Week by Week Pregnancy Guide

If you want to get the complete information about week by week pregnancy then nothing is better than reading this blog. Here, we have given you brief explanation on three trimesters of week by week pregnancy.

Pregnancy week by week brings new development in the body of a woman. Pregnancy period of 40 weeks may be distinguished into 3 trimesters. First trimesters starts from week 1 and finishes at 12th week. Second trimester starts from week 13th and finishes at 26th week and third trimester starts at week 27 and continues to term.

Week 1 to week 12: In this period or pregnancy week by week, child grows fast and forms all the organs as well as body structures, although it is small. For putting things into perspective, baby is tiny than a grain of rice. Week 4 makes woman realize that she is pregnant. Heart of baby begins beating within a week.

Week 13 to Week 26: Pregnancy enters into second trimester from thirteen week onwards and additional developments are there in pregnancy week by week. Baby further develops and slowly, vocal chords start forming, nervous system starts functioning as well as reproductive organs get completely developed. Eyelids, eyelashes, eyebrows, nails, toes and fingers also get formed. It is a time where one is able to see an ultrasound if it is a boy or a girl. By week 20, one is able to feel baby moving. Within next 3 to 4 weeks, skin of baby gets reddish in color and wrinkled with veins visible via translucent skin of baby.

Week 26 to week 40: It is the last stage during which pregnancy enters into its ending stage. During this period, fat begins depositing on baby. Her or his hearing is completely developed as well as can move with rhythm to music. By week 27, babies may also cry. By week 29, sense of smell, taste and sound are even developed. Week 32 is time when baby spends much of the time in sleeping. Lungs are completely developed, baby is able to open as well as close eyes and may grasp firmly. During these weeks, baby position alters for preparing itself for delivery.

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Pregnancy at 18 Weeks

Pregnancy at week 18 develops all the body parts in the baby completely. However, these body parts are still not mature enough to enable its survival outside your womb. However, you start feeling the movements of your baby at 18 weeks very often from now on. You can feel it even more, when you are not moving. Babies, from pregnancy week 18, love to feel the movements of their mother. It makes them feel comfortable. Go for an ultrasound test. It may detect the anatomical problems in your baby if it has any.

Development of your baby during pregnancy at week 18:

• Little air sacks are now forming. However, lungs will not form right now.
  
• Its muscles are getting stronger each day, and that is why you can feel the force of its kick better.
  
• Its kidneys are now functioning properly
  
• It urinates and drinks amniotic fluid
  
• You baby is now producing myelin, which is a protective shield that covers its nerves.
  
• Its genitals are somewhat detectable now; however, it will be more apparent in the next two weeks.
  
• Its heart now pumps faster and releases about 25 to 30 quarts of blood in a day.
  

Appearance of your baby when you are 18 weeks pregnant:

• Its head has become more proportionate to its body
  
• It weighs about 200 grams and roughly 7.5 ounces.
  
• It may be about 5.5 to 6 inches long.
  
• Its body is very thin due to lack of fat.
  
• Its skin is red and transparent
  
• Its facial features are very apparent. It may even show similarity to you and your husband.
  

Changes in you during pregnancy at week 18:

• You can feel your uterus, slightly protruded above or below your belly buttons.
  
• You may have gained about 14 to 18 pounds of weight by now.
  
• You waist expands a little more than before
  
• You feel more uncomfortable while sleeping because your pre-pregnancy sleeping posture may compress your uterus.
  
• You may feel dizzy and fainting sensations, because of the slight slow functioning of the cardiovascular systems.
  In order to avoid these general pregnancy problems always make very slow movements to avoid fainting and dizziness. Use pregnancy pillow from now on to support your growing tummy and try doing stomach tilt exercises to have a good comfortable sleep.
  

Pregnancy at 17 weeks

Pregnancy at 17 weeks can now determine the sex of the baby with the help of ultrasound scan. An ultrasound can scan also determine the gender of your baby by monitoring the brain. In a way, now your baby has all the typical preliminary traits of its gender.

Development of the baby during pregnancy at 17 weeks:

• You baby can now lay down
  
• The placenta is now developing even faster, that can feed him better and remove its waste more efficiently.
  
• It can hear with its ears now. It responds to music by moving and dancing in your spacious womb.
  
