Baby Making

At last you got a positive pregnancy test! It is something which had become difficult for some of us. But it actually is just the start of the journey. The whole long 42 weeks are still waiting ahead. Most of pregnant women are eager what will be going on with the baby in these 42 weeks of pregnancy.

No doubt hundreds of books are available helping you on this topic. But here I'll be giving you a quick review of the baby's development in the 42 weeks.

Week 1

Have not yet got pregnant, but better spend a healthier lifestyle, for a healthy child.

Week 2

If the ovulation has already taken place you have got pregnant by now.

Week 3

The minute zygote is trying to embed itself in the endometrial lining as a result implantation bleeding may occur.

Week 4

A urine test perform now will confirm the pregnancy.

Week 5

Your sweat heart's heartbeat has started off.

Week 6

Baby's heart is now trying to bulge out of the chest.

Week 7

Nasal pits and the hand plates are being formed now.

Week 8

Baby's internal gentiles and the bones are starting to develop.

Week 9

Now the tiny toes are developing.

Week 10

The baby will loose his tail now in mom's pregnant belly.

Week 11

The fingernails will start to grow.

Week 12

At your visit to the doctor, you can hear the heartbeat on an ultrasound.

Week 13

Baby's intestinal tract and the buds of teeth are forming now.

Week 14

Baby will pass his first urine in the amniotic fluid.

Week 15

Baby may start to suck his thumb.

Week 16

The coordination is coming in the limb movement.

Week17

The external ears are developing now.

Week 18

Now the pads of the fingers are forming.

Week 19

Hair is growing all over his body.

Week 20

Now on ultrasound you can have a good image of your baby.

Week 21

Your baby may go to the head down position.

Week 22

Whatever it is either he or she, the baby will get fine and attractive eyebrows.

Week 23

The baby's body is manufacturing its first stool.

Week 24

Baby is growing at a faster rate and is completely developed by now.

Week 25

Now the baby's weigh is about 2 pounds.

Week 26

The internal senses are now developing. He may respond by jumping to the strange louder voice.

Week 27

The skin of the baby is almost transparent. The veins are visible.

Week 28

If you have a "baby boy" then his testes are forming this week.

Week 29

The red blood cells are forming now at a faster rate.

Week 30

Now the baby is able to maintain the body temperature.

Week 31

Baby's eyes are now responding to light.

Week 32

The baby is continuously becoming heavier. In this week your baby may be around 3 and half pounds.

Week 33

The lungs have been developed to function on there own.

Week 34

The placental hormones are developing and the feed for the baby is becoming ready in your breasts.

Week 35

Baby's fundamental functions are now developing.

Week 36

The baby is almost ready to enter the world.

Week 37

The baby has started practicing the breathing exercises.

Week 38

The baby is now trying to stay calm in the little home.

Week 39

Now the immune system is slowly developing.

Week 40

The time has arrived. This is the most uneasy time of pregnancy.

Week 41

Just do it - give a smile and bear it.

Week 42

Congrats! You are now a mother.

I have just given an overview of what happens during the 42 weeks of pregnancy It's better to stay in touch with your gynecologist during the pregnancy period to know what is  actually happening inside your body.