*Mommy/Daddy Project*

The Development of the Embryo from Conception to 4 Weeks Gestation.

Week 1/2! Conception

Mommy: It may seem strange, but you're not actually pregnant the first week or two of the time allotted to your pregnancy.Conception typically occurs about two weeks after your period begins. To calculate your due date, your health care provider will count ahead 40 weeks from the start of your last period. This means your period is counted as part of your pregnancy — even though you weren't pregnant at the time.

Daddy: You don't know your wife/fiance/girlfriend/one-night-stand is pregnant yet.

Week 3! Fertilization

Mommy: The sperm and egg unite in one of your fallopian tubes to form a one-celled entity called a zygote. If more than one egg is released and fertilized, you may have multiple zygotes.
The zygote has 46 chromosomes — 23 from you and 23 from your partner. These chromosomes will help determine your baby's sex, traits such as eye and hair color, and, to some extent, personality and intelligence.
Soon after fertilization, the zygote travels down the fallopian tube toward the uterus. At the same time, it will begin dividing rapidly to form a cluster of cells resembling a tiny raspberry. The inner group of cells will become the embryo. The outer group of cells will become the membranes that nourish and protect it.
Daddy: you're still clueless.

Week 4! :Implantation

Mommy: When the zygote — now known as a blastocyst — reaches your uterus, it will burrow into the uterine wall for nourishment. The placenta, which will nourish your baby throughout the pregnancy, also begins to form. By the end of this week, you may be celebrating a positive pregnancy test.

Daddy: If its your wife, celebrate! If its your fiance, start planing the wedding!, if its your girlfriend, maybe you start thinking about your future! If it was your one-night-stand, someone should have used a condom...

MOM

What should you be thinking about? What changes are going on?

You should be thinking about how you need to change your lifestyle to be the healthiest you can be for your baby. You also need to keep your strell levels down as much as possible. Your body is going though many phisical changes, mostly internal. Keep yourself in a happy enviorment, avoid dangerious situations. Ask your doctor any questions you may have and enjoy life as much as possible.

DAD

What should you be thinking about? What changes are going on?

Try and stay calm around your partner. Try not to but them in a stressful situation and try to avoid them yourself. Start concidering financial situations for your soon to be family and make sure you keep your partner on board. Keep in mind that their body is always changing and they are going through a lot. Be as helful as you can be, and dant be hesitant tpo ask a friend or neighbor for help every once and a while. enjoy your time you have before you become a father.