Your Baby in week 6
Your Baby in week 6:
By week 6, your baby’s brain and nervous system
are developing at a rapid pace. Optic vesicles,
which later form the eyes, begin to develop this
week on the sides of the head, as do the
passageways that will make up the inner ear.
Your baby's heart will begin to beat around this
time, and it may even be detected on ultrasound
examination. And the beginnings of the digestive
and respiratory systems are forming, too.
Small buds that will grow into your baby's
arms and legs also appear this week.
Because their legs are curled up against the torso
for much of the pregnancy, making a full-length
measurement difficult, babies often are measured
from the crown to rump rather than from head to
toe. This week, your baby only measures
0.08 to 0.2 inches (2 to 5 millimeters) from crown to rump!
What's going on with You:
Common pregnancy complaints may hit in full
force this week. You may feel extreme fatigue
as your body adjusts to the demands of pregnancy.
And tender, aching breasts and nausea and
vomiting (morning sickness) may leave you
feeling less than great. Despite its name,
morning sickness can occur at any hour
or all day, so don't be surprised if
your queasy stomach doesn't pass by noon.
Nausea isn't the only thing that has you
running to the toilet, though — hormonal
changes and other factors, such as your
kidneys working extra hard to flush
wastes out of your body, cause you to urinate more frequently, too.
next week 7
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