How your baby's growing
By the end of the week, your baby is about the size of a small bean. If you could see inside yourself, you'd find the fetus has an oversized head in proportion to its body. The embryo's facial features are forming with dark spots where the eyes are, openings where the nostrils will be, and pits to mark the ears.
Protruding buds that will become the arms and legs are even more noticeable now. The embryo's hands and feet look like paddles. Other developments include the growth of the pituitary gland and muscle fibres. You can't hear it yet, but the heart (which has divided into the right and left chambers) is beating at about 150 beats a minute -- twice the rate of yours.
Halfway through this week, the embryo makes its first movements. Unfortunately, you'll have to wait until sometime in the second trimester before you get to enjoy feeling your baby's exercise
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Been having stomach cramps on and off for a while. Even while sitting down. Even when doing absolutely nothing. And I found out today that long walks aggravates the pain a little bit more especially at the midriff instead of the normal left or right side of the abdomen. Its uncomfortably painful but bearable. This is something new. I wonder if this is normal.
According to
babycentre its normal to be having this pain as it is a sign of the uterus growing to accomodate the growing baby inside. Makes me wonder, haven't I grown enough the last 2 pregnancies? I was HUGE! Don't my uterus grow as much?
Not the time to worry yet I suppose since all other danger signs are not there (what are the danger signs? Click at the link, You'll find out)
So far the pain is mild and short. Rubbing the painful part helps to ease the pain a little. Just have to bear with it I guess. As long as the baby is all right, I'm happy.
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As for my appetite, the absence is still a shock to my system. Nowadays I'm eating out of necessity. Mainly for the baby. And that is JUST NOT ME!
Nausea is also not happening just yet. Maybe soon. But I do have that choking feeling once in a while.
So far this is bearable (ohh.. except looking in the mirror at the ugly pimpled oily face. The beautiful aura of a pregnant lady has yet again deserted me. Yes, I'm doomed to face the ugly side of hormones gone wild every single pregnant life I have... boo hoo).
Side note:
Not a nice feeling to feel when i feel like i can't whine and complaint about the pain :(
