I was thinking about when I was pregnant with my boys, and remembered how much I used to love reading up on my babys development for that particular week. One thing Ive noticed is I cant seem to find a pregnancy timeline anywhere on Minti, so I thought Id do

By now you are probably aware that you are pregnant. You are starting to get what I used to refer to as 'the sniffer dog sense', meaning you have an increased sense of smell. This tends to happen right before the 6 week mark, which is when morning sickness starts. This means that if you smell anything yukky, its off to say your prayers to the porcelain god! I remember my ex partner coming home one day around this part of my pregnancy, and when he walked in and gave me a kiss hello I said, 'you just ate a meat pie and drank a strawberry milk, didnt you.' The look of shock on his face was priceless lol I was spot on.

Morning sickness usually hits hard at around 6 weeks. My advice to you is: "ginger, ginger, ginger!!!' whether it be ginger pills, ginger biscuits, or ginger ale, ginger works wonders for nausea. One thing I learned to do was keep some plain biscuits by the bed, and eat one or two the second I woke up. If I didnt, I would be running for the loo. Some people say sucking on a lolly or chewing gum helped them too.

By about week 7, you will most probably be completely exhausted. This is due to a hormonal surge, and will soon pass. You may also notice that you cut down or completely go off tea and coffee. This could be adding to the tiredness too!

Whatever you do, dont fight the sleepiness. If you want to go down for a  nanna nap for an hour or two, do it! You are pregnant, and can get away with alot more now, let me tell you! If you dont rest when you need to, there is a risk of you passing out and hurting your baby. So make the most of this lazy time while you still can!

Your baby will now measure about 7mm in length, and will be floating around freely dangling by the umbilical cord. It is roughly about the size of a grain of rice in length. How cute!

By week 5, the babys spine and brain have begun to form, and the heart is beating. Over the next 3 weeks, the baby's body will begin to form. The head will come first, closely followed by the chest and abdomen. A basic structure of the skeletal system will begin to develop.

References:

Pregnancy and birth Magazine, Babyworld.co.uk, picture from paternityangel.com