Pregnancy is a matter of rejoicing, care, love, and great expectations for women as well as bringing several developments inside her body’s chemistry. Our focus carries us today in this article on the earliest developments in pregnancy, the 8th week, which is normally associated with the beginning of the natural process of baby creation inside a mother’s womb. In the following sections, I will describe to you a few major changes and the start of the new ones that will take place in the 8th week of your pregnancy. So all mothers who are reading this post, let us start to celebrate your 8th week of pregnancy with some joyful details.

Development Of A Baby In 8th Week Of Pregnancy

Facial Development

The 8th week of your pregnancy begins that amazing artistry of God in your womb; the creation of your baby’s features, and among them comes the noticeable process of facial development. These developments include your baby’s face features such as lips, eyes, nose, and other surrounding necessities. The pigments in the eyes will begin to form accompanied with the eyebrows. The shaping of lips and nose starts to complete the facial development which becomes the basis of looks on your baby’s face.

Development Of Major Internal Organs

One of the most crucial part of the development of your baby in the 8th week of your pregnancy is the creation of major internal organs of your baby. The process begins with the division of heart into both left/right chambers. Here will be developed the heart’s distinct respiratory and aortic valves (crucial for circulating blood) and the heart will beat about 150 to 160 times per minute. It is quite amazing to know that this heart beat rate is twice that of the adult but because the creation processes of the body require more proper circulation and energy the heart races double to provide it, the amazing grace of God’s artistry. As the development process carries on, the creation of lungs starts in a form of extending into branches in order to connect with respiratory tubes which then connects within the throat of the baby for breathing.

Then comes the creation process of the liver, kidneys, and the pituitary gland. Along with the wondrous developments the muscle fibers, cartilage, and bones begin to develop as well to accommodate all these major organs in a systematic way into their proper places with extreme perfection and precision that knows no error (all praises goes to almighty God). Finally, here in this portion of your baby’s development begins the process of setting blood type for your baby inside the body and Liver also taking onto its duty of creating required blood cells in the body. This particular job was once done by yolk sac before liver was created in the mother’s womb.

The Development Of The Nervous System

Perhaps no other section of the development of your baby in the 8th week of pregnancy is more wonderful, amazing, and mysterious then the creation procedure of the Nervous system. In this week, brain development took place inside the fetus when cells start to branch out and link with each other in what is supposed to be the creation of primitive neural functions. Several functionalities of the brain (but not all at the moment) start for the very first time independently with taste buds also developed. The structure of spinal cord is finalized and put in place by nature’s amazing invisible hands which goes on much after the 8th week of pregnancy.

Development Of Limbs

This procedure starts to enlarge your baby’s legs and arms. The hands of the baby will start to fold right from the wrists and elbows too while body keeps on growing with other processes. For those who may be wondering if their baby has already started to move, or are the knees, thighs, and fingers developed? Well, no! There is still some time left for these things to develop in shape but what has started below is the coming out of the first specimen of fingers and toes on your baby taking place against that tiny tail and thin webbing. Your baby indeed started to move, but it is that much light you wouldn’t start to feel it just yet.

Signs That Ensures You Have Entered In The 8th Week Of Your Pregnancy

Now, those women who have gone crazy with happiness and excitement by listening to the above descriptions of the baby in the womb in the 8th week of pregnancy and are expecting their arrival soon in this phase but are unsure how to recognize it, here are some top symptoms for recognizing you have arrived in the 8th week of your pregnancy:

• Bloating.
• Constipation.
• Shortness of breath.
• Fatigue close with tiredness.
• Emotional charge.
• Nasal congestion.
• Double apatite.
• Insomnia (lack of sleep).
• Anxiety.
• Frequent urination.

And there are many other common signs but the above are the most obdurate. So, are you feeling all or most of these symptoms in your pregnancy? If so, then welcome to the 8th week of your pregnancy.

Major Changes In The Mother’s Body In The 8th Week Of Pregnancy

Along with other slight alterations in a mother’s body in the 8th week of pregnancy, the most noticeable change appears with the breasts. In the 8th week of pregnancy, you will feel your bodily chemistry has developed in a ways so as to support breastfeeding of your baby, mainly enlarging your breast above their normal size. Apart from this no other key change will happen at this time.

Ultrasound Scanning In The 8th Week Of Your Pregnancy

The most you will see in an ultrasound scan in the 8th week of your pregnancy is your baby’s eyelids, an upper lip shape, and the tip of his/her nose. In some cases, the two tiny ears of the baby are also visible. The heart beating can be determined in this stage (but not all times) however determining the baby’s gender might still be an early guess.

Time When An Urgent Doctor Help Should Be Called

In most cases, an 8th week of pregnancy comes and goes without any serious scenarios. However, there are still something about which you should be extremely on alert and if you encounter any of the below-mentioned signs, call at once to your doctor for consultation. Here are the signs to worry:

• Excessive vaginal bleeding and or spotting.
• Suffering from influenza or cold.
• Blood clots or tissues discharging (indicates a miscarriage go to the doctor at once).
  Severe breathing difficulty.
• An extreme headache and or a migraine. (This is to worry if you never had a migraine before)
• Sudden weight loss or gaining.
• Severe vomiting.
• Discharging yellow, greenish, whitish, or clear substance either smell odd or not including with severe pain while urinating. (This might indicate bacterial infection consult doctor at once)
• Severe fatigue.

So if you feel anything from the above mentioned, you should at once visit your doctor for a possible medical aid even surgery might be required.

So, with all these things you have learned today about the 8th week of pregnancy, we hope you will continue to thrive and be cautious when it comes to your baby’s development. Adopt healthy foods and healthy habits as this will increase the chances of having a healthy pregnancy & baby. Let us know your opinion in the comments. God bless everyone, amen!