• All the body structures have appeared already. Therefore, no new body parts are appearing anymore. However, all the body parts are now on the process of getting more complex and developed.
  
• Your baby at 17 weeks loves staying in a playful mood and keeps moving its joints and limbs. This determines its health and well being.
  
• The bones, which where so far simple soft cartilage, are now becoming stronger bones.
  
• Now during pregnancy at 17 weeks, you can mildly feel the movements of your baby.
  
• It can even feel the sensation of your touch, and even react to that if it is in a good mood and not acting pricey to you. Try to move your hands on your tummy in a soft motion and wait for its reaction from inside.
  
• This may seem fun to you, but it actually boosts the maternal bond, and makes the baby feel secured.
  

Appearance of your baby when you are 17 weeks pregnant:

• The baby is about five or six inches long
  
• It weighs about 100 grams or 5 ounces
  
• Its skin is still very transparent and delicate due to lack of fat in its body.
  

Changes in you when you are 17 weeks pregnant:

You might have increased vaginal discharge by now, due to increased secretion of estrogen and more blood flow to the vaginal area. But contact the doctor if it contains blood. Or if it is too much, then wear absorbers. Pregnancy week 17 otherwise brings no new changes in you. However, the old problems continue to prevail. You too keep taking the same preventive measures.

Pregnancy at 16 Weeks

Now your baby is fully formed. The only thing left is to grow in size. Pregnancy at week 16 makes incorporates many familial genetic features in him. For e.g. if you see your baby through ultrasound image, you may realize that it has got your chin or his father’s nose.

Development in your baby at 16 weeks:

• Your baby is now developing nails on her fingers and toes.
  
• Its bones are quite developed by now
  
• She can now make breathing movements
  
• It can hold its head quite straight
  
• Its heart is so developed that it can now pump 25 quarts of blood in a day.
  
• It now grows tiny hair in its head. Some lucky ones will grow too many of them
  
• Your baby, while you are 16 weeks pregnant, urinates in every 40 minutes.
  

Appearance of the baby during pregnancy at week 16:

• Your baby now looks like a human
  
• Its size is somewhat 5 inches long
  
• It weighs about 85 srams.
  
• Its body looks more proportionate than the last week.
  
• Tiny tinges of hair cover its head and skin.
  
• Your baby can now suck its thumbs and yawn
  

Chances in you when you are 16 weeks pregnant:

• During pregnancy at week 16, you may feel the movement of your baby for the first time.
  
• You feel a lot of sensation as your baby moves, swims and navigates its spacious abode, your uterus.
  
• The other physical changes are very similar to that of pregnancy week 15.
  
• All the problems of pregnancy week 15, retains, and at times increases.
  
• Your tummy slowly grows, which you can understand, even if others do not.
  

Your skirts and jeans fit no more. (Time to shop!)

During pregnancy at 16 week you need to undergo a few tests. The most important one is AFP test, to test the amount of protein coming from your baby’s urine. The less the measurement of protein, the healthier your baby will be. Another test you should go through is amniocentesis test, that diagnoses the possible genetic problems and genetic birth defects in your baby. It is time that you now go and shop some maternity clothes, as you will need them from the next few weeks.

Pregnancy at 15 Weeks

Your baby at 15 weeks can actually interact with you, hear your voice, feel your heart beat and get the rumbling sound of your stomach. That is the reason why he gets so familiar to you just in a few minutes after its birth. You can now talk to him, and he can hear. Occasionally, he may react by throwing its hands and limbs (though you cannot understand that). It can even react by making facial expression, though it is really doubtful whether the tiny kid actually understood a single part of what you said.

Your baby’s development during pregnancy at week 15:

• He is more sensitive to external stimuli like light and sound
  
• His pigments start developing
  
• He keeps swallowing the amniotic fluid it is surrounded with.
  
• Its blood vessels are now a little more developed and they can be seen through the transparent skin.
  
• It has started growing fine hair like substances on its body called lanugo.
  
• Its mouth becomes more sensitive now, and it may suck its fingers.
  

Appearance of your baby at pregnancy week 15:

1. Your baby in 15 weeks is more proportionate now.
2. Legs are now long.
3. Its body now seems more proportional to its head.
4. It is now slightly bigger than a peach.

