5 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect | Pregnancy Week By Week

Congratulations, you're 5 weeks pregnant. Find out exactly what's happening to your body and your baby during this week of your pregnancy. Get expert advice and all the information you need for your baby and you when you are 5 weeks pregnant.

1. 5 Weeks Pregnant: Development Of Baby's Key
Organs

2. You have entered your second month now.

3. The baby inside you is growing fast and rapidly,
from the size of a poppy seed to the size of a tiny
Tadpole. Your baby now is 2mm long.

4. During this week the baby’s key organs are
growing. Your baby creates its own blood system
and the heart starts forming, that separates into
four chambers and begin pumping.

5. The heart beats can be heard through Ultrasound.

6. The neural tube is also forming which later would
turn into brain and spinal cord of the baby. And
hence folic acid should be taken daily especially
during the first trimester of pregnancy.

7. The Placenta develops and the Umbilical Cord
works with placenta to give nutrition and oxygen
to your baby.

8. There are some symptoms you might encounter
during this week. Those are morning sickness,
breast tenderness, fatigue, frequent urination

9. There are some things you should avoid like taking
alcohol and birth controls. Also do not smoke as
it may retard your child’s growth.

10. Stay connected to ConsumerHealthDigest.com to
learn what is happening with your baby's
development