Start of Pregnancy Week 14 : Day 78 with 188 days to go

By this stage of your pregnancy you may have noticed some darkening of the areola, as well as some enlargement of the areola itself.

Baby Development this week:

The babys hand will become more and more functional now and the baby will begin to use the thumb in opposition to the other fingers.
Over the first half of this week the external sex organs will be clearly visible in both male and female
The baby will begin to practice inhaling and exhaling movement sin the womb, that will take amniotic fluid in and out of the lungs
The spleen will start to assume functions that were previously supervised by the kidney; removal of old red blood cells and the production of antibodies
Sucking muscles will start to fill out the cheeks, and the baby salivary glands will start to function.
By the end of this week the baby will start practicing breathing, sucking and swallowing motions
The babys heartbeat can now be detected by a listening device called a Doppler.
You start to battle with constipation during this stage of your pregnancy. Exercise, increasing your fluid intake, eating plenty of fruit can help reduce these symptoms.

Interesting Pregnancy Fact : During your pregnancy, your uterus will increase in size by almost 360 times it's normal size