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fetal devolpment

  • week 6

    week 6
    ~ the arms and legs continue to develop
    ~the lenses of the eyes start to appear
    ~the baby is now equipped with digestive enzymes and take on processing the insulin and glucagons the body needs to function.
  • week 9

    week 9
    ~ the baby begins movement
    ~ most of the joints are formed and the fetus is able to curve fingers around objects placed in its hands.
    ~ its is about 0.9 inches and 0.07 oz.
  • week 12

    week 12
    ~ the vocal chords begin to form
    ~ the ears shift to the normal sides of head
    ~the liver begins to function and the pancreas begins to produce insulin
  • week 15

    week 15
    ~ the legs have grown longer than the arms and the body is now longer than the head
    ~ the skin is there but very thin, so thin you can see blood vessils
    ~the eyebrows are begginning to grow along with the hair on the head
  • week 20

    week 20
    ~ the muscle in the legs is increasing therefore the baby will start to kick
    ~the baby can hear noises and may start to startle
    ~ the nerves for the 5 senses are now devlopiong
  • week 22

    week 22
    ~the eyelids and eyebrows are fully formed and the finger nails are grown to the ends of finger tips
    ~ the babys liver is now starting to break down billiruben
    ~the 5 senses are now more developed and the fetus can hear you much clearer
  • week 24

    week 24
    ~the baby gains about 6 ounces at week 24 and most of the weight comes from the bone mass and organs.
    ~ the taste buds are forming
    ~ the baby is devolping lungs and branches of the respitory tree
  • week 27

    week 27
    ~the lungs continue to grow and the baby now takes small breaths
    ~the eyelids are more open and the baby can distinguish between light and dark
    ~the baby will grow over an inch during this week
  • week 30

    week 30
    ~about a pint and a half of amniotic fluid surounds it at this point
    ~the bone marrow is now in charge of red blood cell production
    ~the baby now has the capability to produce tears
  • week 34

    week 34
    ~the baby is acting completely like a newborn eye open and close when sleeping
    ~the baby may have already turned down into head-down position
    ~antibodies from the mothers blood are being transferred to the baby