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