Pregnancy Basics Published September 25, 2012 Replaces the legacy article newpae

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$today = strtotime (“today”); // don’t touch this one $sixweeks = $today - 12280223; // don’t touch this one

$period = “May 25, 2003”; // fill in the date of the first day of your last period. use the mm/dd/yyyy format. for European dates, change $due in line 500 to $dueEuro $duedate = “void”; // if you know your due date, fill it in here. if you leave this as void, the script will automatically guess a due date for you.

$gender = “neutral”; // neutral, boy, girl, or twins. if you are having twins, fill in “twins” here. otherwise leave as “neutral” until the gender is determined. then fill in either “boy” or “girl”. $twingender = “void”; // if you are having twins, fill in the genders here. for example, “a boy and a girl” or “two boys”. otherwise, leave as “void”.

$name = “void”; // if you are having one baby, fill in the name here (when you decide). for example, “Seamus Riley”. for twins, leave this spot as “void”. $twinname = “void”; // if you are having twins, fill in both names here (when you decide). for example, “Aryanna Elizabeth and Aoghdan Alan”. for one baby, leave this spot as “void”.

$iorwe = “we”; // choose whether you want the announcements to say “I” or “We” (as in “We are having a baby!” or “I am having a baby!”).

$link = “yes”; // if you want to use the default link back to me, leave this as “yes”. if you change it to “no” i’d still appreciate a link on your site somewhere!

// ----- edit these values after the baby is born -----

$born = “no”; // when the baby is born, change this to “yes” to activate the birth announcement. $weight = “8 pounds, 14 ounces”; // fill in the weight, including “pounds” or “kilos”. $birthdate = $duedate; // if the baby was not born on his or her due date, fill in the actual birthdate here. $birthtime = “4:10 p.m.”; // fill in the time(s) of birth (format like “2:10 and 3:01” for twins). $finalgender = $gender; // if your single baby turned out to be a different gender than anticipated, fill it in here. $finaltwingender = $twingender; // if your twins turned out to be different genders than anticipated, fill them in here. $finalname = $name; // if you changed your mind about your single baby’s name, fill the final decision in here. $finaltwinname = $twinname; // if you changed your mind about your twins’ names, fill the final decisions in here.

// ----- end of the values that you need to edit -----

if ($born == “no”) {

	// this customizes the script to use I or we:
	
	if ($iorwe == "we")
		{
			$we = "We";
			$were = "We're";
		}
	else
		{
			$we = "I";
			$were = "I'm";
		}
		
	// this customizes the script to your baby's gender/number:
	
	if ($gender == "boy")
		{
			$he = "he";
			$heu = "He";
			$him = "him";
			$himu = "Him";
			$his = "his";
			$hisu = "His";
			$baby = "baby";
			$babyu = "Baby";
			$is = "is";
			$was = "was";
			$has = "has";
			$babys = "baby's";
			$s = "";
			$a = "a";
			$announce = "having a boy";
		}
	elseif ($gender == "girl")
		{
			$he = "she";
			$heu = "She";
			$him = "her";
			$himu = "Her";
			$his = "her";
			$hisu = "Her";
			$baby = "baby";
			$babyu = "Baby";
			$is = "is";
			$was = "was";	
			$has = "has";
			$babys = "baby's";
			$s = "";
			$a = "a";
			$announce = "having a girl";
		}
	elseif ($gender == "twins")
		{
			$he = "they";
			$heu = "They";
			$him = "them";
			$himu = "Them";
			$his = "their";
			$hisu = "Their";
			$baby = "babies";
			$babyu = "Babies";
			$is = "are";
			$was = "were";
			$has = "have";
			$babys = "babies'";
			$s = "s";
			$a = "";
			$announce = "having twins";
		}
	else
		{
			$he = "baby";
			$heu = "Baby";
			$him = "the baby";
			$himu = "The baby";
			$his = "baby's";
			$hisu = "Baby's";
			$baby = "baby";
			$babyu = "Baby";
			$is = "is";
			$was = "was";
			$has = "has";
			$babys = "baby's";
			$s = "";
			$a = "a";
			$announce = "having a baby";
		}
		
