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From Gamete To Birth

  • Day 1: Gamete

    This Is the moment where the male and female Gamete or sperm and the egg fused to fertilise the egg and create a zygote
  • First Trimester

    This marks the begining of the first third of Pregnancy
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    My Life from Gamete to Birth

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  • Week 1: Embryo

    The embryo, the first multicellular stage of fetus, begins to attach itself to the uterus.
  • Week 3: early Fetus development

    the fetus or unborn child develops a heart that begins to beat and pump blood.The child will have developed a spine and a nervous system. Other organs such as the kidneys, liver and intestines are also forming.
  • Week 5: Fetus development

    During this week the baby is 10,000 times larger than when the egg as just fertilized and it has started to develop skin and hairs. it will start to have breathing and digestive organs, a skeleton, circulatory system, muscles and sex organs and home pregnancy tests start testing positive for pregnancy.
  • Week 7 : Fetus Development

    The fetus is now about 1.6cm long and an ultrasound can measure the exact length of your baby. Some little notches start to appear where the fingers and toes will appear. The eyelids and nose are formed. Each organ is already forming and bones are now replacing the cartilage and fingerprints form. The baby starts to hear.
  • Week 9: Fetus Development

    The baby now begins to develop fingernails. At this stage, it is possible for the baby to turn its head as well as have the hiccups. When you want to hear the fetal heartbeat and the hiccups,
  • Week 11: Fetus Development

    It is now possible for the baby to urinate. It can clutch its fists and organs are functional. The baby also has a visible skeletal structure.
  • Week 12: Second Trimester

    Week 12: Second Trimester
    This Marks the end of first third of Fetal Development
  • Week 14: Taste

    Week 14: Taste
    The baby develops fully functional taste buds and the baby's heart now pumps blood on a daily basis throughout the baby's body
  • Week 16: Bone Development

    Week 16: Bone Development
    The bone marrow begins to form and about 50 pints are pumped throughout the baby in one day.
  • Week 18: Dreaming and Growing

    Week 18: Dreaming and Growing
    It is possible for the baby to now dream.The baby is now 140 grams and the genitalia are all fully developed.
  • Week 20: Communication and interaction

    Week 20: Communication and interaction
    The baby can now recognize its mother's voice and it can respond to sounds by moving or increasing its pulse.
  • Week 22: Fetal Lung Maturity

    Week 22: Fetal Lung Maturity
    The fetus starts to practice how to breathe by inhaling amniotic fluid (fetal lung maturity)and it can grab its umbilical cord.
  • Week 24: Third Trimester

    Week 24: Third Trimester
    Marks the biggining of the last quarter of Pregnancy
  • Week 26

    Week 26
    The mother can feel the increase in the baby's movement and its sweat glands and oil glands are also functional. It weighs around one and a half pounds and is approximately twelve inches long.
  • Week 28: Senses Finaly Developed

    Week 28: Senses Finaly Developed
    The baby can open and close its eyes at will and is using up to four senses. These are vision, touch, taste and hearing.
  • Week 30:

    Week 30:
    In this stage of the fetal development the baby can tell the difference between sleeping and being awake and it relates the mother's moods.
  • Week 32: Preperation For Birth

    Week 32: Preperation For Birth
    The babys skin thickens in preparation for life outside the womb and a fat layer is produced and stored under the skin.
  • Week 34: Preperation For Birth

    Week 34: Preperation For Birth
    Protective antibodies begin to build up and the baby's heart now pumps about 300 gallons of blood in a single day.
  • Week 36: Ready for Birth

    Week 36: Ready for Birth
    The baby is fully formed and now it just increases in size with out any further development until birth.
  • Week 39: Ready for Birth

    Week 39: Ready for Birth
    The baby will stop growing a week before being born and it turns inside the womb with its head in preparation for birth.
  • My Birth

    I was born on the 10th of November 1999, i was actualy born at 34 weeks not 40, i got the dates a bit wrong because i didn't know this until i finished and gueesed i was born at about 40 weeks