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Ovulation
Release of an egg from one of a woman ovaries. After the egg is released it travels down the Fallopian Tube, where fertilization by a sperm cell may occur. -
Conception
Moment what a sperm cell from a breaches of the ovum, or egg, from a female. The process is also known as fertilization and is also known as fertilization conception. -
Month 1
As the fertilized egg grows, a water-tight sac forms around it, gradually filling with fluid. This is called the amniotic sac, and it helps cushion the growing embryo. -
Month 2
Your baby's facial features continue to develop. Each ear begins as a little fold of skin at the side of the head. Tiny buds that eventually grow into arms and legs are forming. Fingers, toes and eyes are also forming. -
Month 4
Your baby's heartbeat may now be audible through an instrument called a Doppler. The fingers and toes are well-defined. Eyelids, eyebrows, eyelashes, nails, and hair are formed. Teeth and bones become denser. Your baby can even suck his or her thumb, yawn, stretch, and make faces. -
Month 3
Your baby's arms, hands, fingers, feet, and toes are fully formed. Your baby can open and close its fists and mouth. Fingernails and toenails are beginning to develop and the external ears are formed. -
Month 5
You may begin to feel your baby move, since he or she is developing muscles and exercising them. This first movement is called quickening. -
Month 6
Your baby's skin is reddish in color, wrinkled, and veins are visible through the baby's translucent skin. Baby's finger and toe prints are visible. The eyelids begin to part and the eyes open. -
Month 7
Your baby will continue to mature and develop reserves of body fat. Your baby's hearing is fully developed. He or she changes position frequently and responds to stimuli, including sound, pain, and light. The amniotic fluid begins to diminish. -
Month 8
Your baby will continue to mature and develop reserves of body fat. You may notice that your baby is kicking more. Baby's brain is developing rapidly at this time, and your baby can see and hear. Most internal systems are well developed, but the lungs may still be immature. -
Month 9
Your baby continues to grow and mature: the lungs are nearly fully developed.
