Pregnancy Week 6

Your Pregnancy - Week 6

You
Congratulations!  You have found out that you are expecting, although you may not really believe it just yet.  No doubt you are feeling a sense of nervous excitement about the months ahead of you.  Take time to talk to your partner and include them in your thoughts, they are probably feeling as nervous as you are.  You may already be feeling physical changes with sore breasts (try sleeping in a soft cotton bra top for extra comfort) tiredness, frequent peeing and nausea.

Your Baby
Baby is busy already.  Baby has grown to 5mm long, although baby is curled up like a bean shoot.  Baby's larynx is starting to form, along with their inner ear.  The lining of the placenta begins developing but the placenta will not take over production of the hormones until about week 12.  Your baby's heart (which is starting to divide into the right and left chambers) is beating about 100 to 130 beats per minute - almost twice as fast as yours - and blood is beginning to circulate through baby's body.  Baby's intestines are developing and tiny breathing passages are beginning to appear where their lungs will be.  Baby is also starting to build muscle fibres and, halfway through this week, baby will likely start moving their tiny limbs.

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love,
Mommy & Daddy