Pregnancy Cycle

THE PREGNANCY CYCLE
Josep Balsells & Joel Castañé

CONTENTS 1. Introduction
2. Changes in pregnancy
3. Different trimestres
4. Weeks we are choosing
Introduction Pregnancy is the process that runs
from implantation or nesting until
childbirth.
Changes in Hormonal changes, increase in the
total blood volume, weight gain, and
Pregnancy increase in fetus size.
1st Trimester In the first trimester, your baby will
grow from a fertilized egg into a moving
fetus with eyes, ears, and working
organs.
2nd Trimester In the second trimester, your baby's
features develop and you may be able
to feel your baby moving.
3rd Trimester In the third trimester, your baby will
grow rapidly to get ready for birth.
Weeks we are In this term, your baby's features
develop and you may be able to feel
doing: Weeks 13-25 your baby moving.
(Second term)
WEEK 13 At 13 weeks pregnant, tiny bones are
beginning to form in his arms and legs.
Because he can move them in a jerky
fashion, he may be able to get his
thumb into his mouth soon. It has the
size of a lemon.
WEEK 14 By week 14 of pregnancy, your baby
could be sprouting some hair and
those eyebrows are filling in too. Hair
growth isn't limited to baby's head,
though. It has the size of a peach.
WEEK 15 Your baby, or foetus, is around 10.1cm
long from head to bottom, which is
about the size of an apple. The weight
is around 70g, which is the same as a
small bag of salad. It has the size of an
apple.
WEEK 16 At 16 weeks, your baby is still the size
of an apple. It can be hard to
determinate the shape that has your
baby, but it measures 11 cm long an it
can weight 113 g.
WEEK 17 Your baby, or foetus, is around 12 cm
long, from head to bottom, and weighs
around 150g. That's roughly the size of
a banana and the weight of a ball of
mozzarella. Your baby can: move their
eyes, although they'll stay shut for now.
WEEK 18 Week 18 of pregnancy sees a fetus
start to yawn and hiccup. It is the stage
of pregnancy at which your pregnancy
belly will become more obvious. The
womb is moving further out of the
pelvic area during this week, and your
waist will shrink as the uterus
continues to move into the abdomen.
WEEK 19 Your 19-week fetus is developing a
protective coating over their skin called
vernix caseosa. It's greasy and white,
and you may see some of it at birth.
Baby also has lanugo, a downy dusting
of hair all over the body, and hair is
coming in on their head too.
WEEK 20 At 20 weeks, your fetus is about the
size of a bell pepper. By this stage your
baby may weigh about 9 to 11 ounces
pound and is over 6 inches long, crown
to rump — you could cup your little guy
in the palms of your hands. Check out
the visual below for an illustration of
what your little one might look like this
week.
WEEK 21 Your baby is getting ready for life
outside the womb and developing
essential skills including sucking and
breathing. Your baby has the size of a
carrot.
WEEK 22 Your baby's eyelids are still fused shut,
but the eyes themselves are starting to
move. Tear ducts are also forming and
your baby now has eyebrows — little
tufts of fine white hair. He may be
furrowing those tiny brows! Your baby
is becoming more and more
responsive to external stimuli.
WEEK 23 At 23 weeks pregnant, your baby is
getting stronger and more active.
It's now easier to tell that those little
kicks are actually your baby and not
just gas bubbles. You may also be
feeling warmer than usual and
possibly notice some changes in
your eyes and vision.
WEEK 24 Your baby is growing and getting
stronger! You may feel your little one's
movements more than you did before,
with pokes and kicks becoming
increasingly frequent. You may notice
periods when your baby's movement
levels seem to increase, such as
before bedtime.
WEEK 25 During week 25 of pregnancy, your
baby's nose and nostrils begin to
function. During this week, your baby
will start to breathe in amniotic fluid.
The capillaries that are forming on your
baby's skin will also form inside his or
her lungs, allowing the baby to take
practice breaths from now on.
WEBGRAPHY Information about pregnancy weeks:
whattoexpect
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