Changes in you during pregnancy at 15 weeks:

• You have gained about 10 pounds now
  
• Your hip bones have started to grow
  
• You suffer from nose blocks, swelling in the mucous membrane of your nose.
  
• You may suffer from certain ordinary illness as your immunity system detoriates during pregnancy. Although it is normal, it is advisable to avoid them by staying healthy.
  
• You may now get more prone to urinary track infection due to the constant contraction and relaxation of your uterus.
  

From now on, be very careful while using public toilets. Be sure that you minimize its use. Wash your hands regularly so you stay away from infection and germs. Stay clean and hygienic. Take enough precautions so that you do not contract flu and other viral diseases. It may have some effect on your child.

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Pregnancy at 14 Weeks

Pregnancy week 14 does not increase the baby in size, but you can say, it further adds pedigree to its shape and form. Pregnancy week by week makes your baby more and more proportional.

Developments in your baby at pregnancy week 14:

• Your baby at pregnancy week 14, can make various kind of facial expressions
  
• It has made its body more defined than before.
  
• Its thyroid glands have started producing hormones.
  
• Its bones have become stronger and harder.
  
• Its external genitals have started developing and therefore, occasionally they can be detected
  
• The size of its body is slowly getting proportional to the size of its head
  
• Its reflexes have started growing
  
• Its eyes, though they are closed, are getting closer
  
• Its chin is moving upwards
  
• It now gets its food from the placenta
  

Appearance of your baby at Pregnancy week 14:

• The baby is still like a big peach.
  
• It is about 3.4 inches long and weighs about 1.5 ounces
  
• The nose is more prominent
  
• Its eyes are closer
  
• Its ears are on each sides of the head
  
• Very mild tinges of eyebrows appear above the eyelids.
  

Changes in you at pregnancy week 14:

• You may start suffering from constipation
  
• Your body starts producing a hormone called relaxin that facilitates labor. But this hormone also makes you very vulnerable to injuries
  
• You may occasionally suffer from shortness of breathe.
  

Drink a lot of water and fibrous food to avoid constipation. However, too much fiber can also be a problem. As you baby gets more responsive from pregnancy week 14, you have to stop the use of any such external harsh materials, and that it cannot bear. Things like sprays, harsh detergents, and home cleaners will not be too good, as its components penetrate into your skin and your baby gets a part of it too. So use environmental friendly and healthy things.

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Pregnancy at 13 Weeks

Pregnancy at 13 weeks begins the second trimester of your pregnancy. You can feel the curve of your uterus in your lower abdomen. Your uterus is now expanding. It has grown a little more in size than last one week and will grow more rapidly in the rest of the days.

Development in your baby at 13 weeks:

• He can now pass messages from the spinal cord to the muscles
  
• Therefore, he can move his hands and legs more often and faster
  
• His joints and bones have just got harder
  
• The growth of the body is now catching up with the large disproportionate head.
  
• He is now growing fine hair all over its body
  
• His pancreas is now producing insulin
  

Appearance of the baby at pregnancy week 13:

• Your baby at pregnancy week 13 is like a peach about 2.9 inches long.
  
• But, now he looks absolutely like a tinier version of a human baby.
  
• His head is still large in comparison to its body
  
• His neck is more defined now.
  
• His hands and legs are still very small and somewhat coiled.
  

Changes in you at pregnancy week 13:

• You feel a lot of discomfort in your abdomen, as your uterus grows.
  
• You will have ligament pain.
  
• You may go through a hitting or stabbing pain in your lower abdomen when you change your position in the bed.
  
• Amidst the occasional pain in your tummy, you will realize that the tiredness and weakness are overpowered by a sense of joy and zeal.
  
• Pregnancy week by week, changes the shape of your breasts.
  
• When you are 13 weeks pregnant, the veins look more prominent on the breasts.
  

Precautions during pregnancy week 13:

If you bleed or vomit, visit the doctor

Relaxing with the correct posture can relieve ligament pain.

Stop carrying heavy things and save your stomach from any harsh injury.

At pregnancy week 13, you are free from the danger of miscarriage. However in order to sustain it, you should stay and eat healthy.

Pregnancy at week 12

Pregnancy at week 12 brings an end to the first trimester or the first three months of your pregnancy. The chances of miscarriage are reduced by now. Congratulations for keeping your baby protected and warm during its riskiest and the most vital period of gestation.

