prenatal development- mother

  • week 1-2

    week 1-2
    During these first weeks the mom is not actually pregnant, the OBGYN counts the pregnancy as 40 weeks from the start of you'r last menstrual cycle
  • week 3-4

    week 3-4
    During week 3 and 4 you start to see that you may have missed your period, cramping may begin. You will most likely find out that you are pregnant at the end of week 4, you'r pregnancy test will measure HCG hormone levels.
  • week 5-6

    week 5-6
    Through these weeks you will definitely have missed your period, you will have bloating and breast may become tender. There will be other symptoms such as mood swings, morning sickness, heart burn, extreme tiredness, constipation and more frequent urination. Those are just a few examples of the many things that could start to happen in these early weeks of pregnancy
  • week 7-8

    week 7-8
    in weeks 7 and 8 the sames things will occur that were going on in week 5 and 6, you will still have not had a period and your breast are becoming more tender
  • week 10-11

    week 10-11
    in week 10 the same things will still occur that happened in the weeks before, but your boobs will begin to grow or become fuller, and you may also gain anywhere from 2-4 pounds
  • week 12-13

    week 12-13
    in week 12 you still have the same thing going on as week 10-11 but you may begin to break out that is called pregnancy acne
  • week 14-15

    week 14-15
    during this week the mothers morning sickness should start to slowly go away, your apatite increases, the abdomen starts to grow slowly, reduce of fatigue, and dark spots may begin to appear on the skin, you also may have sensitive gums, leg cramps, may be more clumsy and looser ligaments
  • week 16-17

    week 16-17
    the same things will occur that happened in week 14-15 but you may also have a hard time breathing like a clogged nose or worse leg cramps
  • week 18-19

    week 18-19
    during these weeks the mother may begin to have backaches, heart burn, and trouble sleeping
  • week 20-21

    week 20-21
    during week 20-21 the mother may begin to see stretch marks, swelling hands and feet, you may begin to feel the baby kicking, and the enlarged abdomen may become apparent
  • week 22

    week 22
    During week 22 the mother may feel hip or groin pain, she may begin to have shortness of breathe, her hair and nails begin to grow faster than they were, and your belly button may begin to poke out
  • week 23-24

    week 23-24
    during these last few weeks of the 2nd trimester you might begin to have more trouble sleeping, weight begins to gain faster, carpul tunnel may begin to occur, and you may begin to feel fetal movements sensed as strong kicks, bumps and some may be visible
  • week 28-29

    week 28-29
    in these weeks your abdomen may begin to effect posture, your breast may begin to leak, stretch marks will continue to pop up or grow
  • week 31-32

    week 31-32
    during these weeks you will continue to have backaches and be fatigue, you will have leg cramps and possibly even shortness of breathe
  • week 34

    week 34
    during week 34 you will have a lot of the same symptoms as week 31-32 but you also may have pelvic pain, fetal kicks that interupt rest, and something called Braxton Hicks contractions, you also will have gained about 18-20 pounds at the end of week 34
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    week 36-37

    during these last couple of weeks you will feel more stretching and movement from the baby, you will still have Braxton Hocks contractions, insomnia, and lightning decreased, you will also have gained a total of 25-35 pounds over these weeks
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    week 38- 40

    the same things will occur that happened in the weeks before such as braxton hick contractions will start to happen more often, and you will feel the baby move more than it has been