Pregnancy Stages & Weight Gain Where does it all go?
Dec 30, 2015
First TrimesterWeek 1—Week 12Body goes through
tremendous changes, mostly hormonally.
Tiredness, Swollen Breasts, Morning Sickness, Cravings, Mood Swings, Constipation, etc.
Baby in 1st Trimester (@ 4 weeks)
Brain and Spinal Cord are formedHeart Begins to formArm and Leg buds appearYour baby is now an EMBRYO and 1/25 inch long (a
pinhead)
Baby in 1st Trimester (@ 8 weeks)
Baby is now a FETUS
1 inch long, 1 ozBeginning to form:
◦Arms and legs◦Major Organs◦Heart (it beats!)◦Fingers and Toes◦Sex Organs◦Eyes moving
forward◦Umbilical Cord
1 inch= a small paper clip
Baby in 1st Trimester (@ 12 weeks)
Nerves and Muscles work
External sex organsEyelids close until
28 weeksHead growth stops
so body can growNow 3 inches long,
still weighing an ounce (31 M & Ms)
3 inches = the edge of a post it!
Second TrimesterWeek 13—Week
28Pains go away,
but you feel the physical changes:
Aches, stretch marks, patches of dark skin, numbing in hands, itchy, swelled ankles
Baby in 2nd Trimester (@ 16 weeks)
More of a complete skeleton is forming
Skin forms, you can see through it!
Meconium forms (1st bowel movement)
Starts doing sucking noises (a reflex)
4-5 inches long and 3 ounces (100 M& M’s)
4-5 inches = the long edge of an index card!!!
Baby in 2nd Trimester (20 weeks)
More active, fluttering feeling
Covered by fluffy hair called “Lanugo” which protects the skin
Eyebrows, eyelashes, and nails
Can hear and swallow
6 inches long and nine ounces
Baby in 2nd Trimester (@ 24 weeks)
Bone marrow makes blood cells
Taste buds form on tongue
Footprints and finger prints
Real hair grows Lungs form but don’t
work yet Baby sleeps and wakes If a girl- a lifetime of
eggs are formed If male- testicles form 12 inches long and 1 ½
pounds
Third TrimesterWeek 29—Week 40 (or birth)Most uncomfortableTrouble breathing, heartburnFeel baby movingLeaking milkReally swollen feetTrouble SleepingBaby will begin dropping, practice
contractions
Baby in 3rd Trimester (@ 32 weeks)
Bones formed, but still soft
Eyes open and close
Practices breathing, but lungs not formed
Lanugo falls off15-17 inches
long and 4 lbs
Baby in 3rd Trimester (@36 weeks)
“Vernix” – a protective wax coating, gets thick
Body fat increase16-19 inches long
and about 6 ½ lb37 weeks is full
term! Organs ready to function on their own!
For a 29 pound weight gain:
Baby 7.5 pounds
Blood 3 pounds
Breast 2 pounds
Uterus 2 pounds
Placenta 1.5
pounds
Amniotic fluid 2 pounds
Water 4 pounds Fat, protein 7 pounds
other nutrients