8 Weeks

I wanted to document my growing belly as the weeks and months go by so here's the first of many photo updates... my blink-and-you'll-miss-it 8 week baby bump.

 

 

How far along: 8 weeks
How big is baby: Size of a raspberry
Total weight gain/loss: - 4kg
Stretch marks: None
Maternity clothes: None
Sleep: Getting up a couple times each night to use the bathroom but otherwise sleeping well
Food cravings or aversions: Nauseous almost all day and can only manage a few mouthfuls of each meal (hence the weight loss)
Gender: Too early to tell
Movement: None
Belly button: Innie
Exercise: Walking and doing pilates daily for 30-45 minutes
Diet: Eating small but healthy snacks 3-4 times per day
What I'm loving: My boobies are definitely bigger
What I'm not loving: My bigger boobies are extremely sensitive and sore

What I miss: My appetite and the ability to eat whatever I wanted without the risk of it coming up after the first mouthful

Sickness and symptoms: Nausea and feeling tired

Notes: Can’t wait to see our little one again at this week’s ultrasound

  

Weekly Guide to Pregnancy: Week 8

Your Baby

How big is my baby?
Your baby is approximately 14-20mm (0.56 - 0.8 inches) in length and continues to grow quickly.

What changes are happening with my baby this week?
The head is large compared with the rest of the body and your baby's face is beginning to take shape (forehead, nose, cheeks, upper and lower jaw and lip and chin are forming). Eye muscles and eyelids have emerged, and by the end of the week the nasal passages have formed and the nose tip is visible. The internal and external parts of the ear are also forming. Ear openings are present, and the middle ear (hearing and balance) is there, but hearing is not yet possible for your baby. The arms continue to grow longer, and bend at the newly formed elbow. Fingers and toes formed as notches on the hands and feet. The valves in the heart that started forming last week can now be distinguished as the aorta and pulmonary valves. Lungs are developing and the bronchi are branching out. The skeleton has also started to form.