Week 1

Get ready – this is your first of two “free” weeks of pregnancy. The 40 weeks of pregnancy are estimated, and the exact moment of conception is not quite yet scientifically precise, this is the week of the beginning of…

Week 2

This is the estimated week of implantation, when the egg travels down the fallopian tubes and implants, fertilized, in your uterus. Again, this isn’t completely precise, so you may or may not even realize you’ve missed your period yet, particularly…

Week 3

Week three is an exciting week because you have officially conceived, meaning the fetus has started transforming from one single cell into a teeny tiny ball of cells. At this time, the cells are called a blastocyst, which is now…

Week 4

Remember that ball of cells we talked about during week three? That ball of cells is now an embryo, and has implanted in the uterine lining where it will stay until delivery time. Once it is firmly in place, that…

Week 5

Week five is a big week, and your embryo is now the size of a small tadpole-looking seed. This week is particularly exciting because your baby’s heart has started beating, and you may even be able to see that in…