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You

This will be a very exciting week for you. When you visit the doctor or midwife, there is a very good chance they will be able to pick up your baby's heartbeat with a Doppler. The Doppler determines the rate of your baby's heartbeat. If the doctor or midwife can't pick up your baby's heartbeat yet, don't fret. It is still very early in your pregnancy and you probably will be able to hear it in the next week or two.

If you are having trouble sleeping trying drinking a glass of warm milk or having a warm bath before bed. Don't run the water too hot as it's not healthy to raise your temperature above 37.8 degrees while pregnant as it increases your heart rate, reduces blood flow to the fetus, and potentially puts the baby under stress.

Your Baby

Baby is now 10.1cm long from crown to rump and weighs 70 grams. By the end of this week, all of the major organs will be formed within your baby. The heart, kidneys, liver, pancreas, lungs and spleen will be in their proper locations, but not necessarily performing their function yet. The organs will continue to grow and develop with each respective system, and begin working over the next couple of months. In no time, all of his little systems will be up and running.

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Pregnancy Week By Week

• First Trimester weeks 6 - 13
• Second Trimester weeks 14 - 26
• Third Trimester weeks 27 - 41

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