pregnancy month by month - what to expect
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You may see some vaginal spotting as the zygote implants into the uterine wall
The mother will start to feel more tired; her breast will become engorged and
may experience frequent urination
At this time your body will start to produce beta human chorionic
gonadotrophin (B-HCG) which will induce estrogen and progesterone
production
Try to avoid alcohol, caffeine, tobacco, stress and try to get enough sleep. Have appointment with your doctor to confirm pregnancy.
1 Week Pregnancy You may not feel that you are pregnant
The fertilized ovum will produce a zygote which will divides
as it is moving down to the uterus where implantation occursoften 6 day after fertilization, at this time the zygote will
form the blastocyst reaching 0.1-0.2 mm in diameter
You wont have nausea, nor vomiting but, you may notice
increased your basal body temperature beyond day 16 (post
ovulation).
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By ultra sound you will see intrauterine sac.
Your belly will be the same size as pre-pregnancy, but you may experience some
fatigue, breast engorgement, frequent urination which will fade up by time, so dont
be worried
Your diet should have increased calcium content because your baby is using calciumfor his growing bones and you need to start on folic acid.
If you had lactose intolerance, or you are vegetarians or had twins, you need to take
prenatal vitamins
During this week, your symptoms will increase, so you will start to complain of more
morning sickness because your body will produce more estrogen and progesteronewhich will affect your gastro intestinal tract by decreasing its motility and gastric
emptying is also prolonged
If you visit your doctor by this time, you will be weighed and your obstetric and
medical history will be taken, blood test is ordered. (Complete blood count, blood
random blood sugar, urine analysis).
You should start Folic acid, and a nutritional and lifestyle advice is given for you
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5 Weeks Pregnancy
By this week your fetus is 4-6mm long and major organs start to develop,
Brain, heart, Kidney and Liver.
You will feel the same symptoms as before but you may notice that your
areolas are darker in color, more raised, your breast is firmer, you may also
feel tingling sensation
If you have a cat, let somebody else to care about it, give special care tohygiene, wash your fruit and vegetable very well, cook your meat very
well, and wear gloves if you want to care about your garden to avoid
contact with toxoplasma which will affect your baby
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The size of your baby is 8 mm and is growing rapidly and he is moving
his limbs by the end of this week.
By the end of this week your morning sickness will be more obvious,
so take care of your diet, avoid fatty food, drink a lot of water, eat
small frequent meals all through the day, and dont forget your
vitamins and vitamin D
6 Weeks Pregnancy
Exercise 15 minute a day.
Consult your doctor before taking any d
Avoid ibuprofen
If you have vaginal spotting inform you
doctor because it may be a sign of
miscarriage
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7 Weeks Pregnancy
Your baby is 13 mm long and his brain is growing
moving although you may not feel it
By this week his genitalia is formed but it is not re
ultrasound until 16 weeks although the sex of youdetermined since fertilization
Why you have to urinate more? Because HCG is
increased and it affects the blood flow to the kidney,your kidneys are more efficient and they clear waste
more, also your uterus is compressing your urinary
bladder
You will be more moody because your hormones are
taking all over the place.
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8 Weeks Pregnancy
Your baby is now 18 mm in length he is growing at a rate of 1
millimeter/day.
His limbs are more obvious and ossification of his bone is
started, his eyelids start to form but they still fused and wontbe opened till 26 weeks
He will look like a human by this time, although his head is
longer than his body.
You may experience more fatigu
breast, abdominal cramps Your moodiness is deceased bec
placenta is taking the responsibi
continuation of your pregnancy
You may notice some bulge in yo
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9 Weeks
Pregnancy Your baby is now called a fetus
His facial features is more obvious, his iris is
formed but his eyelids still fused till 26 weeks
His digestive system starts to form and also his
diaphragm which allows him to breath and
hiccup
You may experience more
migraine during pregnanc
changes. Your breast may be enlarg
more visible, you nipples a
may need to increase your
your breast
You may crave forjunk foo
materials
You may gain 1-2 IB/weekkeep on eating healthy fo
drink enough water and v
(avoid sugary fluid)
If you notice spotting any
pregnancy so consult your
may be a sign of miscarria
pregnancy.
