What to Expect During Your First Trimester

Your first trimester is 13 weeks of new developments and new experiences. Learn how your body changes and how your baby develops week by week.  Weeks 1-3 During this time the sperm and egg fuse (otherwise known as fertilization) resulting in a zygote, a single-cell organism made up of genetic material from both you and your partner. Your baby is now known as a blastocyst, a teeny ball of cells, and is busy settling into his or her new home (your uterus), prepping for all the crucial development that will happen over the next six weeks. Week 4   Your baby/blastocyst is splitting into two groups this week. One will become your son or daughter while the other becomes the placenta — the lifeline that channels nutrients to your baby and carries waste away. Your baby is now the size of a poppy seed! Week 5  Congratulations – you’re one month pregnant! At this time most moms are just finding out they are pregnant all the while your baby’s circulatory (or blood) system, along with the heart is starting to form. This is the first part of that tiny body to be functional. Also starting to form is your baby’s neural tube, which will eventually become your baby’s brain and spinal cord. Your baby is now the size of an apple seed. Week 6 Your baby’s jaw, cheeks, chin, eyes, ears, and nose are beginning to form what will eventually become one adorable face. In addition, his/her kidneys, liver, and lungs are developing, and their heart is now beating 80 times a minu...
Source: Cord Blood News - Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Tags: babies parents pregnancy first trimester Source Type: blogs