Pregnancy Week by Week Calendar

This article is helpful for those pregnant women who wish to know how a small life is growing week by week within them.

Pregnancy is a gradual process. Before we jump on to the detailed discussion of pregnancy week by week, it would be important to know the about the three stages of pregnancy

These stages are termed trimesters.

Fist Trimester Week 1- week 14

Second Trimester Week 15 - week 26

Third Trimester Week 27 - week 40

The development of pregnancy begins when the body of the woman prepare for ovulation. In first two weeks the egg is fertilized with sperm. Next two weeks are the stage of rapid development. It is at this point when the women body feels that she is pregnant. If you want to know the detailed pregnancy week by week growth of your child, then you might know about the primitive streak. It develops at the fourth week and though this streak the cells start to expand in three layers. The lowermost layer is responsible for the tongue, tonsils and lings development development. The middle layer forms the heart, muscles, and blood cells, reproductive and excretory system. The uppermost layer forms eye lens, skin, tooth, anus, skin and mouth.

With the gradual advancement in pregnancy week by week the heart of the fetus starts to beat and the fetus grows in size. During the 8th week the cerebellum starts to form. In the 9th week the sex of the baby can be determined.

Have more details of the each week of Pregnancy and the Earliest Pregnancy Symptoms at each week with the photo at every stage. But remember motherhood is a privilege of women. One can make this journey of pregnancy more enthralling by knowing each and every stage of your baby.

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