What are the common symptoms you may feel?

Know that you missed your period and feel breast tenderness.

What happens inside your womb?

• 0.6 cm in length
• About the size of the grain of rice
• Attaches to the wall of the uterus
• Starts to develop a primitive brain
  

The 5-8 weeks 

What happens inside you?

• Have missed your period
• Notice mood swings
• Feel more tired than usual
• Feel hungrier than usual
• Feel sick to your stomach

What happens inside your womb?

• Size is about 2.5 cm (1 inch long)
• Weigh less than a grape
• Heart tube starts to “pound”
• Head and brain take shape
• Teeth start to develop
• Arm and leg buds beginning to show
• Spine starts to show with bones forming

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What are the common symptoms you may feel during the first trimester?

• May start noticing a change in skin tone or a rash may appear
• Start feeling sick more often
• Food cravings or food repulse 
• Appetite loss, constipation
• Vaginal discharge
• Swollen gums that may bleed on touch
• Feel tired more often
• Mood swings

What happens inside your womb during the first trimester?

• Length is about 3 inches long, and weight is comparable to a lipstick tube 
• Eyes, ears and nose have formed
• Mouth forms with lips and tooth buds
• Hands, fingers and knees have formed and sex organs too

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