Development in your baby at weeks 12:
Pregnancy at week 12, its body parts have developed. From this week onwards, the emphasis will be on its growth.

• Its ears have taken its position
  
• So has its jaws and tooth
  
• Chin and nose are more prominent
  
• Eyelids have developed
  
• Blood circulation is a lot better now
  
• Bones are now stronger and harder
  
• Kidneys are working
  
• Peristalsis has started.
  
• It can move her hands and feet
  
• It has started developing hormones
  
• The nerve cells have started multiplying rapidly
  

Appearance of the baby during pregnancy at week 12:

• It is still like a lime in size
  
• Its skin is still at its nascent stage and is transparent
  
• External genitals are forming slowly, though its yet too tiny to determine its gender
  
• Tiny nails have formed.
  
• Her hands and legs are now bigger and more proportionate to the body
  

Changes in you when you are 12 weeks pregnant:
1.You will expand more rapidly from now on
2.Your uterus will start appearing right above the pelvic bone
3.You may grow a vertical dark line around your tummy called nigra
4.You may now grow "pregnancy mask" on your face.

Pregnancy at 11 weeks

Pregnancy at 11 weeks retains the size of the baby, which is somewhat similar to that of a lemon. Although it has not grown in size, pregnancy at 11 weeks has made all its tiny body parts functioning normal. This means that your baby is strong enough to resist all the risks of miscarriage with its own strength. However, it only depends on how strong you could make him physically by abstaining yourself from bad habits like smoking and drinking during your pregnancy.

Development in your baby at 11 weeks:

• The heart is pumping hard now.
  
• It is now circulating blood to other parts of the body like the placenta and umbilical cord
  
• His ears are now in its nascent stage and are visible
  
• His inner ears are completely formed
  
• Testicles and ovaries have developed inside the body.
  
• Its sex cannot be detected now as its genitals are not formed
  
• He can now open and close his mouth
  
• His skin is now be visible, though it is still very transparent
  

Appearance of the baby during pregnancy at 11 weeks:

• It is now a coiled fetus with its face downwards and knees folded upwards.
  
• His face is now more or less rounded
  
• Head is still bigger as compared to the rest of his body
  
• His legs and hands are still very small and it cannot move his limbs
  
• He has now become a very active baby with a lot of physical activities
  

Changes in you when you are 11 weeks pregnant:

• Your tummy is now a little bit protruded and you may look pregnant.
  
• But you feel your pregnancy quite a lot
  
• Your hair and nails are growing faster than normal
  
• Your may start having regular bad hair days from now on.
  
• You start gaining about a pound per week
  
• You still continue with your mood swings
  
• You may feel like crying at times.
  

You can continue with your regular exercises to feel good and at the same time reduce back pains. However, do that under the supervision and instructions of a well-trained guide. You should buy a pregnancy pillow now and take rest as often as possible.

Pregnancy at week 10

Pregnancy 10 weeks brings about a lot of human like developments in its body. It starts behaving like a human and adopts typical human behavior like urinating. The fluid, namely the amniotic fluid, in which it grows, is composed mainly of its urine. The baby undergoes several exciting developments which could fascinate you a lot if this is your first pregnancy. Your baby has now crossed the stage of embryonic period and has entered the fetal period.

Development in the baby during pregnancy at 10 weeks

• It can now chew and even suck its fingers. Many babies, who are born with the habit of sucking fingers, were actually habituated with it since you were only 10 weeks pregnant.
  
• It may even have its own distinct fingerprints
  
• The brain structure is now complete
  
• Its tooth sockets are formed
  
• Although the placenta has not yet formed, the umbilical cord is fully developed to circulate blood.
  
• The muscles of her intestines and stomach are in order to function normally
  
• Though its genitals are not fully developed, and its gender cannot be determined, the basic male/ female characteristics are now apparent, because of the presence of sexual hormones.
  

Appearance of your baby at 10 weeks:

• Your baby is a little more than an inch, when you are 10 weeks pregnant.
  
• It is about 31 to 40 mm long, like a typical lemon.
  
• The head is still relatively larger than the rest of its body
  
• The eyes shifts from the side of its head towards the front
  
• Its eyelids are now developed
  
• Its fingers are now separated
  
• Overall, it now looks a little more like a human.
  

