Pregnancy Timeline by Gabriel Norton

ovulation

gnorton16 — 2024-04-18 17:02:03 UTC

A phase of the menstrual cycle when an egg is released from an ovary.

fertilization

gnorton16 — 2024-04-18 17:07:33 UTC

The process consists of multiple steps and is completed within 24 hours.

Zygote

gnorton16 — 2024-04-18 17:14:18 UTC

Blastocyst

gnorton16 — 2024-04-18 17:19:57 UTC

Zygote becomes a Blastocyst.

Implantation

gnorton16 — 2024-04-19 00:29:43 UTC

Fertilization and implantation occur after the egg is released from the ovary.

Fetus

gnorton16 — 2024-04-19 00:36:38 UTC

A developing baby from the end of eighth week after fertilization until birth is called a fetus.

Labor

gnorton16 — 2024-04-19 00:43:27 UTC

Pushing the baby out of the uterus and into the vagina to be born.

Embryo

gnorton16 — 2024-05-07 17:10:51 UTC

the early developmental stage of an animal while it is in the egg or within the uterus of the mother

Placenta

gnorton16 — 2024-05-07 17:11:51 UTC

an organ that forms in the womb, also called the uterus, during pregnancy

Full Term

gnorton16 — 2024-05-07 17:13:23 UTC

you hit 37 weeks

Afterbirth

gnorton16 — 2024-05-07 17:14:22 UTC

the placenta and fetal membranes discharged from the uterus after the birth of offspring.

Amniotic sac

gnorton16 — 2024-05-07 17:15:07 UTC

the fluid-filled sac that contains and protects a fetus in the womb.

2ND TRIMESTER

gnorton16 — 2024-05-07 17:16:45 UTC

4-6 months pregnant

Delivery

gnorton16 — 2024-05-07 17:17:46 UTC

Childbirth

3RD TRIMESTER

gnorton16 — 2024-05-07 17:19:16 UTC

7-9 months pregnant

Braxton Hicks

gnorton16 — 2024-05-07 17:21:22 UTC

the body's way of preparing for true labor, but they do not indicate that labor has begun

Via Ultrasound

gnorton16 — 2024-05-07 17:22:27 UTC

test used to look at a woman's uterus, ovaries, tubes, cervix and pelvic area

Umbilical Cord

gnorton16 — 2024-05-07 17:23:36 UTC

This structure allows for the transfer of oxygen and nutrients from the maternal circulation into fetal circulation while simultaneously removing waste products from fetal circulation to be eliminated maternally.

POSITIVE HCG TEST

gnorton16 — 2024-05-07 17:26:01 UTC

more than 20 mIU/mL of HCG, meaning that you are pregnant