	// this announces that you are having a baby:
	
	if ($twingender == "void")
		{
			print"$were $announce!  ";
		}
	else
		{
			print"$were $announce, $twingender!  ";
		}
			
	// this announces the name of your baby:
	
	if ($name == "void")
		{
			print"";
		}
	else
		{
			print"$we have chosen the name $name.";
		}
	
	if ($twinname == "void")
		{
			print"";
		}
	else
		{
			print"$we have chosen the names $twinname.";
		}
	
	// a line break:
	
	print"

”;

	// this calculates how many weeks pregnant you are:
	
	$now = strtotime ("now");
	$then = strtotime ("$period");
	$difference = $now - $then ;
	$num = ($difference/86400)/7;
	$weeks = intval($num);
	
	// this determines your due date:
	
	if ($duedate == "void")
		{
			$start3 = strtotime ("$period");
			$difference3 = "24256045 ";
			$then3 = $start3 + $difference3;
			$due  = date("F d, Y",$then3);
			$dueEuro  = date("d F, Y",$then3);
		}
	else
		{
			$due = $duedate;
		}
	
	// this calculates how many days until your due date:
	
	$then2 = strtotime ("$due");
	$difference2 = $then2 - $now;
	$num2 = $difference2/86400;
	$days = intval($num2);
	
	// this figures the state of your baby's development:
	
	if ($weeks == "2")
	{
	$dev = "My $baby $was conceived this week!  $heu $is busy dividing and growing at an amazing rate!";
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "3")
	{
	$dev = "My $baby $is now implanted in my uterus.  A yolk sac is developed to feed $him until the placenta is completed.";
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "4")
	{
	$dev = "It is now possible for my pregnancy to show up on blood tests, and even HPTs.  My $baby $has $a heartbeat$s!  Brain$s and spine$s are forming, and you can distinguish $his head$s from the body!";
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "5")
	{
	$dev = "My $baby now $has $a ciculatory system$s.  $heu $is beginning to sprout buds where the arms and legs will be.";
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "6")
	{
		if ($gender == "twins")
			{
				$dev = "Those little limb buds are looking a lot like arms and legs now!  Indentations are forming where $his fingers and toes will be.";
			}
		else
			{
				$dev = "Those little limb buds are looking a lot like arms and legs now!  Indentations are forming where $his fingers and toes will be.  My $baby $is now about 1/2 an inch long.";
			}
	
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "7")
	{
	$dev = "This week my $baby will develop either testes or ovaries, becoming $a boy$s or $a girl$s.  My $baby can also move around now, even though I can't feel it yet!";
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "8")
	{
		if ($gender == "twins")
			{
				$dev = "My $babys elbows are present, and $his fingers, toes, and face are all becoming more recognizable.";
			}
		else
			{
				$dev = "$hisu weight is now about 1 gram, or as much as a grape!  Elbows are present, and $his fingers, toes, and face are all becoming more recognizable.";
			}
	
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "9")
	{
		if ($gender == "twins")
			{
				$dev = "Ankles and wrists are completely formed this week.  Wide open eyes begin to fuse shut and won't open again until 25 - 27 weeks.  External genitalia$s $is differentiating, fingers, toes and ears are perfect, the placenta is beginning to produce progesterone.";
			}
		else
			{
				$dev = "Ankles and wrists are completely formed this week.  Wide open eyes begin to fuse shut and won't open again until 25 - 27 weeks.  External genitalia$s $is differentiating, fingers, toes and ears are perfect, the placenta is beginning to produce progesterone, and my $baby $is 1 3/4 of an inch long.";
			}
	
