sixth week

This week you may feel changes in your breasts, your breasts may be painful to the touch or sensitive to movement. Some women notice an increase in size and changes in the areola (the dark skin surrounding the nipple). The areola may become larger or darker in the sixth week. These are small changes that prepare your breast for breastfeeding. During pregnancy, your sense of smell becomes extremely strong. Your baby's heart is pumping blood through its tiny body this week, and the heart is still a bulge in the front of the body (which eventually moves into the chest cavity). At the end of the sixth week, the upper and lower buds of the organs are also revealed. Your baby's body is developing the inner ear and larynx. The fetus now looks like a tadpole because the back of the fetus is bent and the tail is visible in the fetus. At this stage, the heartbeat of the fetus can be found in the vaginal ultrasound