Baby Development during Pregnancy

As soon as conception occurs, your baby begins to develop. If you can comprehend the process required to go from sperm and egg to wonderful bouncing baby, you'll appreciate just how complicated a task it is. Yet, our bodies are so fantastically designed to cope with each and every step along the way. Nowadays, we're even able to measure how well we're progressing based upon known benchmarks, and whilst they do not apply to every single woman, they are uncannily accurate.

A term of pregnancy is broken down into three stages, this is how the medical profession communicates the way that baby develops during pregnancy. They will have their eyes and observations tools looking out for specific risks and problems that are more likely to occur at specific times of pregnancy. Each term is called a trimester, loosely speaking the first trimester is the first three months, the second trimester is the mid term and the 3 rd trimester (or last) is the build up to giving birth.

The baby develops slowly at first, as the first three months are more about preparing your body so that it is accustomed to carrying and protecting a baby. This involves a level of protection, providing the right foods and supplements. The next stage is about developing the limbs, such as the arms and legs and the baby's sex. Eventually, it will also include the brain, lungs, liver and right down to every last detail such as the colour of the eyes.

Baby development during pregnancy is a huge topic, we've covered it in detail on other pages of this web site. It is fascinating to learn about when the best time to consider interacting and speaking to your bump is. We hope we've whet your appetite enough to want to learn more.