Your baby is growing at a rapid rate! Week 8 is still a long way to go, but in no time, before you know it, you’ll be holding them in your arms or even snuggle them lovingly! There are a lot of changes in your baby and in yourself occurring in this lively week, so continue reading below to find out what’s happening!

Mother:

• In this week, you may need a larger sized bra with better support, since your breast will grow larger because of hormonal boost. Breast growth may continue throughout pregnancy.
• During this week, you will have hormonal changes, causing you to feel fatigue. You will also be prone to nausea and vomiting.
• You may find sleeping hard, especially when you’ll always feel you want to pee.
• At this point, you should be taking a prenatal vitamin daily.  To learn the importance of prenatal vitamins, read here!
• You should start thinking about setting up an appointment with your OB/GYN if you haven’t already.  Find out what will take place at your first pregnancy appointment here!
• If you are spotting, read about the reasons for bleeding during early pregnancy.

Baby:

• Your baby will have developed webbed fingers from his/her hands and feet!
• His/her eyes will still be covered with their closed eyelids.
• His/her lungs will develop, with breathing tubes extending to his throat.
• Your baby’s brain develops; nerve cells will be branching out to connect with each other, forming neural pathways.
• Sadly, your baby’s external genital isn’t still developed in this week, so you won’t be able to tell whether it’s a boy or a girl.

There are a lot of changes in this stage, so you have to keep up with the changes for you and your baby! This will be a challenging week for you, so anticipate each change and be ready. Your baby is developing and is on his way to show life what he or she is.  Also, since the first trimester is such an important time to care about your health and your baby’s health, it wouldn’t hurt to read about how you can improve your diet with this great pregnancy book!  You can also find out more about your pregnancy week by week, what to expect at the end, and how to have the healthiest pregnancy possible.