• Brain and spinal cord • You might start to feel movement • Bones are formed, but soft development • You might be able to find out the • Eyes opening and closing • Heart (& heart beat!) sex! • Practicing breathing • Major organs • More body fat • Arms, legs, fingers, & toes Structures Developing: • Organs are ready to function on • Eyelids • Muscles, tissues, and bones their own (between 37 & 40 • Nerves and muscles • Skin weeks) • Sex organs • Intestinal tract and lungs • Baby turns head-down • Sucking reflex of the mouth Possible Maternal Symptoms: • Eyebrows, eyelashes, fingernails, Possible Maternal Symptoms: • Nausea toenails • Sometimes difficulty breathing • Extreme tiredness • Hearing and swallowing • Heartburn • Tender Breasts • Blood cells • Swelling • Increased Urination • Hair • Hemorrhoids • Constipation • Sex organs begin to get into place • Tender breasts • Headaches • Leaking breasts • Heartburn Possible Maternal Symptoms: • Belly button sticking out • Cravings • Decrease in morning sickness • Problems sleeping • Less tired • Baby lowering in your abdomen What is Morning Sickness? • Body aches and pains in the back, • Contractions Morning sickness is shown by symptoms stomach area, groin, or thigh such as an upset stomach, sometimes • Stretch marks FUN FACT: accompanied by throwing up. • Darkening of nipples Your baby is going to be here soon! Most • Dark line down the belly babies are born between 6 pounds 2 FUN FACT: • Itchiness and swelling ounces and 9 pounds 2 ounces, but can Your baby is about 3 inches long at the • Tingling or numb hands be bigger or smaller. Your baby will end of 12 weeks! That’s about the size of probably be between 1.5 feet long and FUN FACT: 1.75 feet long, but can be larger or Your baby is about 1 foot long and is smaller! about 1.5 pounds! References: What is normal weight gain? https://www.ucsfhealth.org/condi tions/pregnancy/trimesters.html The Phases of Pregnancy: Overall Weight Gain (single baby): Underweight before pregnancy: 28 – 40 pounds https://my.clevelandclinic.org/he alth/articles/fetal-development- Information about stages-of-growth Normal weight before pregnancy: 25 – 35 pounds https://www.womenshealth.gov/p growth of the regnancy/youre-pregnant-now- Overweight before pregnancy: what/stages-pregnancy 15 – 25 pounds Mother & Baby https://www.cdc.gov/reproductive Obese before pregnancy: health/maternalinfanthealth/preg 11 – 20 pounds nancy-weight-gain.htm Overall Weight Gain (twins): http://americanpregnancy.org/pr Underweight before pregnancy: egnancy-health/pregnancy- 50 – 62 pounds weight-gain/ Normal weight before pregnancy: Photo From: 37 – 54 pounds
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