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Pregnancy Overview . Month by Month. Am I Pregnant? . Tender, swollen breasts. Fatigue. Slight bleeding or cramping .. Abdominal cramping Nausea with or without vomiting. Heightened sense of smell Food aversions or cravings. Headaches . Constipation. Mood swings..
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Pregnancy Overview Month by Month
Am I Pregnant? • Tender, swollen breasts. • Fatigue. • Slight bleeding or cramping.. • Abdominal cramping • Nausea with or without vomiting. • Heightened sense of smell • Food aversions or cravings. • Headaches. • Constipation. • Mood swings.. • Faintness and dizziness. • Raised basal body temperature.
The 3 Trimesters • Trimester 1 • Conception to Month 3 • Trimester 2 • Month 4 to 6 • Trimester 3 • Month 7 to birth
Conception / Month 1 The embryo forms layers that will develop into organs. The heart starts to beat, and the bones of the spinal column begin to form
Month 2 Finger buds arise and the eyes are more obvious. Toe buds and eyelids will develop during this month, and nerve cells in the brain will connect.
Month 3 By the end of your 12th week of pregnancy, the fetus is about 2.4 inches long from crown to rump. The spinal tail is gone and the face is distinct.
Month 4 The eyelids completely cover the eyes, which will not reopen for nearly three more months. The legs and feet are well developed.
Month 5 The fetus now weighs between 10 and 11 ounces, and the entire body is covered with downy fine hair called lanugo.
Month 6 By the end of your sixth month of pregnancy, the fetus will weigh nearly two pounds and the crown-to-rump length will be over nine inches.
Month 7 • Most fetuses turn to the head-down position now. Lungs continue to develop. Babies born at this stage usually survive but require intensive care.
Month 8 • The body is more plump, and the lanugo hairs that once covered it are almost all gone. The baby can grasp firmly with his or her hands.
Month 9 • At the end of 40 weeks, most babies will be about 7.5 pounds with a crown-to-rump length of nearly 15 inches and a total length of about 21 inches.
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