Laura's Development Timeline

By kml123
  • Last Day of Period

    Last Day of Period
    This is the last day that a girl has her period.
  • ovulation

  • Fertilization

    Fertilization
    14 days from the last day of your period
  • From conception the lungs begin to develop immidiately

    From conception the lungs begin to develop immidiately
    The lungs as breathing organs are unnecessary for intrauterine existence. Nevertheless, they must be developed to such an extent that they are immediately ready to function following birth. This explains why the entire development extends from the embryonic period through the fetal period up to birth (and even afterwards).
  • Implantation

  • End of First Month

    End of First Month
  • The brain, spinal cord, lungs, and heart begin to form

  • Heart is forming

    Heart is forming
    During the first few weeks after conception, the fetal heart occupies most of the fetus' mid-section. The heartsize to bodysize ratio is nine times greater in the fetus than in the infant. During those first few weeks, the fetal heart lies high in the chest. Soon, it moves down to occupy its position in the chest cavity.
  • Face development

    Face development
    the face is starting to take shape after 3 weeks from fertilization
  • Digestive tract begins to form

    Digestive tract begins to form
    In the fourth week of embryonic development, the digestive system begins to develop with the formation of what is called the "primitive gut."
  • Backbone begins to develop

    Bones appear during week 5 as mesenchymal condensations in the limb buds
  • arms and legs develop

    arms and legs develop
    The embryo's arms and legs begin to grow from buds at each side. At first the hands and feet are shaped like paddles.
  • Ribs begin to develop

    Ribs begin to develop
  • End of Second Month

    End of Second Month
  • fingers and toes develop

    fingers and toes develop
    The fingers and toes are forming, but are still joined by webs of skin.
  • The muscles start to form

    Paper-thin muscles begin to form between week eight and week 15 under translucent skin.
  • End of Third Month

    End of Third Month
  • Babys starts hearing

    Babys starts hearing
    Tiny bones in your fetus's ears are making it that the baby can hear your voice when you're speaking. The baby starts hearing around the sixteenth week of pregnancy.
  • End of Fourth Month

    End of Fourth Month
  • End of Fifth Month

     End of Fifth Month
  • Baby can see

    Baby can see
    The baby becomes sensitive to light around the twenty fifth week of pregnancy.
  • End of Sixth Month

    End of Sixth Month
  • Baby can taste

    Baby can taste
    Baby can taste the difference in the amniotic fluid. For example if the mom eats spicy food the baby will be able to tell that she ate something different. This doesn't stress the baby out at all.
  • Babys sex!!!

    Babys sex!!!
    ITS A BOY!!!!!! you have to wait 18 to 26 weeks to determain your babys sex by ultrasound
  • End of Seventh Month

    End of Seventh Month
  • Baby becomes sensitive to touch

    Baby becomes sensitive to touch
    Fetus becomes sensitive to touch around 32 weeks. He can feel now a single hair stroke.
  • End of Eighth Month

    End of Eighth Month
  • End of Ninth Month

    End of Ninth Month
  • Weight Gain

    Weight Gain
    if you have a healthy weight at the beginning of yout pregnancy you should gain between 25 and 35 pounds, gaining 1 to 5 pounds in the first trimester and about 1 pound per week for the rest of your pregnancy for the optimal growth of your baby.
  • Due Date

  • 3rd stage of labor

    3rd stage of labor
    The placenta is still attached inside the uterus. Some time after delivery, the placenta will detach from the uterus and then be expelled. FINALLY THE 3rd stage of labor. This could take a couple of min or hours.
  • First Stage of Labor

    First Stage of Labor
    The first stage of labor starts with contractions. The mothers cervix must dialate to a ten. The first stage of labor is broken down into two stages of labor. the first being your cervix thinning and dialation. the second stage is the more the cervix dialates the stronger and longer the mothers contractions are.