You must keep in mind that though your baby is now free from the congenital malformations (the risk that prevails till the ninth week), certain activities like exposure to smoking and alcohol, can still be dangerous. So the mom must be careful from now on. It is your responsibility to protect your baby. The problems that you face now are very similar to those you had faced when you were nine weeks pregnant.

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Pregnancy at 9 weeks

Pregnancy at week 9 makes your baby a complete little fetus, which more or less looks like a human baby as the small embryonic tail does not exists any more. The yolk, which used to be the main life line of your baby at 9 weeks, has now disappeared. Its role has now been taken by the placenta. A healthy baby starts making more defined movements, which can be perceived with the help of an ultrasound. The development of the sex organs can determine the baby’s gender in another few weeks.

Development of the baby at pregnancy 9 weeks

• The baby’s heart now beats at the rate of 170 times per minute
  
• Their valves develop slowly
  
• The diaphragm develops which separates the chest from the abdomen
  
• The hands and feet grow more rapidly, although they are very weak
  
• The body looks more defined
  
• It weighs nearly I gram
  
• Your baby continues to make muscle movements that help in its metabolism.
  
• By now, gonads have taken the form of testes or ovaries.
  
• They grow tiny teeth
  

Appearance of your baby at 9 weeks:

• The baby now is the size of a grape, about 17 mm long
  
• Its fingers have separated and his legs look longer and more defined.
  
• However, the head of your baby is not proportional to the rest of the body when you are nine weeks pregnant. The size of the head is rather same as the size of the body
  
• Though its eyes are now fully developed, it will not grow for another few weeks.
  
• Its earlobes, nose, nostrils and mouth are more distinct.
  

Problems faced by mothers when she is 9 weeks pregnant:

• You may have nasal congestion, nose bleeding and stuffy nose.
  
• You still feel tired, dizzy and weak
  
• You may witness fainting spells and vomiting sensation.
  
• Your weight will increase fast from now on, as the baby is now ready for faster weight gain.
  
• You may start craving for food, although it is advisable to avoid junk food
  

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Pregnancy Week 8

From 8th week pregnancy, your baby’s development becomes more rapid and you baby can be officially called a foetus. The pregnancy week by week development becomes faster, and each and every body parts of your baby at 8 weeks looks prominent. Although, these body parts do not resemble the body parts in a fully developed fetus, they can successfully serve the purpose.

Your baby at 8th week of pregnancy

Your baby at pregnancy week 8 is tiny bigger than a Peanut now, with many prominent and distinguishable body parts. It may be anywhere between 14 to 20 mm in size.You can feel its human like nature. From this point onwards your baby starts making movements, like kicking. However, it is too tiny to make you perceive its kick.

Development in your baby at pregnancy week 8:

• The bones start growing strengthening
  
• Joint like waists, elbows and shoulders are distinguishable
  
• The pituitary glands are developing
  
• The intestines grow, and connects to the umbilical chord
  
• The body, which was curves so long, becomes straight.
  
• The skin grows slowly
  
• Eyelids develop, and so does the two tiny little ears.
  
• The tip of its nose has already formed
  
• The lungs are in its preliminary stage and it connects to the throat.
  

Changes in you in pregnancy week 8:

• You breasts pains
  
• It has become slightly bigger in size
  
• Your waist gets thicker
  
• You may go through mild abdominal cramp
  
• You start suffering from mild lower back ache.
  

Precautions you can take when you get 8 week pregnant:

• Start going for regular back pain exercises. This will avoid harsh back pain in the latter part of the pregnancy
  
• Buy enough maternity clothes
  
• Use pregnancy pillows, as that would reduce pain in your limbs
  

Pregnancy at 7 Weeks

Now you are 7 weeks pregnant and you are totally sure about your pregnancy. With hormones like progesterone and estrogen running in your body, you tend to feel tired very easily. With the help of these typical pregnancy hormones, your baby at 7 weeks now looks like a human fetus.

Development of your baby at 7 weeks:

• The heart now has four chambers and has regular beats
  
• Tiny lungs , muscles and bones are already forming
  
• The hands and legs are now taking proper shape
  
• The brains are now developing three district areas in it- the forebrain, mid brain and hind brain
  
• Face is now developing small facial and oral cavities.
  