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10 Weeks Pregnancy
Your baby is 33 mm in length, and he will double in
size in the next three weeks
His vital organs start to function. The placenta starts to grow and supply the babys
need
You may start to feel some cramps in
to the stretching ligaments in your p
relieved by mild analgesia and rest.
You may suffer from bleeding gums
progesterone makes the gums swolle
care about your dental hygiene.
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11 Weeks P
Your baby is 35 mm in length.
His head and body are equal in size
He can kick, stretch and clench his fists although you may
not feel him.
His intestine will move back to his abdomen by this week.
Your pregnancy symptoms will subside but dont
worry. you will have more energy but you may
start to have constipation and heart burn
Your baby will start to react with you so try to
relax, listen to happy relaxing music, think with
happy thoughts
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12 Weeks Pregnancy
Your baby is 6cm in length
He is now breathing using the amniotic fluid
Now you can feel you uterus above the level
bone
You may experience heart burn because of your
progesterone which relaxes the gastro-esophageal valve
and by this gastric Juice will regurge back to the
esophagus, so try to eat smaller meals and avoid spicy
food.
By this week you should have you 1st fetal anomaly scan
by doing the nuchal translucency scan to rule out
trisomy's if it was abnormal you will be advised to
undergo further testing.
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14 Weeks Pregnancy
Your baby is 9cm long and 1.5 ounces in weight.
The Lanugo starts to grow to provide extra warmth.
Kidneys start to produce urine and the bladder
The pancreas starts to develop, and produce hormones
Your belly will be pushed up
Your nasal passage will be swnotice snoring
Your blood volume increases
vessels may become fragile a
minimal nose bleed but if it b
heavy you should inform you
You may notice that your bre
dilated, your aureoles more din diameter
You need to concentrate on
order to provide your baby w
which are needed to build up
you can find these in meat, c
and nuts
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15 Weeks Pregnancy
The child now breathes in this fluid in order to help in
developing the air sacs of his lungs
The ears develop, and the child can hear you so you can talk
to your baby Now you may know the sex of your baby, depending on the
position Your pregnancy symptoms may disapp
week, so dont be worried.
Your weight may increase by 5 pounds
There may be a line in the middle of y
called lina nigra which will fade after d
Enjoy this trimester because you will f
energetic and fatigue will return again
trimester
Omega-3 is good for your babys deve
IQ. You can find this in fish, walnuts, o
enhanced eggs
You can exercise safely but avoid hors
mountain biking, and skiing
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16 Week
Your baby is 12cm length and 100gm in weight.
You may feel tiny movements of your baby, the baby may grasp
the umbilical cord with the newly formed hands, if the placentais located near the interior, it may act as a cushion, and you may
not feel these movements, so do not be worried
Your uterus now is located halfw
bone and umbilicus.
Try to limit the use of saunas, a
because they increase your tem
harm the developing fetus
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17 Weeks Pregnancy
Your baby is now 13-14cm in length
rapidly
Brown fat starts to accumulate, andimportant role in heat regulation.
When traveling in a car, keep the lo
seat belt below your belly
Your eyes may feel dry, so try to use eye drops, avoid
wearing contact lenses for long periods.
You may experience constipation due to the effect ofprogesterone, which will slow down your bowel movements
Its time to start pelvic floor exercises
Hydrate well, exercise gently in order to
relieve stress
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19 Weeks Pregnancy
Your baby is 17-18cm long, and 250gm in
weight.
The hair is now growing on the scalp.
You may experienc
pains in your sides,
by stretching ligam
your uterus, but if
become more pers
consult your docto Skin changes occur
estrogen, you may
and chloasma nipp
You may feel breathlessness, but
dont worry
You may notice blurring of
vision, which is due to water
retention. It usually disappears
after birth, and exercise will help
in getting rid of it
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20 Weeks Pregnancy
Your baby is 19-20cm lo
weight.
Your baby is busy in me
which is a harmless mix
fluid, digestive secretion
cells; all of these accum
bowels, and is excreted
Your uterus now is at the level of your
umbilicus
Try to eat iron rich foods, like red meat,
prunes, green leafy vegetables, and soya
products because it is necessary for red blood
cell formation
Avoid using cleaning products because it may
contain harmful chemicals.
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21 Weeks Pregnancy
Your baby is 21-22cm long,
and 360gm in weight.
