Week 39
As the baby begins to settle into your pelvis, it will relieve the pressure from your diaphragm, letting your breathing become easier. Unfortunately, it is now pressing on your…

Week 36
Fat is deposited on the cheeks of your baby, and powerful sucking muscles also contribute to your baby’s full face. Your baby now weighs approximately 6 pounds (2,750 grams).…

Week 38
Your baby will be gaining weight fairly constantly now from day to day, and her intestines will be starting to accumulate meconium, a greenish-black substance that constitutes yur baby’s…

Week 37
Your baby now weighs about 6 1/2 pounds, and is practicing breathing. Her grip is now fairly firm and will turn and respond towards light. Vaginal discharge may be…

Week 35
Your baby may, in fact be around the 5 1/2 pound mark now as you near your delivery date. The deposit of the fat has really plumped up your…

Week 40
You are now nearing the end of your pregnancy, and the baby should be dropping out at any moment. Remember that you are only overdue once you have pasted…

Week 31
Your baby’s bones need calcium now more than ever as they are really starting to harden and grow. Be sure to ensure that you are getting enough calcium, protein,…

Week 28
Your baby now weighs about 2 pounds, 7 ounces (1,100 grams) and measures about 10 inches (25 centimeters) from crown to rump. She has now developed eyelashes and the…

Week 33
Fat accumulation under the skin has turned your baby’s skin color from red to pink, and will continue to deposit fat under your baby’s skin in preparation for the…

Week 30
Your baby is nearing 3 pounds now and measuring about 10.8 inches (27cm). The eyelids are now fully blinking. Bone marrow is now responsible for the production of red…

Week 27
Your baby continues to grow this week with more brain activity and the further development of the lungs. The eye lids will open and retinas will start to form…

Week 34
Your baby’s fingernails are now at the end of the fingers already and you may find that they will have to be clipped in the first few days after…

Week 32
Your baby now weighs about 4 pounds and all five senses work. The final touches are being placed. Fingernails and toenails have grown. Eyelashes, eyebrows and the hair on…

Week 29
Your baby’s head is now in proportion with the rest of his body. Fat is still accumulating under her skin and the brain can now control primitive breathing. The…

Week 26
Your baby is now weighing about 2 pounds and measuring about 32cm. Your baby begins to have brain wave activity, and will start to hear and respond to noises,…

Week 11
One of the most common worries for pregnant women is weight gain. This can easily be controlled with a healthy diet and exercise. Nourishing your baby usually requires…

Week 17
Your baby now measures about 4.7 inches (12 centimeters) and 3.5 ounces (100 grams), and weighs more than the placenta. She is starting to develop brown fat deposits under…

Week 19
At week 19, your baby clocks in at 8 ounces. If you are having a girl, her ovaries now contain primitive egg cells. Lanugo appears all over the baby’s…

Week 9
Your baby will now be between 0.9 to 1.2 inches (22 to 30 millimeters) and weighs around 0.14 ounces (4 grams). The elbows should also be fully developed by…

Week 21
Your baby now weighs about 13 ounces. She is still able to move about inside the amniotic fluid, and will only settle down towards the end of this trimester,…

Week 15
Your baby now weighs about 70 grams. Because the skin develops very thin, you can see the blood vessels right through it. A lot of blood is pumping through…

Week 13
Your baby will now be weighing 28 grams, about one ounce. The intestines are now starting to move from the umbilical cord to the stomach, and the villi are…

Week 23
Yay! Your baby hit the one pound mark! It’s little body is becoming more and more proportionate every week.

The bones of the middle ear are beginning to harden.…

Week 3
Your baby continues to grow and develop this week. Over the past week, the fertilized egg has divided into hundreds of cells and is now called a blastocyst. The…

Week 25
Your baby’s fully developed hands, complete with tiny fingernails, are now feeling the surroundings, including his or her own skin and even the umbilical cord. Your baby’s dexterity is…