Getting through life, infertility, pregnancy and motherhood one kiss at a time.

Saturday, February 16, 2008

5w 6d...

Well.... as of tomorrow I have known about my pregnancy for two full weeks. I am so incredibly happy to have made it thorough this past week. Our last pregnancy never measured out of the 5w4d-5w6d range. I have a good feeling about this one though. Maybe after I see the heartbeat I'll start doing some belly pics... as scary as that is.

I haven't quite figured how whether I am finishing the 6th week today or starting the 6th week tomorrow... every site I look it up on has a different opinion. Well here is some info about what happens during the 6th week with our little one.

Your pregnancy: 6 weeks




How your baby's growing: This week's major developments: The nose, mouth, and ears that you'll spend so much time kissing in eight months are beginning to take shape. If you could see into your uterus, you'd find an oversize head and dark spots where your baby's eyes and nostrils are starting to form. His emerging ears are marked by small depressions on the sides of the head, and his arms and legs by protruding buds. His heart is beating about 100 to 160 times a minute — almost twice as fast as yours — and blood is beginning to course through his body. His intestines are developing, and the bud of tissue that will give rise to his lungs has appeared. His pituitary gland is forming, as are the rest of his brain, muscles, and bones. Right now, your baby is a quarter of an inch long, about the size of a lentil bean.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

congrat! I have just started reading your log and am so happy I have found someone that has had success w/IUI. I am also from MD & go to the Annapolis SGFC!! I'm in my 2ww for my second IUI....

Helene said...

Wonderful!!! What doctor and nurse are you seeing? They are all good. That office has been incredibly wonderful over the past months. I never once felt like a number, ever. Good Luck in you 2WW!

Anonymous said...

My doc is McKeeby and Beth is my nurse...I'm keeping my fingers crossed that next week will be my bfp. i have unexplained IF....

Busted said...

Congrats! I think that if you are 6 weeks pregnant, it means you have just finished your sixth week, and are now in your seventh week...

Anonymous said...

i agree with busted--- It is like your birthday-- when you turn 40, you have reached 40 years and are in your 41st year of life. Same with weeks pregnant. You've reached 6 weeks and are in your 7th week of pregnancy.