Pregnancy Stages & Weight Gain Where does it all go?

First Trimester Week 1—Week 12 Body goes through tremendous changes, mostly hormonally. Tiredness, Swollen Breasts, Morning Sickness, Cravings, Mood Swings, Constipation, etc.

Baby in 1 st Trimester 4 weeks) Brain and Spinal Cord are formed Heart Begins to form Arm and Leg buds appear Your baby is now an EMBRYO and 1/25 inch long (a pinhead)

Baby in 1 st Trimester 8 weeks) Baby is now a FETUS 1 inch long, 1 oz Beginning 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 1 st Trimester 12 weeks) Nerves and Muscles work External sex organs Eyelids close until 28 weeks Head growth stops so body can grow Now 3 inches long, still weighing an ounce (31 M & Ms) 3 inches = the edge of a post it!

Second Trimester Week 13—Week 28 Pains go away, but you feel the physical changes: Aches, stretch marks, patches of dark skin, numbing in hands, itchy, swelled ankles

Baby in 2 nd Trimester 16 weeks) More of a complete skeleton is forming Skin forms, you can see through it! Meconium forms (1 st 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 2 nd 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 2 nd 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 Trimester Week 29—Week 40 (or birth) Most uncomfortable Trouble breathing, heartburn Feel baby moving Leaking milk Really swollen feet Trouble Sleeping Baby will begin dropping, practice contractions

Baby in 3 rd Trimester 32 weeks) Bones formed, but still soft Eyes open and close Practices breathing, but lungs not formed Lanugo falls off inches long and 4 lbs

Baby in 3 rd Trimester weeks) “Vernix” – a protective wax coating, gets thick Body fat increase inches long and about 6 ½ lb 37 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

Sleeping Time to try it out for yourself! Up to five pillows may be needed.