http://thevisualmd.com/read_guide.php?idc=412 en-EN The Weekly Pregnancy Calendar Health Center includes the following topics: http://backend.userland.com/rss http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/pregnancy_video http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/pregnancy_video Tue, 24 May 2011 15:46:50 -0500
Because it's hard to know exactly when conception occurred, it's accepted obstetrical practice to calculate the age of the embryo and fetus from the first ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_2 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_2 Tue, 24 May 2011 15:48:33 -0500
Because it's hard to know exactly when conception occurred, it's accepted obstetrical practice to calculate the age of the embryo and fetus from the first ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_3 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_3 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:31:25 -0500
The third week of your pregnancy is actually the first week after conception. In the first 2 weeks of pregnancy, your egg was actually in ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_4 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_4 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:33:53 -0500
The zygote divides into two cells after about 30 hours, four cells after 40 hours, and 12-16 cells in 3 days. As it divides, it’s ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_5 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_5 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:35:41 -0500
Now firmly ensconced in your uterus, the blastocyst quickly sets about becoming an embryo. For the next several days, it will double in size every ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_6 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_6 Tue, 24 May 2011 15:52:54 -0500
Your baby-to-be is now about the size of a baby pea and has millions of cells, all of them busy replicating and creating more and ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_7 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_7 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:36:35 -0500
Your little embryo begins to grow by leaps and bounds, even though that might be hard to believe when it’s only about the size of ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_8 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_8 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:37:43 -0500
The embryonic cardiovascular system grows "ahead" of the baby, stimulating new areas of development. At 6 weeks, it's possible to see the tiny embryonic heart ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_9 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_9 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:38:39 -0500
Now about three quarters of an inch (17-22 mm) long, about the size of a grape, your embryo is starting to look distinctly human. Fingers ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_10 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_10 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:39:31 -0500
This is a big week for your little embryo--and in fact, at the end of this week, it will be termed a fetus, not an ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_11 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_11 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:40:21 -0500
Week 11 is a milestone in the development of your little fetus, who now measures about 1.5-2" (3.8-5 cm) crown to rump, the size of ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_12 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_12 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:43:05 -0500
Around week 12, several more organs develop enough to begin functioning. The thyroid gland, which helps regulate metabolism, starts working. Two glands important in digestion ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_13 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_13 Tue, 24 May 2011 16:10:21 -0500
This week your baby-to-be's digestive system is in the news, with the stomach, liver, pancreas, and intestines all actively developing into their final and functional ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_14 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_14 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:46:00 -0500
Good news! At the end of this week, you and your rapidly expanding fetus, who is now almost 3.5" (8.7 cm) long and 1.5 oz ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_15 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_15 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:47:00 -0500
Something very interesting is happening in this, the start of your second trimester: your little fetus is starting to display his own unique personality. From ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_16 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_16 Tue, 24 May 2011 16:14:30 -0500
At week 16, 14 weeks since conception, your fetus measures about 4.5" (12 cm) in length, about the size of an avocado, and weighs almost ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_17 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_17 Tue, 24 May 2011 16:15:28 -0500
Fat stores are starting to accumulate under your baby's skin, and that's good: they'll provide energy and help keep the little one warm after birth. ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_18 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_18 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:47:52 -0500
Your baby now measures about 5.5" (14 cm) from crown to rump and weighs around 7 oz (200 g). She's not looking as top ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_19 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_19 Tue, 24 May 2011 16:17:14 -0500
Your little one is grow, grow, growing and is now around 6" (15 cm) long and weighs about 9 oz (255 g). Neck and back ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_20 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_20 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:48:56 -0500
This is a red-letter week: you're halfway through your pregnancy! Your baby may be over 6" (16 cm) long from crown to rump and weigh ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_21 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_21 Tue, 24 May 2011 16:26:46 -0500
Your baby has grown a great deal in the last week and may be close to 7" (17 cm) long and weigh about 13.5 oz ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_22 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_22 Tue, 24 May 2011 16:26:09 -0500
At week 22, about 20 weeks since the day your baby was conceived, her limbs have now reached their final proportions—and your fetus at last ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_23 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_23 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:49:41 -0500
Your little one will be putting on weight this week--as much as 2.5 oz (71 g)--but that's just for starters. The next 5 weeks will ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_24 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_24 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:51:09 -0500
It's amazing to think of how much your baby has developed! At week 22 she is about 8" (20 cm) from crown to rump and ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_25 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_25 Tue, 24 May 2011 16:27:30 -0500
Some parts of your baby are now fully developed--like his hands, which are tiny but perfectly formed, although the nerve connections to the brain that ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_26 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_26 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:52:37 -0500
Not only can your baby, now about 9" (23 cm) long and weighing nearly 2 lbs (820 g), hear many sounds from both inside and ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_27 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_27 Tue, 24 May 2011 16:30:41 -0500
You've reached the end of the third trimester, and what an incredible period of development it's been! Your baby has been growing like a weed: ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_28 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_28 Tue, 24 May 2011 16:31:30 -0500
It's the start of your third trimester! And you can breathe a little easier: otherwise healthy babies born this week have a 90% chance of ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_29 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_29 Tue, 24 May 2011 16:32:02 -0500
Your baby has been storing fat subcutaneously (under the skin) and now has a much less wrinkled appearance than he did just a few weeks ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_30 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_30 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:53:33 -0500
Measuring more than 10.5" (27 cm) long from crown to rump and weighing nearly 3 lbs (1,300 g), your little one is really starting to ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_31 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_31 Tue, 24 May 2011 16:34:44 -0500
Your baby is making breathing movements about 30-40% of the time, getting those little lungs ready for life outside of you. His bones, too, are ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_32 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_32 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:54:53 -0500
Although to you it may seem like a long time from now until your baby is born, final arrangements for birth are underway throughout her ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_33 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_33 Tue, 24 May 2011 16:36:11 -0500
Your baby's facial features are becoming better defined, and full eyelashes and eyebrows are growing in. He's looking more like a newborn every day! His ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_34 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_34 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:56:22 -0500
You might not be feeling quite so much movement from your baby now, as this week the little one is not so little and may ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_35 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_35 Tue, 24 May 2011 16:38:41 -0500
Your little one’s main job at this point is putting on weight (lucky baby). During these last weeks of your pregnancy he’ll be packing it ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_36 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_36 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:57:29 -0500
You’re in the home stretch! Coming into the last month of pregnancy, your little newborn-to-be is putting on weight at the rate of about half ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_37 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_37 Tue, 24 May 2011 16:40:52 -0500
Good news this week: if your baby weighs over 5 lbs, 8 oz (2,495 g), and if you finish this week of pregnancy, he will ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_38 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_38 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:58:28 -0500
When it's late in your pregnancy and you're counting the days until your due date, it's a good idea to remember that a due date ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_39 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_39 Tue, 24 May 2011 16:44:46 -0500
If, at 37 weeks of age, your baby seems less active, it's because there's almost no room to move in the uterus. The average birth ...]]> http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_40 http://thevisualmd.com/health_centers/obstetrics_and_gynecology/weekly_pregnancy_calendar/week_40 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:59:47 -0500
If you haven't already, you will soon be giving birth to your child. You probably have a good idea by now of what this incredible ...]]>