Learning How Your Baby Is Developing Week By Week

Some women know they are pregnant straight away, for others it can take a test to determine whether they are or not.
There are usually clear indications that you are pregnant, morning sickness, tender breasts and fatigue are all signs.
Although your baby will be growing and developing every day, you will find it easier to track the progress weekly.
Learning what your baby is doing and knowing about the key stages will help you to bond.
You will spend the nine months understanding what your baby and body are going through together.
Your pregnancy will be based over three trimesters, this allows for your baby's progress to be monitored accurately.
If you notice that your baby is not developing, as well as you had hoped or that your body is doing something unusual, then you should tell a health professional.
The more informed you are regarding your pregnancy, the better you will feel.
You should ensure that you read and understand what is happening to your body.
This will make the whole process far less daunting and you will feel calmer and more relaxed.
In the early weeks of your pregnancy, you will notice very little happening, you may feel tired and sickness might have begun.
By the fifth week, your baby would have begun to form; his heart and organs are developing.
In week seven, your baby would have doubled in size and your body is beginning to change.
You will more than likely begin to have scans and check-ups by week nine.
Soon after this point you will be able to know the gender.
As you approach the end of the first trimester, the nausea will hopefully have passed.
You will have more energy as your body is settling in to being pregnant.
As you reach week fifteen your baby will be moving a great deal and your body is growing to accommodate your baby.
You will be putting on weight at a steady pace.
This is perfectly normal so you should not worry.
You will feel the need to urinate a great deal as your uterus presses on your bladder.
Your baby by week seventeen can blink, suck his thumb and swallow.
Following the pregnancy week by week, will allow you to notice if your baby is not doing the things he should be.
Every pregnancy is different; you should not worry unless something is seriously wrong.
Coming to the end of the second trimester is a milestone as your baby is remarkably well developed.
You should be comfortable and coping well with your pregnancy.
Entering the last trimester is exciting as you know it is not long until you meet your baby.
You would have followed your pregnancy week by week, understanding that by week twenty seven your baby can be born.
Your baby will spend the next few weeks preparing to be born and his movements increase significantly.
Your baby's sense of smell, taste and hearing, are all fully developed by week twenty nine.
Although most babies are born during the forty week period, some do hold on for a couple more weeks.
Being better informed will allow you to be relaxed, able to cope with the labour as and when it happens.