Week 7 – your pregnancy week by week
This week your baby is about 1.2 cm and developing brain cells every second. Not only will the heart and brain start to form but the kidneys and limbs will also be forming in a few days. JOIN OUR PREGNANCY…
This week your baby is about 1.2 cm and developing brain cells every second. Not only will the heart and brain start to form but the kidneys and limbs will also be forming in a few days. JOIN OUR PREGNANCY…
When you are around 8 weeks pregnant, your womb will be about the size of a lemon. You might be feeling tired, your breasts sore and enlarged. You might need to go to the bathroom more often. JOIN OUR PREGNANCY…
Your little baby’s face is now forming, with bigger eyes and it even has some colour. The tiny mouth and tongue with taste buds have formed. Ridges at the hands and feet are developing. The head is more developed and…
Your baby is now around 30 mm long from head to toe. The baby is now making movements that can be seen on a scan. This is the time of another growth spurt. The head is looking rounder and eyes,…
Your baby is now 41mm long and the size of a fig. The head of the baby is still very large but the body is catching up quickly. The fingers and toes are separating out now and there are tiny…
Your baby’s face is beginning to look more human. Her eyes, which started out on the sides of her head, have moved closer together. Her ears are almost in their final positions on the side of her head. Inside her…
As you begin the second trimester of pregnancy, your placenta has developed and is providing your baby with oxygen, nutrients, and waste disposal. The placenta also produces the hormones progesterone and estrogen, which help to maintain the pregnancy. Tiny fingerprints…
Congratulations on your pregnancy! We take you through your pregnancy week by week. JOIN OUR PREGNANCY FORUM HERE Crown to rump, your baby is about 8cm long and weighs about 40g. Her body is now growing faster than her head. Thanks…
You may not know it when it happens, but your tiny tenant frequently gets the hiccups, which babies learn to do before breathing. Babies don’t make any sound because their windpipe (trachea) is filled with fluid rather than air. Your…
Your baby is now some 10cm long from crown to rump, about the size of an avocado, and weighs about 100g. In the next three weeks she’ll go through a tremendous growth spurt, doubling her weight and adding centimetres to…