Pictures of fetal development by month of pregnancy, includes an update on baby’s development for the picture’s corresponding week in pregnancy. These high resolution pictures point out significant parts of your fetus from it’s body, placenta, umbiblical cord and sac to eyes, liver, ear and genitals. Please wait until images download.
Eight Week Fetus
All the major organs of your baby have formed now though they are not fully developed yet. Eyes and ears are growing now. The heart is beating strongly. When you have an ultrasound during this time, you can see the fetal heart pulsating.
Twelve Week Fetus
Your baby is now about 6.5 cm long and weighs about 18 grams. His head is becoming more rounded and the face is completely formed. Toes and fingers are formed and nails are beginning to grow. The baby is moving it’s limps but you can not feel this movements yet.
Sixteen Week Fetus
Your baby is now about 16 cm long and weighs 35 grams. During a scan, you can see the baby’s head and body and you may see the baby moving. It is exercising all his limbs, kicking and moving about. This is the earliest stage at which you may feel the baby moving. It feels like there is a butterfly in your belly. However, do not worry if you don’t feel anything yet. If this is your first baby, you are likely to feel the first movements a bit later.
Twenty Week Fetus
The baby is still swimming around in a large amount of amniotic fluid. He is growing rapidly, both in length and weight and is now 25 cm long, half as long as it will be at delivery and weighs about 340 grams. It makes some very active movements that can be felt by you. You will probably notice that there are times when your baby seems to be asleep and other times when he’s moving about a lot.
Twenty Four Week Fetus
Your baby is about 32 cm long now and weighs 500 grams. You can feel different parts of the baby’s body through your abdominal wall. Your uterine muscle is stretching and you may feel a pain sometimes at the side of your tummy. The top of your uterus reaches to just above your navel.
Thirty Week Fetus
Your baby’s head is now in proportion with the rest of his body. You may feel pressure on your diaphragm, stomach and intestines.Your baby’s weight is now about 1700 grams or three pounds eleven ounces and measures about 40 cm or 15.8 inches in length.
Thirty Six Week Fetus
Your baby is almost fully mature. Any time now he may descend into your pelvis. Once the baby has engaged you may find that your breathing becomes easier and the pressure on your diaphragm is less. Your baby’s skin is smooth now and his body has plumped out. When the baby is awake his eyes are open and he can differentiate between light and dark. Your baby is now about 50 cm long and weighs anywhere from 2500 to 4500 grams.
Thirty Seven Week Baby to Forty Two Week Baby
Any day now your labor may start. Do not worry if your baby is not born exactly on his due date. The due date is only a statistic means. Only 5 % of the babies are born exactly on their due dates. The long awaited day is near and soon you will be holding your baby in your arms. Your baby has lost his lanugo hair although you may still find some at his back and on his forehead. Your baby’s eyes will be blue at birth but this can change in the weeks to come. Some babies arrive a bit earlier, others a bit later, but they do arrive! So, much luck and happiness with the new baby in your life!
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