Development of BABY

Becoming a Mother at the age of 21 years of age was a little earlier than I had anticipated, mind you I was having a wonderful time exploring my early twenties. When I found out about pregnancy my biggest fears were how long have I been pregnant and what are going to be the causes of drinking? (I had no clue until I was actually 8 weeks.) 

According to research done and previous information from my Child Development Course, I was clearly in the Embryonic Period of the pregnancy (between 2 to 8 weeks) and that is one of the critical period when particular organs is most susceptible to damage. 

I spoke to my OBGYN and come to find that I was okay and that I had only drank beer once during that time and that the amount of exposure  was okay. That it was harmless but explicitly stated that it must not happen anymore because it could damage my baby. I was very careful with my new chapter in my life and I knew that I must be careful with everything I did and also with the things I was exposing myself to and my baby.

I feel very strongly against someone that is aware of a pregnancy and continues to drink alcohol. The dangers are Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and this could cause facial and heart deformities, usually below average IQ or mental retardation. I feel that the importance of educating not only mothers but also fathers of the great harm that it is causing the baby. 

I chose this video to show all the possible teratogens that could impair prenatal development and if pregnant to think of the all the pain the baby would go through if the mother is not careful.

A family must remember the actions that are made and remember that a new addition to the family is a blessing.