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prenatal development~ mother

By nevaeh.scott
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    weeks 1~2

    Shes not actually pregnant the first few weeks. Ob-gyn counts pregnancy as 40 weeks from the start of the last menstrual cycle.
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    weeks 3~4

    Possible missed period. Cramping start. May find out she is pregnant by the 4th week or later.
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    weeks 5~6

    Missed period and mood swings. Brest are tender and starts to enlarge. You start to have morning sickness and being tired.
  • weeks 7~8

    weeks 7~8

    Same as weeks 5-6
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    week 10

    You start to get pregnancy acne. Breasts feel fuller. Little weight gain on the mother.
  • week 11

    week 11

    Same as week 10.
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    week 12

    Same as week 10 and 11.
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    week 14

    Morning sickness goes away. You begin to be more hungry. Abdomen grows slowly. Reduce fatigue. Stuffy nose and leg cramps. Loose ligaments. Very clumsy and dark spots on skin.
  • week 16

    week 16

    Same as week 14.
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    week 18~19

    Bigger abdomen. Backaches and stretch marks. Heartburn and trouble with eating. Swelling in hands and feet. Feel the baby move.
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    weeks 20~21

    Same as weeks 18~19
  • week 22

    week 22

    Hip, groin, and abdomen pain. Shortness of breath. Fast- growing hair and belly button pokes out
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    week 24

    Fetal movement. Carpal tunnel. Difficult sleeping and weight gain
  • weeks 28~29

    weeks 28~29

    Increased abdomen. Breasts may leak and stretch marks.
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    weeks 31~32

    Backaches and fatigue. Leg cramp. Shortness of breath. Fetal kicks interrupt. Braxton-hicks contractions and pelvic pain. weight gain 10-20 pounds.
  • weeks 34

    weeks 34

    Same as weeks 31-32
  • weeks 36~37

    weeks 36~37

    Stretches and baby movement. Decreased pressure in lungs and organs. Insomnia and braxton-hicks contractions. Weight gain 25-35 pounds
  • weeks 38~40

    weeks 38~40

    Same as weeks 36-37.