Week by week pregnancy guide

Week 1 to week 4

Week one starts from the day of your last period. The fertilisation of eggs occurs during the fourth week. This is the time when you are not aware of your pregnancy.

Week 5 to week 8

Fifth week is the time when you have missed your period and you are confirmed that you are pregnant through the tests. Baby’s heart starts beating during sixth week. You may develop pregnancy symptoms from seventh week. Eight week is the time of rapid development of the foetus with small arms and feet. This is the time of symptoms of pregnancy when you feel it by the change in your mood, taste and likes and dislikes. This is the time for your visit to your doctor.

Week 9 to week 12

Ninth week is the time of change in the organs of the women’s body. Slight movement of baby starts during ninth to twelfth week but you may not feel this during these weeks. You have larger belly size during these weeks. You will feel many changes in your body in these periods.

Week 13 to week 16

Gender of the baby would be confirmed during thirteenth to sixteenth week. Now there is a clear heartbeat of baby. You will also notice a clear movement of baby inside you. Now baby’s organ starts to develop and bone begins to harden.

Week 17 to week 20

Now there is fast development in the internal organs ob baby. Also the baby is now covered with lanugo which is a fine hair.

Week 21 to 24

Breathing practice of your baby begins at twenty first weeks and till the twenty fourth weeks you will also feel some contractions as your uterus is preparing itself for the task of delivery at this time and so.

Week 25 to 28

During twenty fifth to twenty eighth week, your baby develops a sense towards light and sound.

Week 29 to 32

During twenty ninth to thirty two week, there is rapid growth in baby’s head, eyes and brain.

Week 33 to 36

During the period of thirty three to thirty sixth week, your baby will open and close his/her eyes. At the end of thirty sixth week it is desirable to have the baby’s weight around 4 pounds and its’ length to be around 16 inches.

Week 37 to 40

The period of thirty seven week to forty week are the final days to make your dreams true when you can deliver your child any time as the baby is fully developed except their lungs which is still developing. You will actually deliver a child either two weeks before forty weeks or two weeks after forty weeks.

After forty weeks either you have delivered a child or waiting for your delivery. If waiting countdown remain started then enjoy it with patience and if you have already delivered a baby then simply enjoy motherhood.