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "10")
	{
		if ($gender == "twins")
			{
				$dev = "All of my $babys organs are formed.  The irises are starting to develop, as are fingernails.";
			}
		else
			{
				$dev = "At about 7 grams, all of $his organs are formed.  The irises are starting to develop, as are fingernails.";
			}
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "11")
	{
		if ($gender == "twins")
			{
				$dev = "My $babys head$s $is becoming more rounded, and $he $has eyelids.  $hisu muscles are developing, so $he can move around a lot more.";
			}
		else
			{
				$dev = "My $babys head$s $is becoming more rounded, and $he $has eyelids.  $hisu muscles are developing, so $he can move around a lot more.  Right now my $baby $is about 2 1/2 inches and 1/2 an ounce.";
			}
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "12")
	{
	$dev = "My $baby $is now $a fully formed human being$s.  All that's left is to grow big enough to survive outside of my belly!";
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "13")
	{
		if ($gender == "twins")
			{
				$dev = "Hair is appearing, including eyebrows!  My $babys heart$s can be heard on the ultrasound, now.  $we can't wait to hear that!  All of my $babys nutrition is coming from the placenta now, and $he can even drink the amniotic fluid and urinate.";
			}
		else
			{
				$dev = "Hair is appearing, including eyebrows!  My $babys heart$s can be heard on the ultrasound, now.  $we can't wait to hear that!  All of my $babys nutrition is coming from the placenta now, and $he can even drink the amniotic fluid and urinate.  $heu $is now 3 3/4 inches long.";
			}
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "14")
	{
	$dev = "My $babys hair is getting thicker now.  $heu might even be developing dark pigment if $his hair is going to be dark.";
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "15")
	{
		if ($gender == "twins")
			{
				$dev = "Fingernails and toenails are now formed, and my $baby $is growing fine down all over.";
			}
		else
			{
				$dev = "Fingernails and toenails are now formed, and my $baby $is growing fine down all over.  $heu $is now 6 3/4 inches long and 5 whole ounces!";
			}
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "16")
	{
	$dev = "From now on my $baby will weigh more than the placenta.  $heu might be starting to become aware of sounds outside my body.  I wonder if $he can hear my voice when I sing to $him?";
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "17")
	{
		if ($gender == "twins")
			{
				$dev = "My $baby $is now learning about $his reflexes.  $heu $is kicking, grasping, and even sucking.  Some babies even learn to suck their thumbs before they are born!  I wonder if $he will?";
			}
		else
			{
				$dev = "My $baby $is now learning about $his reflexes.  $heu $is kicking, grasping, and even sucking.  Some babies even learn to suck their thumbs before they are born!  I wonder if $he will?  My $baby $is now about 8 inches long.";
			}
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "18")
	{
	$dev = "Buds for tiny little baby teeth have already formed, and now buds for permanent teeth are forming behind those.";
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "19")
	{
		if ($gender == "twins")
			{
				$dev = "My $baby $is forming a protective layer over $his body-covering down.";
			}
		else
			{
				$dev = "My $baby $is now about 10 inches long, and $a protective layer$s $is forming and clinging to $his body-covering down.";
			}
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "20")
	{
		if ($gender == "twins")
			{
				$dev = "My $baby $has plenty of room to move around.  Sometimes I can feel $him kicking now!";
			}
		else
			{
				$dev = "At less than 1 pound, my $baby $has plenty of room to move around.  Sometimes I can feel $him kicking now!";
			}
	
