·
Week
1
o
Conception
begins 2 weeks after the period
o
You
are not actually pregnant
o
The
period is counted as the first part of pregnancy
·
Week
2
o
Still
not considered Pregnant
o
The
uterine lining is thickening
o
The
body is preparing to release an egg for fertilization
·
Week
3
o
14
days from ovulation to find out if you’re pregnant
o
Symptoms
of early signs of pregnancy
·
Week
4
o
Implantation
has occurred
o
Fertilized
egg divides in half
·
Week
5
o
Test
can confirm pregnancy
o
Baby
becomes an embryo
o
By
end of week 5 the embryo has a heart
·
Week
6
o
Embryo
is growing rapidly
o
Physical
signs of pregnancy occur
o
Baby
is between 0.08 and 0.16 inches long
·
Week
7
o
Second
month of pregnancy
o
Embryo
now between 0.2 and 0.52 inches long
o
It
weighs about 0.03 ounces
·
Week
8
o
Doctor
can confirm pregnancy
o
Between
.56 and .8 inches long
·
Week
9
o
Baby
now about 1 inch long and weighs 1/8 of an ounce
o
The
head is half the size of the entire body
·
Week
10
o
The
baby is now a fetus
Week 11-20
·
Week
21-30
o
Babies
can have difficulties breathing
o
Taste
buds form
o
Can
start opening its eyes
o
Fingerprints
and footprints become visible
o
The
hair on head and eyebrows form
o
The
baby can hiccup and the startle reflex develops
o
Baby
gets FAT
o
Ears
start to form
o
FATTER
AND FATTER
o
Bone
marrow starts to form
·
Week
33
o
Can
Detect Light
·
Week
34
o
Fingernails
Fully grown
o
Skin
getting thicker
·
Week
35
o
Limbs
become chubbier
o
½
pound a week
·
Week
36
o
Assuming
head down position
o
Brain
rapidly developing
·
Week
37
o
Skin
getting pinker
o
Babies
head correctly positioned
·
Week
38
o
Antibodies
o
Growth
slowing
·
Week
39
o
Finger
and toenails fully grown
o
Muscles
getting stronger
·
Week
40
o
Begins
to blink
o
Turn
its head
o
Responds
to sound
