How Your Baby Grows Month 1

in the first month of pregnancy tiny limb buds appear these grow into your baby's arms and legs your baby's heart and lungs also begin to form and by the 22nd day the heart starts to beat during the first month of pregnancy your baby's neural tube begins to form the neural tube becomes the brain and spinal cord that's why it's important to take a multivitamin with at least 400 micrograms of folic acid before getting pregnant folic acid helps prevent birth defects in the brain and spinal cord by the end of the first month your baby is about 1/4 inch long your body at 1 month your body is making lots of hormones that help your baby to grow hormones can make you feel moody or cranky your breasts may get bigger they may hurt and tingle you may feel sick to your stomach this is called morning sickness even though it can happen any time of the day try eating crackers and smaller meals you may crave some foods or hate foods you usually like you may feel tired rest when you can visit March of Dimes calm for more information

Channel: March of Dimes

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Keywords: pregnancy, pregnancy stages, baby, fetus, baby development, baby growth, placenta, prenatal care, pregnant body, morning sickness, first trimester, mod-web

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Length: 1min 36sec (96 seconds)

Published: Wed Jan 25 2012