Growing stretch marks
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    Week 31-32

    Mother may experience
    - Back aches and fatigue
    - Leg cramps
    - Pelvic pain
    - Fetal kicks that interrupt rest
    - Braxton-hicks contractions
    - Weight gain that is about 18-28 pounds

  • Week 34

    Week 34
    Same as week 31-32
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    Week 36-37

    The mother may experience
    - Feelings of stretches or movement of the baby
    - Insomnia
    - Total weight gain of 25-35 pounds
    - Braxton-Hick contractions
    - Decreased pressure on lungs and organs

  • Week 38-40

    Week 38-40
    Same as week 36-37

  • Birth

    Birth
    Child in born into the world