How your baby looks when you are 7 weeks pregnant:

• The baby is like the size of a small red kidney bean 0.5 inches long
  
• But it has distinct little arms and feet
  
• The head is larger than its trunk, separated by the newly developed neck
  
• It has very tiny (may be microscopic) lips and tongue
  
• The sex glands are also developing in the baby; however, it’s too early to determine the sex right now.
  
• Your baby makes slight movements when you are seven weeks pregnant. The ultrasound scan can detect the movements of the baby.
  
• The nutrition is still supplied from the yolk sac although the placenta is developing slowly. In a few days, the yolk sac will perish and the food will be supplied by the placenta
  

If this is your first pregnancy, then you may take a look at the mirror and you might notice a tiny pooch in the lower part of your abdomen. Though, your waist continues to grow, you do not need maternity clothes yet. This expansion of your skin is not due to the growth of the baby, but due to hormonal changes.

Other changes in you in pregnancy at week 7:

• You salivate more
  
• More frequent nausea and vomiting
  
• You go through more heart burns
  
• You may feel like urinating more than what is normal for you (ones in every 20 minutes)
  

Pregnancy at 6 Weeks

At pregnancy at 6 weeks, you start gaining weight. It is not because your baby has grown too big, but because of the effects of certain pregnancy hormones. Apart from weight-gain, you may experience new kinds of disorders like nausea and morning sickness. In case this is your first pregnancy, you may feel very uncomfortable.

Your baby at 6 weeks is 5 mm in size, or roughly half the size of a pea. It has increased by a few millimeters from the last week. The heart beat of your baby can be felt and heard with the help of an ultrasound scan. It can be measured by reading its size right from its head till its buttocks.

Development of your baby when you are 6 weeks pregnant:

• The buds of its feet and arms grow slightly bigger. However, the toes and the fingers cannot be distinguished
  
• It can now respond to some stimuli, as the central nervous system now connects to the various nascent muscles.
  
• Tiny holes are formed in the both sides of the head, which develops into ears
  
• Dark marks arise in those parts of the faces where eyes and nose are located
  
• Blood starts circulating very efficiently all over the body
  
• The baby’s heart starts beating at the rate of 100 to 140 times in a minute
  

Changes that you will go through during pregnancy week 6:

• Your waist will start growing thicker, as the size and shape of your uterus is now changing
  
• You may gain 3 to 6 pounds, and it will expand in pregnancy week by week 6
  
• You will go through frequent vomiting, exhaustion etc.
  
• Your uterus grows bigger, quite like a size of a peach.
  
• Your breasts become tenderer.
  
• Many a times, the area around your nipples darkens in colour pregnancy 6 weeks onwards.
  

However, amidst all the excitement, you must keep a few things in mind. This is the time when you go through rapid weight-gain. Therefore, going by the common belief, that "you need food for two", do not over eat. Instead, eat normal and healthy food, otherwise you might get fatter. You require more calories only after the sixth month of pregnancy. Even though your appetite will increase, try eating small, frequent and healthy meals.

Pregnancy at 5 Weeks

It has been more than five weeks since you had your last periods. You did not go through any of your typical PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome), instead had some unusual problems like headache, vomiting-sensation, excessive mood swing and so on. Congrats! You can now be sure that you are pregnant. Probably, this is your pregnancy week 5.

Your baby at 5 weeks

You little embryo, is not bigger than a grain of rice right now. This prawn-shaped curved little being, may be small, but consists of all the main body components. These are a small streak of nervous system, little buds of hands and legs and other important parts of the body. The brain is already on the process of developing.

Development of your baby when you are 5 weeks pregnant

• This embryo is attached to your umbilical-cord or placenta.
  
• It has a head and a tail
  
• Your baby has a little heart, which starts pumping during pregnancy at week 5
  
• Small blood vessels can be detected under the microscope
  
• The central nervous system is already developing
  
• The baby starts breathing through the placenta and the amniotic sac
  

Changes that you go through during pregnancy at week 5

• The discarded follicles start producing the hormone progesterone, to keep the womb intact and protected.
  
• The placenta also produces a small amount of progesterone.
  