You may remain awake all through th
because of your moving baby
You may experience varicose veins, s
ankles, and so exercise regularly and
your legs and feet and wear maternit
which will relieve you
You may notice acne is increased,
because oil production is increased in
pregnancy, so use oil free makeup, and
avoid acne medication.
You can book to have antenatal massage
to relieve stress
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22 Weeks Pregnancy
Your is more obvious, and his lips are
well formed
You may experience stretch mar
abdomen, so try to keep your sk
moisturized during pregnancy.
You may be forgetful
Try to buy your babys equipme
car seats.
Consider thinking about
your babys name
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23 Weeks Pregnancy
Your baby will double in its weight during the next month,
because of fat deposition under skin, and muscle
development
Your baby is quite active
You may experience more vaginal discharge
You may be more emotional,so dont worry
Youre ankles , and feet swell up, so drink a lot o
elevate your legs, avoid standing or sitting for lo
careful this may be a sign of pre-eclampsia espe
facial swelling or eye puffiness
24 W k P
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24 Weeks P
Now your baby is 30cm long, 600gm in
weight, and is gaining 90gm/ week, and will
start to fill up
Your belly looks like a football
You may have hot flushes and sweating, this is
because more blood is pumped around your
baby
You need to do a g
test, if you are at h
develop diabetes,
pregnancy complic
delivery, and large
become itchy, and
lot of water and ea
diet.
You can do your fetalanomaly scan (4D) during
this week
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Now your baby is 34cm, and weight is
690gm.
Your husband can hear your baby's heartbeat
when he presses his ear against your belly.
Your hair may look thicker, shiny; because of
pregnancy hormones, but unfortunately thiswill shed off after birth
Exercise regularly, and drink plenty of water,
but don't exercise if you feel dizzy or have
shortness of breath
Check your hemoglobin l
you are anemic, check fe
26 W k P
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26 Weeks Pregnancy
You may feel that your baby is respondin
jumping.
Eat well, get a lot of rest
Your blood pressure may increase slightlylower than pre-pregnancy.
Be aware that you don't have pre-eclampsia and these
are its symptoms:
1. Photophobia
2. Pain at the upper abdomen
3. Vomiting
4. Increased blood pressure
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Your Baby is now 36.5 cm long and around 875 gm
in weight
Your Baby opens his eyelids.
Your Baby's lungs are immature but they can
function with the help of a mechanical ventilator
if delivered at this time.
You may have more and m
because of your enlarging
compresses on the veins a
legs. To reduce the cramp
exercise daily.
You may experience symp
dysfunction which may ca
walking up stairs.
You need to think about what sort
of birth you would like such as, at
home, submerged water or
hospital birth.
Think about the type of pain relief
you need and are comfortable
with during labour. Your Doctor
will need to know beforehand.
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Your Baby is 1 kg i
length.
Antibodies are tra
blood to your Babthe immune syste
You may increase in weight 5.5 kg in the last 1/3 of
pregnancy
You need to visit your Doctor every 2 weeks
You may have an increase in vaginal secretion, so donot worry, but visit your Doctor if it becomes
offensive or itchy
If your screenin
was positive, yo
glucose intolera
If you have a ne
and your husba
blood group, yo
the first dose of
You need to do
exercises and m
Cut out caffeine
order to get rid
If you feel any breast lump, do not ignore
it. Visit your Doctor to check it
immediately
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Your Baby is 38.5 cm in
length, his weight 1.15kg.
You may feel more
movements some days
more than others because
your Baby is like you, more
energetic at certain times.
You need to eat a h
of vitamins, folic aci
(calcium is found in
and enriched orang
You may experiencconstipation. Stay w
and include plenty o
You may experience hemorrhoids. If they become
painful do a sitz bath but do not take any medication
before consulting your Doctor
Do not lie flat on your back as this may make you feel
dizzy.
Avoid wearing contact lenses as your eyes may
become dry.
Stretching exercises will help you in relieving stress.
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Your Baby is 40 cm in length, 1.4 kg in weight
You may feel tired by this time of pregnancy, also
your ligaments may be more loose, causing your
feet to spread. You may need to buy new, more
comfortable shoes. Do not worry. You will return
to your normal size, shortly after birth.
