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Madison Wheeler's Prenatal Development Timeline

By Madison Wheeler
  • Conception

    Conception

    The sperm and egg meet and the ovum is fertilized.
  • Month 1

    Month 1

    Baby is the size of a pin head, and the heart is small but beating.
    Mother has missed her period.
  • Period: to

    Period of the Zygote

    Period of the Zygote.
    The fertilized egg implants in mothers uterus.
  • Period: to

    First Trimester

    First Trimester
  • Period: to

    Period of the Embryo

    Period of the Embyro
  • Month 2

    Month 2

    Baby is 1 inch long, veins are visible. The baby has developed face, eyes, ears, and limbs. The heart has also divided.
    Mother has swelling in breast, increased urination, and morning sickness.
  • Week 6

    Week 6

    The baby begins to have a heart beat.
  • Week 8

    Week 8

    Baby starts to practice moving, face is beginning to take shape and teeth begin to develop.
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    Period of the Fetus

    Period of the Fetus
  • Month 3

    Month 3

    Baby is over 2 inches. He/She is swallowing and kicking. And organs and muscles have formed.
    Mother gains 2-4 pounds, is tired and sick, and breast become fuller and firmer.
  • Week 11

    Week 11

    Taste buds develop and baby can swallow and stick out its tongue.
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    Second Trimester

    Second Trimester
  • Month 4

    Month 4

    Baby has thick hair, heart beat heard, and is about 3 inches-1 oz.
    Mother has an increase in appetite, morning sickness is gone, and abdomen grows slowly.
  • Week 18

    Week 18

    Baby can hear sounds.
  • Month 5

    Month 5

    Baby is 6.5-7 inches long and 4-5 oz. Baby also has Vernix Caseosa growing on skin.
    Mother has enlarged abdomen, affected posture, fetal movement, and the babies heart beat can be heard through a stethoscope.
  • Week 22

    Week 22

    Baby starts having regular sleep rhythm.
  • Month 6

    Month 6

    Baby has eyebrows and eyelids, lungs are filled with amniotic fluid, can hear, and is 8-10 inches long.
    Mother feels kicks, bumps, and thumps. She also gains 10-12 pounds.
  • Week 25

    Week 25

    Hands and genitals are fully developed.
  • Month 7

    Month 7

    Baby is 1.5-2 pounds and fingernails cover fingertips.
    Mothers posture is affected by weight.
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    Third Trimester

    Third Trimester
  • Week 30

    Week 30

    Baby controls own body temp. and skin is smoother.
  • Month 8

    Month 8

    Baby gains half a pound a week, turns head down, and is 14-16 inches long.
    Mother has pain in back, leg and abdomen. And gains 18-20 pounds.
  • Week 34

    Week 34

    Eyes open when awake and close when sleeping.
  • Month 9

    Month 9

    Baby is 5-6 pounds and 17-18 inches. Baby is also more crowded.
    Mother has false labor pains, fetus drops, typically gains 25-35 pounds, and has discomfort.
  • Week 38

    Week 38

    Development is complete and baby only has to gain weight.
  • Birth

    Birth

    The baby is finally born after 9 months.