Fetal Development

  • Month One

    At the end of the first month of being pregnant, your baby is developed into an embryo.
  • Month Two

    Your fetus is about 2.54 centimeters. The baby's little fingers, toes, and eyes begin to form. The sensory organs and digestive tract begin to develop, and the embryo begins to move. The mother can not feel the movement yet.
  • Month Three

    Your baby's reproductive organs develop, but it is still hard to see the gender on a ultrasound. The circulatory and urinary systems of your baby is working. Also, the liver produces bile now. The baby is now about 7.6/10 centimeters long.
  • Month Four

    The nervous system is beginning to function. You can clearly tell the gender of your baby now through an ultrasound. Your baby can make faces and even stretch. Your baby is now around 6 inches long and will weigh on average 4 ounces!!!
  • Month Five

    Your baby is now getting hair! He/she is covered in a white coating called vernix caseosa. You can feel your child moving! It is about 10 inches long.
  • Month Six

    Your baby's skin is sort of red and veins are visible! Toe and finger prints for your child are developing. The baby is about 12 inches long by now.
  • Month Seven

    Their hearing is fully developed and will move often. Fat begins to be deposited on the baby, and they are about 14 inches long.
  • Month Eight

    Your baby's brain is developing and it can see or hear. Most of their internal systems are well developed except for the lungs. Your baby is now about 18 inches long!
  • Month Nine

    Your baby's lungs are almost fully developed. His/her relexes are developed and it drops down in your pelvis facing head down. Your baby is now around 20 inches.