Pregnancy And Baby Care Articles Pregnancy Week By Week

Caring for an expecting mother is very important because of the fact that ensuring a comfortable environment for the mother increases the likelihood of the pregnancy being a successful one. It is important to ensure that the mother eats only foods that are beneficial because of the fact that anything she consumes will be cascaded down to the baby. The same goes for any fluids being consumed. Each week of the pregnancy entails a specific number of changes that all contribute to the complete development of the childs body. Counting from the first day of the last menstrual cycle, the eight week of pregnancy will see the baby reach a size of about 14 to 20 millimeters long and the prominent tail that the fetus had up till this point will start to disappear. As a continuance of the development of the hands and feet from week 6 and 7, they will become longer although the fingers and toes are still likely to be webbed.  The brain of the child develops significantly during the eighth week of the pregnancy with the nerve cells starting to connect with each other laying the framework for communication later in life. By the eighth week, the baby’s nose has usually already formed and the lungs will also continue to mature – although they will not be ready until much closer to the term of delivery.

A closer inspection of the baby will reveal that it has very distinct elbows, thereby allowing the arms to curve around the baby’s chest. Some of the most common symptoms that the eighth week of pregnancy will be accompanied by include frequent urination, tenderness of the breasts, fatigue, morning sickness as well as constipation and indigestion or heartburn. By the 8th week of pregnancy, the expectant mother is also likely to have noticed an enlargement of the breasts - however, it is not as apparent s it will be towards the end of the term because of the production of milk.  While the expecting mother will notice the waistline increasing, most other people will not be able to tell that you are pregnant as yet.

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