Pregnancy Stages

A would-be mother lives life perennially on the threshold of excitement. Yes there are a few complications that might set in, from time to time, but at large, her mirth is there for all to see. After all she becomes a demigod in herself by eking out a birth.

There are various stages of pregnancy. In the first few weeks, pregnancy is largely derived through a gut feeling. There are not many signs manifesting themselves. Then arrives the crazy world of morning sickness and routine fatigue.

Shooting pain over the entire body mixed with a tendency to puke forms the next stage. So on and so forth women moves into her late-stage pregnancy, till she arrives at the pre-natal period of labor pain culminated with the final relaxation of uterus.

There are ample sites giving a week by week pregnancy guide to help parents fathom the development of a baby in a better way. These sites are a ready-reckoner to any kind of complication or birth defect that might set in a fetus. Apart from this, it really motivates to move along with million other mothers and getting updated about one’s status through their similar responses.

Let’s take three separate weeks for instance:

6th week- A mother may not feel too different. The breasts get bigger and softer. There is a feeling of mild fatigue and irritability. Morning sickness, generally during the day, may just as well be felt by a mother by this time.

18th week- A dark line running from the naval to the pubic bone is most likely to appear by this time. This is called the Linea Nigra. Mothers get a feeling as if their heart is working one-and a half times as hard by this time.

39th week- A mother is ready for birth, at least almost. The skull of a child is ready to be taken out into the world and most of the prenatal complications are buried by now unless of course the mother has issues of diabetes or anemia.