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The start of a new life.

The start of a new life. By: Stephanie Lemelin, Greg Brannan, & Katie Mckay. . Congradulations your pregnant!. What is Conception?. It’s when the egg cell is fertilized by sperm cell This happens at the beginning of pregnancy. Fertilization. Implantation . This is starting into

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The start of a new life.

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  1. The start of a new life. By: Stephanie Lemelin, Greg Brannan, & Katie Mckay.

  2. Congradulations your pregnant!

  3. What is Conception? • It’s when the egg cell is fertilized by sperm cell • This happens at the beginning of pregnancy.

  4. Fertilization

  5. Implantation • This is starting into your third week of your pregnancy. • Its when the fertilized egg has completed its travel through the fallopian tubes • This process takes up to 6-12 days after Ovulation.

  6. Week 4 • This is when your pregnancy is about to start even more. • For now until 10 weeks your baby’s organs will start to develop

  7. Week 5 • This week will show that your baby’s Neural Tube is starting to develop. • Three parts of the brain will start to form. • Muscles and bones will start to form • Also your baby’s blood vessels will complete a circuit and his/her heart will start to beat.

  8. Week 6 • In this week your baby’s Arm, Leg, and Lower Jaw will start to develop. • Your baby’s heart will also start to beat twice as fast as yours. • Your baby’s length is going to be between 0.08 and 0.16 inches long so far.

  9. Week 7 • This week will show that your baby’s umbilical cord is forming, which allows food to be transferred into the baby’s stomach. • The baby’s Tail Bone is starting to formed. • In this week your baby is the size of a marble!. Which means its about 0.2 to 0.52 inches long and weighs 0.03 oz.

  10. Bibliography • http://www.babymed.com/implantation/what-implantation

  11. Fetal development: Weeks 9-16 BY: Ryan Ricker Austin O’Reilly

  12. Week 9 By the end of week 9 the fetus is about the size of a grape. It weighs about a fraction of an ounce. The 4 chamber heart is finishing developing. The embryonic tail goes away. Nerves and organs are starting to work. The mother may not have the appearance of being pregnant. The mother may start experiencing morning sickness. Also, mood swings may start occuring.

  13. Week 10 Fetus is swallowing fluid. Also kicks. Vital organs including kidneys, intestines, brain, and liver (now making red blood cells in place of yolk sack) are in place and starting to function. Finger nails and hair starting to grow. The fetus’s head is about half its total length. Eye lids are fused shut to develop the irises. Placenta begins to function this week .

  14. Week 11 Nearly all structures and organs are formed. Fingers and toes have separated. The genitals begin to take on the proper gender characteristics. Just over 1 ½ inches long and about the size of a fig. Bones are beginning to harden. Amniotic fluid begins to accumulate as the kidneys begin to function. Diaphragm is starting to form. Mothers should feel more energetic. The muscles in the intestinal walls begin to practice contractions that digest food. Morning sickness is going away.

  15. Week 12 Baby has reflexes. Vocal cords begin to form. Digestive system is working. Eyes begin to move closer together. Ears shift to their normal place on the side of the head. Its liver begins to function. About 2 in. long and the size of a lemon. The pancreas begins to produce insulin.

  16. Week 13 Finger prints have formed. Begins to practice inhaling and exhaling movements. Veins and organs are visible through skin. Fetus is almost 3 in. long and about the size of a medium shrimp. Eyes and ears continue to move and develop. Baby's neck is getting longer. Hands are becoming more functional. At this point all nourishment is received from the placenta. Many couples notice a libido lift. On your next doctor visit you should be able to hear heartbeat with a Doppler by now.

  17. Week 14 Brain impulse. Kidneys produce urine. Thyroid gland has matured and your baby begins producing hormones. About 3 1/2 in. long- about the size of a lemon. In boys, the prostate gland develops. In girls, the ovaries move from the abdomen to the pelvis. Ultra fine hair called lanugo all over the body. Liver making bile. Spleen starts helping to produce red blood cells. For mother energy returning breasts feel less tender. Uterus is just above the pubic bone.

  18. Week 15 4in. Long and weights about 2 ½ oz. -about the size of an apple. Taste buds are forming. You may begin to feel some fluttering movements. The baby's legs have grown. Its skin is very thin. For the mother, she’s gained about 5 pounds . The three tiny bones in the baby’s middle ear have began to harden. Eye lids still fused shut.

  19. Week 16 4 ½ in. long - about the size of an avocado 3 ½ oz. Heart’s pumping out 25 quarts of blood a day. Top of the mothers uterus is about half way between the pubic bone and naval. Less nausea. Fewer mood swings. “Glowing” Skin. The baby's proportions are becoming more normal.

  20. At 17 weeks, the baby starts to move. The umbical cord is growing thicker and stronger. Retina has become sensitive to light. Weighs 5 ounces, about as much as a turnip. As the belly begins to grow, the mothers center of gravity changes, so they may feel a little unsteady on their feet. Mothers get dizzy. Mothers should wear low heeled shoes to reduce risk of falling. The baby can move its joints, and its sweat glands are starting to develop Week 17.

  21. Week 18. • Baby begins to hear. • The baby is about 6 inches long, and weighs about 7 ounces, the size of a bell pepper. • The baby may be startled by noise. • The babys’ skin is starting to grow a protective wax layer. • Tiny air spaces begin to form in the lungs and the vocal cords. • Blood vessels are visible through the skin and their ears are finally in their position. • Myelin (protective covering) is beginning to form. • If having a girl, her fallopian tubes are formed and in place. • If having a boy, his genitals are noticeable. • An increase in appetite is pretty common for the mother. • The mothers cardiovascular system is undergoing dramatic changes and your blood pressure will be lower than usual. • When the mothers lying down, she has to make sure to lay on her side.

