| Week 1 |
You're menstruating |
| Week 2 |
You're waiting to ovulate |
| Week 3 |
You've ovulated and your egg has been fertilized.
Congratulations! You're pregnant! |
| Week 4 |
Your fertilized egg attaches
to the wall of your uterus and is now called an embryo; your embryo's cells
are beginning to multiply |
| Week 5 |
Your baby's brain, heart, and other organs start
to form |
| Week 6 |
Your baby's heart starts to
beat and traces of the arms and legs start to appear |
| Week 7 |
Your baby's arms are getting longer and the
elbows start to form; her mouth starts to form |
| Week 8 |
Your baby's head is getting
larger and appears much bigger than her body; her ears, fingers, and toes
begin to form |
| Week 9 |
Your baby may start to move but you probably
won't feel her yet; her eyelids are forming |
| Week 10 |
Your baby is now called a
fetus; her arms and legs are longer and are bent and her body is getting
longer |
| Week 11 |
Your baby's fingernails begin to appear and
the genitalia begin to form and take shape |
| Week 12 |
Your baby's head is now rounder
and has more of a profile; her mouth starts to open |
| Week 13 |
Your baby is now able to swallow and may start
to hiccup; her urinary system is now functioning; her ears are starting
to form and her fingers and toes are developed enough so she can make a
fist |
| Week 14 |
Your baby's eyes are moving closer to the front
of her face and her vocal cords continue to develop |
| Week 15 |
Your baby can now suck her thumb |
| Week 16 |
Your baby is beginning a period of rapid growth
and her heartbeat is getting stronger; hair is starting to grow and the
eyelashes and eyebrows are forming |
| Week 17 |
Your baby is now more coordinated and you may
feel her move |
| Week 18 |
Your baby is developing a layer of fat under
the skin and is starting to grow toenails |
| Week 19 |
If you haven't felt your baby kick yet, you
may start feeling it this week; hair has continued to grow on your baby's
head and there is increased development of the genitalia |
| Week 20 |
Your baby's ears are almost in their final position
on the side of the head; more fat is appearing under the skin; your baby
is moving around a lot |
| Week 21 |
A coating to prevent your baby's skin from chapping
is forming this week and next |
| Week 22 |
By the end of this week your baby's skin will
be fully coated for protection; her eyebrows and fingernails are developing
and her muscles are much stronger; It is now time to start using the Prenatal Heart Listener so you can hear her the wonderful sounds of
your unborn baby's heartbeat and kicks! |
| Week 23 |
Your baby's ears are starting to function |
| Week 24 |
Your baby can now hear your voice and your heartbeat;
your baby is very active and may respond to your touch. It is now time to
start talking and playing music to your baby with the BébéSounds®
Prenatal Gift Set. This will stimulate her and help improve the development
of her brain as well as her visual, linguistic, and motor skills. |
| Week 25 |
Your baby may start to hiccup, which you will
feel and hear with the Prenatal Heart Listener |
| Week 26 |
Your baby can now sense light and respond to
loud noises |
| Week 27 |
Your baby's growth is steady and her body is
now growing faster than her head; your baby's eyes can now open and close |
| Week 28 |
Your baby's brain is continuing its rapid growth
and her lungs are increasing their development; your baby can now open and
close her eyes |
| Week 29 |
Eyelashes are now present on your baby |
| Week 30 |
Toenails and fingernails are growing longer
and are visible |
| Week 31 |
Your baby's skin is barely wrinkled and she
starts to gain weight rapidly; her eyes are now open |
| Week 32 |
Your baby's lungs are maturing more and more
each day and she is starting to breathe |
| Week 33 |
Your baby is gaining about 1 ounce each day
and her activity may be decreasing as there is less and less room to move
around; she is also getting more and more used to the voices she is hearing,
especially if you continue to talk to her through the BébéSounds®
microphone and speakers |
| Week 34 |
Your baby may shift to a head down position
this week; she will be most active at night and if she has changed position,
you will feel her kicks in a different place |
| Week 35 |
If your baby did not change position last week,
she should this week; her fingernails now reach the tips of her fingers |
| Week 36 |
Your baby continues to rapidly gain weight and
her "accommodations" are getting tighter and tighter |
| Week 37 |
Your baby's skin is getting increasingly pink
and the fat deposits beneath the skin are greater which accounts for an
even faster pace of weight gain |
| Week 38 |
You can now expect to go into labor at any time! |
| Week 39 |
Your baby is continuing to rapidly gain weight
and her toenails reach the tips of the toes |
| Week 40 |
Look for the moment you've been waiting 9 months
for - the birth of your new baby |