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "21")
	{
	$dev = "My $baby $is starting to settle into a pattern.  Sometimes $he will sleep, and other times $he will play.  It always seems that $he $is most active when I am resting!";
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "22")
	{
	$dev = "My $baby may now be feeling Braxton Hicks contractions, gripping and massaging $him.";
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "23")
	{
		if ($gender == "twins")
			{
				$dev = "Most of $his organs are mature by now, but $his lungs are not ready for the outside air, yet.";
			}
		else
			{
				$dev = "What a big baby!  $heu $is now almost 13 inches and more than 1 1/4 pounds!  Most of $his organs are mature by now, but $his lungs are not ready for the outside air, yet.";
			}
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "24")
	{
	$dev = "The centers of my $babys bones are beginning to harden.";
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "25")
	{
	$dev = "My $babys skin has been very thin and transparent so far, but now it is becoming opaque.";
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "26")
	{
	$dev = "My $babys skin is wrinkled right now, but $he still has that protective layer covering $him.";
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "27")
	{
		if ($gender == "twins")
			{
				$dev = "This week marks the point where my $baby $is legally viable, though some hospitals can care for babies even younger.";
			}
		else
			{
				$dev = "At 14 inches and around 2 pounds, this week marks the point where my $baby $is legally viable, though some hospitals can care for babies even younger.";
			}
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "28")
	{
	$dev = "By now my $babys head$s $is more or less in proportion with the rest of $his body, though still proportionally larger than an adult's head would be.";
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "29")
	{
	$dev = "My $baby $is probably noticing those Braxton Hicks contractions at regular intervals now, even when I don't.";
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "30")
	{
		if ($gender == "twins")
			{
				$dev = "Though I may be starting to feel breathless when I exert myself, the $baby $is getting plenty of oxygen.";
			}
		else
			{
				$dev = "Though I may be starting to feel breathless when I exert myself, the $baby $is getting plenty of oxygen.  $heu $is now nearly 4 pounds.";
			}
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "31")
	{
		if ($gender == "twins")
			{
				$dev = "Fat reserves are being laid down under my $babys skin.  Now $he $is very much like a normal baby.";
			}
		else
			{
				$dev = "Fat reserves are being laid down under my $babys skin.  At 16 inches, $he $is very much like a normal baby.";
			}
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "32")
	{
	$dev = "If $he $has not already, my $baby will soon turn head$s down in preparation for birth.";
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "33")
	{
	$dev = "My $baby can now tell the difference between dark and light.  When I am out in the sun $he $is bathed in a red glow.  $hisu skin is becoming nice and pink.";
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "34")
	{
		if ($gender == "twins")
			{
				$dev = "35% of twins are born by this point.";
			}
		else
			{
				$dev = "My $baby $is around 18 inches and 5 1/2 pounds.";
			}
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "35")
	{
		if ($gender == "twins")
			{
				$dev = "My $baby $is almost ready to be born.  Any time now $he may drop into my pelvis in preparation for labor.";
			}
		else
			{
				$dev = "At more than 18 inches, my $baby $is almost ready to be born.  Any time now $he may drop into my pelvis in preparation for labor.";
			}
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "36")
	{
	$dev = "When I am very still I can sometimes see the rythmic patterns of my $baby practicing breathing, though there is no air in $his lungs, yet.  Sometimes this breathing practice gives $him the hiccups!";
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "37")
	{
	$dev = "My $baby might be gaining as much as an ounce of weight every day now!  I wonder how big $he will be?";
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "38")
	{
	$dev = "My $babys amniotic fluid is now replaced every three hours.";
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "39")
	{
		if ($gender == "twins")
			{
				$dev = "My $baby $is getting ready to embark on the first big adventure of $his life.  $we can't wait!";
			}
		else
			{
				$dev = "My $baby may be as long as 20 inches now, maybe more!  $heu $is getting ready to embark on the first big adventure of $his life.  $we can't wait!";
			}
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "40")
	{
		if ($gender == "twins")
			{
				
		$dev = "My $baby have reached $his due date!  $we sure hope to welcome $him soon!";
			}
		else
			{
				
		$dev = "My $baby has reached $his due date!  $we sure hope to welcome $him soon!";
			}
	
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "41")
	{
		$dev = "Some babies take longer than others, and that's ok.  $we sure hope to welcome $him soon!";
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "42")
	{
		$dev = "Some babies take longer than others, and that's ok.  $we sure hope to welcome $him soon!";
	}
	elseif ($weeks == "43")
	{
		$dev = "Some babies take longer than others, and that's ok.  $we sure hope to welcome $him soon!";
	}
	else
	{}
	
	// this prints your information:
	
	print"I am $weeks weeks pregnant.  There are $days days until my due date on $due.

$dev”;

}

else { if ($finalgender == “twins”) { print”$finaltwinname, $finaltwingender, were born on $birthdate at $birthtime.

They were $weight, respectively.

Welcome to the world!”; } elseif ($finalgender == “boy”) { print”$finalname was born on $birthdate at $birthtime.

He was $weight.

Welcome to the world!”; } elseif ($finalgender == “girl”) { print”$finalname was born on $birthdate at $birthtime.

She was $weight.

Welcome to the world!”; } else {} }

// this links back to my site so that others can download the pregnancy script.

if ($link == “yes”) { print”

Get your own !”; } else { print""; } ?>

Educational information only. This guide does not provide medical advice and is not a substitute for care from a qualified provider.