If you like checking yourself out in the mirror, you should do it a few extra times during the eight week of pregnancy. Soon, your body will change and become rounded with a belly. Pregnancy weight gain usually begins around the eighth week of pregnancy. Maintaining a good pregnancy diet becomes very important in the eight week of pregnancy to ensure that pregnancy weight increases.
About the Baby
Your baby is quite small right now, just about 5/8ths of an inch. The growth continues in this week with the highlight being bone formation. The fingers and toes are growing and the knee joints have also formed. The digestive system also begins to develop during this week. More facial developments can also be noticed in pregnancy eight week. Blood begins to flow through a rudimentary circulatory system, while the digestive tract continues to grow.
Get extensively checked
Missing the second menstrual cycle tops the list of the other important things that happen during this week. And because this has happened your Doctor is willing to take your pregnancy seriously. Now is the time for undergoing a few important tests to ensure the right prenatal development. Blood pressure and weight readings are recorded (and should be monitored weekly), a pelvic exam is conducted which checks the size of uterus, cysts, coloring of cervix, as is a blood test to check immunities, Rh factor, and iron level. The urine sample is also checked for hCG and other important proteins.
Apart from the tests, this stage also answers one of your awaited questions. When is the pregnancy due date? Because tests have been conducted and growth has been checked your doctor will be able to indicate your pregnancy due date. Many online pregnancy calculators can also give you a good estimation of your due date.
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