Sequence of Pregnancy
A woman’s fertile period of a month is after the stoppage of mentsrual flow (prolonging to three days) when uterus genitalia is healthy and new seeds are produced. During this time the semen of male gets injected to the female genital tract easily. The semen reaches the uterus through the tract where it unites with female seed and fertilizes it and subsequently forms embryo.
First Month: The embryo is shapeless with all the qualities of elements and organs.
Second Month: The embryo solidifies and takes the shape of a bolus. Solid, flesh-like and tumour-like appearance is indicative of male, female and neutral gender respectively.
Third Month: Body parts and sense organs appear. Teeth and secondary sex characteristics appear after birth. It carries gender characteristics – male, female, neutral. Welfare of the mother and fetus is achieved through identical means at this stage. All this time the mother should be kept happy with the things of her choice as the same will have clear bearings on the fetus.
Fourth Month: The fetus gains stability. Nutrition from mother reaches the fetus which helps increase the strength and complexion of the fetus.
Fifth Month: Flesh and blood increase rapidly in the fetus and mother gets weakened relatively.
Sixth Month: Fetus continues gaining strength and complexion at the cost of mother.
Seventh Month: The development of fetus records good progress while mother continues weakening.
Eighth Month: Through the inter-connecting vessel transporting tastes mother and fetus exchange ojas repeatedly at the cost of mother. The non-matured fetus essentially needs ojas at this stage for growth.
Ninth Month: Ninth to tenth month is the period of parturition. No fetus can remain in uterus beyond this period in any case.
Fetus Anomalies
Favourable maternal and paternal condition is a pre-condition for the development and growth of fetus in the uterus. Any defect either maternal or paternal is bound to have ill-effects one way or other on the fetus. Defects or inadequate fertile response of the mother may lead to premature birth or loss of the fetus. The perturbation of doshas during pregnancy is likely to damage uterus. The pregnancy carried on in the damaged uterus may result in fetal anomalies. The damage of uterine derivative or its parts may result in the offspring being sterile or fetus putrefied. The damage of other body parts of the mother in a similar manner may have a female look to the offspring as contrary to the reality. If the male seed is perturbed by doshas the offspring may be sterile born. The damage of a body part of the paternally derived factors may cause putrefaction to the fetus. The damage of remaining derived parts may result in looking the offspring male, but really not.