Your mood swings may reappea
to take a warm bath and drink m
bed time to make you feel more
comfortable.
You may experience Braxton hic
contractions.
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32 Weeks Pregnancy
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32 Weeks Pregnancy
Your baby is 1.8kg in weight,
43cm in length.
You may gain weight, 1
pound/week, and of
this extra weight is from
fetus growth.
You may experience he
uterus is compressing y
to eat small, frequent m
sleeping, while elevate
pillow
Back pain may increas
advances. But if you did
before, consult your do
It may be a sign of labo
33 Weeks Pregnancy
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33 Weeks Pregnancy
Your baby is 2kg now, and 44cm in length.
Your Antibodies are travelling to your babys immune
system, to help in fighting germs after birth
You need to consume more calcium in your diet inorder to help your babys skeleton to harden .
You may face a problem to find a comfortable,
appropriate position for you to sit or to sleep
You may experience aches and numbness in your
hands and wrists. Try to splint your wrist or take
frequent breaks away from your work in order to
flex your fingers and exercise your wrist.
As skin stretches
more itchy. You c
but after consult
may be a sign of
Ifyour babys fac
downward, try to
your hands and k
hips and arch you
Swelling of your hands, feet and face could
be a sign of preeclampsia. Consult your
doctor immediately if this happens
3 k
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34 Weeks Pregnancy
Your baby is now 2.3kg in weight, and
45cm long.
Your Baby can breathe with his lungswithout a problem.
You may experience polymorphic
pregnancy, which is a harmless ctake topical antihistamine, moist
cream to decrease the itch.
Take frequent rests and save you
day.
Do not jump up immediately fro
as you may become dizzy.
35 Weeks Pregnancy
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35 Weeks Pregnancy
Your baby is 47cm in l
2.7kg in weight.
You may have frequent urination or
experience heartburn, because of the
enlarged uterus.
You may experience Braxton Hickscontractions as abdominal cramps
You may have increased in vaginal discharge
which may be accompanied with blood, this
is called the show
It is safe to drive a car,
seat belt beneath your
If you are thinking of r
job, you should think a
By this week, you should determine your
birth plan, and discuss it with your
partners
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36 Weeks Pregnancy
Your baby is 2.75kg in weight, and 48cm in length.
Movements may slow down, but you should
expect about 10 movements / day, if you do not
drink a sweet drink and / or lie on your left side.
After 36 weeks, the baby will be regarded full
term
If your Baby is presenting by the bottom, your
doctor may try to do an external cephalic version
in order to push your babys buttocks upward,
under ultrasound guidance
You may have an
once per week. If you notice any
constant abdom
persistent or sev
blurred vision, yo
hospital immedi
37 Weeks Pregnancy
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37 Weeks Pregnancy
Your baby is 50cm in length, and weighs
about 3kg
Antibodies will continue to transfer to
your babys body, and then they will be
transferred through your breast milk
You may feel uncomfortable while walking.
Braxton Hicks contractions or false contractions
may be more frequent this week
You may exp
diarrhea in
labour.
Do not be w
umbilicus is
will disappeafter few m
38 Weeks Pregnancy
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38 Weeks Pregnancy
Your baby is 3.4kg, and 51cm in length
If you feel tired take a nap, catch-up on reading,
more time with your partner.
Watch your feet, and ankles for swelling, and elev
Contractions may be more painfu
contractions start at the top of the
downward through your back into
be stronger and painful, and will n
when you change position.
39 Weeks Pregnancy
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39 Weeks Pregnancy
Your baby is 3.45kg in weight, and 52 cm in
length
When your baby is ready to be born, a
chemical message is sent to the placenta, and
this will increase estrogen production, which
will lead to labour
Look for bloody sh
plug passage, naus
contraction; break
which may be in thgush or a small slow
any of these could
labour starting.
If you pass your du
need to do a fetal t
that it is safe to con
pregnancy, or if it iinduce labour.
Most doctors will induce labour after
41 weeks
You may have leaking water before
contractions begin. If this happens,
labour needs to be induced
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Do not be stressed out because of these ex
few days. Enjoy spending more time with y
partner.
Babies differ in their weight when they are
born, but most of them will be 45-55cm in
length.
You may be anxious about when your water wil
when labour will start. Try to relax and always m
everything.
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