Welcome to fetus development at week 14 and 15 , I believe you and your fetus are doing pretty fine very soon you will start feeling your fetus movement so let's see what happens at this week.
Source size of a pear
The fetus is about 7.9cm long, hairy actively moving, the neck will start to straightening this week. The brain are working very well this week, sending impulses to muscles, the plancenta is regulating oxygen to the fetus, facial features are now looking more like a new born baby. The fetus at this week will start responding to the mother's mood, either to stress, positive feelings etc. Your fetus is growing hair this week, the eye brow , hairs on the head and on the body to keep them warm. The fuzzy disappears much later when the fetus accumulates fat to keep them warm.
At week 15 the fetus is the size of apple weighing 116 grams and is 16.5cm long from head to heels. The major developments this week is the bone, it is becoming more harder, the fetus need calcium to be able to run through this phase of development. The fetus is also learning and practicing how to swallow, suck and even urinating, blood vessels are forming under the skin too. But there is more to this week development, the goodnews is that your fetus at this week can hear your voice and move in response to it, so your fetus can now recognised voices. The skin is still transparent and blood vessels can be seen. If you are opportune to see your fetus through ultrasound scan this week, you will notice the excercise they engage themselves on. They know all aerobic dance, kicking, curling toe and moving arms and legs, turning up and down, actively moving but you can't still feel the movement because the weight of the fetus can't be feel by you. At this week the taste bud is developing so they with e able to identify or distinguished all tastes.
🤰 Weight gain: you may feel some weight gain this week, it is normal but make it a healthy weight gain do not contribute by falling into your cravings of junk foods.
🤰 Bleeding gum; Pregnancy hormones affect your dental health and can cause some bacterial infections which can cause bleeding, so when you notice this do not panic.
🤰 Dizziness; Some changes your body undergo lead to dizziness at some point , but it is an indication that something is wrong somewhere. When you experience this talk to your doctor.
🤰 Eat healthy meal and excercise regularly.
🤰 Take good care of your dental health since this may lead to more dangerous condition that is linked to premature birth. So you need to brush your teeth very well twice everyday
🤰 Visit your doctor for your next antenatal care visit.
🤰 Continue taking your prenatal care supplements.
Generally breast milk is very nutricious for infants, it contains all vitamins and protein and every other nutrients that is needed for the baby growth. It has the ability to fight viruses and bacteria because of the presence of antibodies.
EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING
This means your baby feeds only on breast milk for the first six months of their life with no water or any other meal. It helps the baby to grow healthy and minimises the risk of disease and complications, it is healthy for the baby brain and IQ, it helps control and maintain a healthy weight of the baby.
BENEFITS FOR THE MOTHER
🤰 Rapid weight loss after birth.
🤰 Delayed on return of menstrual period, this helping the mother to run free family planning for as long as it may last depending on your body system.
🤰 It helps prevent postpartum depression.
A journey of a motherboard is fun although so many complications and pregnancy symptoms due to the changes of your hormones may disturb much, the journey is fun. Taking time to read and study each week development brings you more joy as you awaits your baby. Thank you for always encouraging me to put up this posts I'm grateful many people benefits from it a lot. See you all in my next week series, but meanwhile read my past series and learn from them.
Feel free to leave your questions at the comment section of this post, or chat me up on WHATSAPP 08039426715, if you are pregnant 🤰 and leaving within Uyo, Nigeria please ImaBridge medical center is offering free antenatal check and free delivery to all Pregnant women, come and be a beneficiary as you will be monitored and care for through out your pregnancy journey
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