However, one has to keep in mind that a lot of risk and complications are associated with pregnancy that can come to surface from the fifth week. The embryo, which is supposed to develop inside the uterus, is likely to grow in the Fallopian tube, outside the uterus and rarely in the cervix, abdomen and ovaries. It can lead to internal bleeding, pain in the lower abdomen, vaginal bleeding etc. It is not diagnosed early, it can be very dangerous (or even fatal) for the mother. It can either be treated by surgery or by methotrexate.

Therefore, in case you go through any pain or vaginal bleeding, consult the doctor immediately.

Pregnancy at 4 Weeks, 4th Week Pregnancy

The 4th week pregnancy marks higher level of human chorionic gonadotrophin secretion in the early morning. This is a common pregnancy hormone that is secreted at a regular basis, once the implantation is executed successfully. Therefore, from the fourth week onwards, a home pregnancy test can yield the accurate result. This stage finally brings you out of the confusion regarding your pregnancy status.

Significance of pregnancy at 4 weeks

•higher level of himan chorionic gonadotrophin secretion
•A mucus develops at the mouth of the uterus, to protect the young fetus from other infections
•The cell division and multiplication starts intensifying
•The three layers of cells are formed

• The outer layer or ectoderm, that later becomes the baby’s brain, skin, nerves, nose and teeth
  
• The inner layer or endoderm, that turns into the baby’s digestive system, liver, lungs
  
• The middle layer or mesoderm, that turns out to be the baby’s blood vessels, bones and muscles
  

•The morula tapers into a thinner shape
•The chromosomes start developing in the cells
•Many vascular vessels carrying your blood are now being reached to your baby

Your baby at 4 weeks is too tiny (0.078 inches) to make you feel its presence. But slowly week by week, pregnancy becomes physically more perceptible. Pregnancy week 4 confirms your pregnancy as you miss your menses.

Right from the time you are week 4 pregnant, you should follow a few tips, so that your pregnancy, week by week, becomes healthier and delightful.

1.follow pregnancy exercise regime under supervision of a doctor or a good fitness trainer
2.Drink a lot of water and good nutritious diet, to avoid stretch marks, and make yourself and your baby healthy
3.Take vitamins, but be careful about all other medicines that you take as they can cause side-effects on the baby.
4.Quit smoking, drinking or doping at least during this period
5.Read books on pregnancy, look at good thing. Avoid anything too harsh or scary.
6.Keep your mind, thoughts, and mood bright and healthy

Pregnancy at 1-3 Weeks

Pregnancy at 1-3 weeks cannot be generally distinguished from another normal day of your life. This is because, you start getting a feel about pregnancy when you miss your menses. And by the time, you miss your periods you are already five weeks pregnant. In this way the first three weeks go unnoticed!

FIRST WEEK

Your pregnancy starts the moment when one out of thousand of sperms, reaches the uterus and fertilizes the egg. The head of the sperm is separated from the tail, the moment it fuses with the egg. This is actually the first stage of your baby’s life, which is scientifically termed as zygote. In a few days, with a more rigorous cell division, the fertilized egg slowly transforms into a cluster of cells, it is termed as morula.

SECOND WEEK

In the second week of your pregnancy, the implantation starts taking place. Implantation is the process in which the morula starts reaching the uterus, and deeply slides inside the walls of the uterus. At this point, it is called blastocyst. At this stage, this cluster of cells or blastocyst, develops an outer layer that becomes the placenta and amniotic sac, and an inner layer that develops into the embryo. This process takes seven to ten days.

THIRD WEEK

The successful implantation marks the actual beginning of your pregnancy. You may even get pregnancy symptoms like slight bleeding during implantation. If this is your first pregnancy, you are likely to overlook it, but this bleeding is the first sign of your baby at 1-3weeks. This makes you aware that you are pregnant.

Some of you might feel that you are pregnant right from day one. Others may not feel it for several weeks. But a few early signs of pregnancy may help you to think the right way.
Are you having mood swing?
Or suffering from breast tenderness?
Are you not getting the monthly PMS?
And then you finally skipped your menses.
Your pregnancy hormones like colostrums, estrogen and progesterone start secreting as you are 1-3 weeks pregnant.
If you are still uncertain about your status, go for at home-pregnancy-test, more than ones, as it may not be accurate in the initial pregnancy weeks. This is due to the relatively low secretion of human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG), a typical pregnancy hormone detected from women’s urine.