Fetal Development

  • LMC

    Last menstrual cycle
  • Conception

  • Month 1

    Month 1

    • 1st trimester
    • weight: .5lbs
    • height: 6mm
    • beginning development of the mouth, jaw, eyes, and blood cells
  • Month 2

    Month 2

    • 1st trimester
    • weight: 9kg
    • height: 1 inch
    • a third of the baby’s body is its head
  • Month 3

    Month 3

    • end of 1st trimester
    • weight: 28g
    • height: 3 inches
    • arms, fingers, hands, feet, and toes are developed
  • Month 4

    Month 4

    • 2nd trimester
    • weight: 4 ounces
    • height: 4 inches
    • skin is mostly translucent, begin to develop fat
  • Month 5

    Month 5

    • 2nd trimester
    • weight: 1 pound
    • height: 9 inches
    • you may begin to feel the baby move due to them exercising their muscles
  • Month 6

    Month 6

    • end of 2nd trimester -weight: 2 pounds
    • height: 11 inches
  • Month 7

    Month 7

    • 3rd trimester
    • weight: 3 pounds
    • height: 13 inches
    • hearing is fully developed
    • lungs begin to function
  • Month 8

    Month 8

    • 3rd trimester
    • weight: 5 pounds
    • height: 17 inches
    • baby can see and hear
    • brain is developing and the baby begins to kick more
  • Month 9

    Month 9

    • 3rd trimester
    • weight: 7 pounds
    • height: 18 inches
    • baby is ready to be born