Pregnancy Calendar - 42 Weeks Layout
Are you into early pregnancy and already are dying to know how your child might be developing inside you and what you can expect in the coming few months before delivery? Well, here we are with our very useful pregnancy calendar, especially for you! Go through it at leisure and you will come to know what will be happening with both you and your little one inside you during the ensuing months.
Week 1
Take care of your general health if you want a baby soon. Remember, only a healthy body can give birth to a healthy body!
Week 2
Once your ovulation is done, an egg will get ready to be fertilized by some persistent sperm that will woo it and eventually win its heart!
Week 3
The fertilized egg will implant itself in your endometrial lining. This might cause some implantation bleeding, so watch out for it!
Week 4
Early pregnancy symptoms start showing in you and a urine test can confirm pregnancy at this stage.
Week 5
Would you believe it, the baby’s heart starts beating this early into pregnancy!
Week 6
The baby will be about 4-6mm in length. Your placenta starts developing now.
Week 7
Baby’s hand plates start forming, so does the genital tubercle.
Week 8
Baby’s hind brain, bones and joints develop. Little toe rays start appearing as well!
Week 9
Baby weighs one gram by now and starts spontaneous movement inside you!
Week 10
Her external genitalia start developing and she enters the fetal phase.
Week 11
Baby weight about 11 grams and finger nails develop!
Week 12
You might actually begin to hear your baby’s heartbeat at the prenatal clinic now!
Week 13
All baby’s 20 teeth buds are formed!
Week 14
Baby creates urine and it actually starts learning to ‘breathe’!
Week 15
Her blood vessels can be seen clearly right now!
Week 16
Baby weighs about 3 ounces and its limb movements are pretty much co-ordinated.
Week 17
Fat deposits start developing.
Week 18
Her fingerprints appear and she actually seems to respond to loud sounds.
Week 19
Permanent teeth buds appear behind the milk teeth buds.
Week 20
You may be able to get your first clear peek at your baby!
Week 21
Baby weighs almost one pound now.
Week 22
You enter the last trimester - congratulations!
Week 23
Finger nails have formed and baby develops her first stool.
Week 24
Baby weight about 1 lb 5 ounces now.
Week 25
Baby continues to develop rapidly.
Week 26
Baby is aware of both light and sound.
Week 27
Hooray, she weights 2 pounds!
Week 28
Baby’s eye lashes develop.
Week 29
Your baby’s growing and occupies more space in your womb.
Week 30
Move around carefully - you have really ballooned out!
Week 31
Your baby’s skin now goes from red to a nice pink!
Week 32
Baby is almost 40cms long and weight 1.7kgs.
Week 33
She begins to breathe quiet well by now.
Week 34
Your breasts now start producing milk for the near future.
Week 35
Just the last few weeks before birth!
Week 36
Learn all about labor and childbirth - get prepared!
Week 37
Baby sometimes even gets hiccoughs!
Week 38
Your weight gain stops by now.
Week 39
Your angel prepares for her eventful exit!
Week 40
Baby weighs roughly 3.4kgs.
Week 41
Baby just waits to come out into this world!
Week 42
Yay, you are a mother now! Hearty congratulations!
This pregnancy calendar is a mere estimate, so do not panic if you still do not deliver bang on the due date!
Melissa Fox is a health professional very interested in Signs of Pregnancy.
She enjoys writing inspirational articles for Real Living.
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