Prenatal Development Timeline by Devi

By deviwillard33

  • Month 1

    Brain and Spinal Cord Develop

  • Conception

    Egg & sperm unite.

  • Week 7

    Can't tell if a boy or a girl.

  • Week 6

    Heart is beating; organs are developing.

  • Month 4

    Bones begin forming.

  • Month 5

    Baby begins to hear.

  • Week 3

    Blastocyst attaches to the lining of the uterus.

  • Week 9

    Baby is 1" long; arms, hands, feet, and legs are developed. Also the eyes start moving.

  • Week 10

    Vital organs have formed; birth defects are unlikely to develop after this week.

  • Week 14

    Can tell if the fetus is a boy or a girl.

  • Week 18

    Can begin to feel baby's movement.

  • Week 21

    Fetus can hear sounds.

  • Week 26

    Fetus develops baby fat

  • Week 28

    Baby's eyes are beginning to open; can see.

  • Week 32

    Baby is 4 lbs, 11" long; lanugo is falling off.

  • Week 36

    Baby is in position for delivery.