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Pregnant week by week

3 weeks pregnant

Third week of Pregnancy Development of the baby Not a lot of women are able to tell that they are pregnant in the 3rd week. Even though you may not be able to detect the baby with the naked-eye, you can be assured that his growth is remarkably fast. By this time, your baby is [...]

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4 weeks pregnant

Fourth week of Pregnancy Development of the Baby If you have missed your period by the end of this week, you can be certain that you are pregnant by now! The baby starts to develop at a rapid speed during this stage and the size of the fetus grows to about 0.04 inches! It’s still [...]

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6 weeks pregnant

Development of the baby Your baby is developing at a quick rate and could be about 2 – 5mm long. This is about half the size of a small pea! Quite a considerable growth compared to week five. At this stage the head is usually larger than the rest of the baby’s body. During this [...]

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1 week pregnant

First week of Pregnancy In most cases, women might not even detect that they are expecting during the first week, especially if it is an unplanned pregnancy. They usually assume that the delay in their monthly cycle is normal. However, some women can immediately tell that they are expecting by becoming aware of symptoms such [...]

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2 weeks pregnant

Development of the baby The embryo now comprises of 150 cells and is divided in three layers which develop independently. The inner most layer, also known as the endoblast or endoderm, will convert into the respiratory tract and the digestive system and will include glands such as liver, thymus, pancreas and thyroid. The mesoderm or [...]

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