  22. Week 19. • Genitals are recognizable. • It is about 6.5 inches long, and weighs 9 ounces. • Placenta continues to grow and nourish the baby. • The babys’ heart is visible. • Scalp hair has sprouted and continues to grow. • The brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. • May be able to hear the mothers voice now. • The arms and legs are in the right proportions to each other and the rest of it’s body. • Kidneys continue to make urine. • The ligaments that support the mothers uterus are stretching. • The mothers may notice some darkening of their nipples, freckles, scars, and inner thighs.

  23. Week 20 • Baby • Weighs about 10 ½ oz. • Length of a banana. • Swallows more-good for digestion • Producing “meconium CA”-a black, sticky by-product of digestion, that the parents will see in the baby’s bowels. • Mother • ½ way through her pregancy • Top of uterus is level with the bellybutton • The mother’s body needs more iron to keep up with the expanding blood volume as well as for the growing baby and placenta.

  24. Week 21 • Baby • Your baby now weighs about ¾ of a pound • 10 1/2 inches long — the length of a carrot. • You may soon feel movements turn into full-fledged kicks and nudges. • You may also discover a pattern to activity • In other developments, your baby's eyebrows and lids are present now, and if you're having a girl, her vagina has begun to form as well. • Mother • increased oil production • You're also more prone to varicose veins now • You may also notice so-called spider veins

  25. Week 22 • Baby • At 11 inches (the length of a spaghetti squash) • Almost 1 pound • your baby is starting to look like a miniature newborn. • Lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct • Developing tiny tooth buds beneath gums. • Eyes have formed, but irises (the colored part of the eye) still lack pigment. • Mother • You may start to notice stretch marks on your abdomen

  26. Week 23 • Baby • 11 inches long • weighs just over a pound (about as much as a large mango) • you may be able to see him/her squirm underneath your clothes. • Turn on the radio and sway to the music. With him/her sense of movement well developed by now, your baby can feel you dance. • Blood vessels in his/her lungs are developing to prepare for breathing • the sounds that your baby's increasingly keen ears pick up are preparing her for entry into the outside world. • Mother • You may notice that your ankles and feet start to swell a bit in the coming weeks or months, especially at the end of the day • try to exercise regularly to increase circulation, and wear support stockings (put them on first thing in the morning) and roomy, comfortable shoes.

  27. Week 24 • Baby • just over a pound • almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn) • His/her brain is also growing quickly now • taste buds are continuing to develop • lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help his air sacs inflate once he hits the outside world • skin is still thin and translucent • Mother • Most women have a glucose screening test (also called a glucose challenge test or GCT) between now and 28 weeks. This test checks for gestational diabetes, a pregnancy-related high-blood-sugar condition.

  28. Week 25 • Baby • Head to heels, your baby now measures about 13 1/2 inches. • weight — a pound and a half — isn't much more than an average rutabaga • wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and she'll start to look more and more like a newborn-because of FAT consumption • growing more hair • Mother • your hair may look more full and lustrous than ever • You may also notice that you can't move around as gracefully as before

  29. 26-33 weeks Shannon Cardinal Eric Moody

  30. Week 26: • The nerves in the baby’s ears are developing, he can now hear conversations between mother and father. • He’s inhaling and exhaling amniotic fluid, which is essential for lung development. • He now weighs a pound and two-thirds and is 14 inches long. • If the baby is a boy, the testicles are beginning to descend into the scrotum. • The mother will have lower back and foot pain.

  31. Week 27: • The baby weighs almost 2 pounds. (The size of a head of cauliflower) and is 14 ½ inches long. • He is sleeping and waking at regular intervals. • Opening and closing eyes. • Sucking on fingers. • Brain is very active with more tissue developing. • Lungs aren’t fully developed yet but would be able to function with medical help if born now. • The mother is still experiencing lower back and foot pain but will also start to get leg cramps from of increasing weight on her legs.

  32. Week 28: • The baby weighs 2 ¼ lbs (the size of a Chinese cabbage) and is 14.8 inches long. • He blinks his eyes, which now has lashes. • His eyesight is developing. He might be able to see the light that flitters through the womb. • His brain continues to develop and he is gaining body fat. • The third and final trimester starts this week, and the mother will gain around 11 lbs throughout it. • The mother will start to have severe leg discomfort and will begin to have more frequent doctor visits.

  33. Week 29: • The baby now weighs about 2 ½ lbs (the size of a butternut squash) and is a little over 15 inches long. • His lungs and muscles are continuing to mature and his head is growing to make room for his developing brain. • Large amounts of calcium are being deposited into his bones each day to help the growth and development of them. (around 250 milligrams) • The mother will need to make sure she is getting plenty of protein, calcium, vitamin C and iron which is essential for the baby’s growth and development. • The baby is very active now and heartburn and constipation may start to take place. • Hemorrhoids may also start to occur.

  34. Week 30: • The baby is about 15.7 inches long and weighs around 3 lbs (like a head of cabbage) • A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds him. • His eyesight will continue to develop. • The mother will start to feel tired and clumsy. • She will return to having mood swings and might even be the 1 in 10 women who suffer from depression.

  35. Week 31: • The baby measures over 16 inches longs and weight about 3.3 lbs. He is heading into a growth spurt. • He can turn his head from side to side and his body is beginning to plump up. • He is moving a lot now and is very active. • The mother may start to experience tightening in the uterus called Braxton Hicks contractions. • She may also start to notice leaking of colostrum (premilk)

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