Prenatal Timeline

  • Conception

    Conception

    The joining of a sperm and egg, also known as fertilization.
  • 3 Days

    3 Days

    Within the 3 Days, the zygote begins dividing into more cells.
  • 5-6 Days

    5-6 Days

    It has travelled through the fallopian tube into the uterus, which is called Blastocyst.
  • 10-12 Days

    10-12 Days

    The zygote has become and embryo.
  • 4 Weeks

    4 Weeks

    The embryo is developing the structures that will form the face and neck. The heart and blood vessels still develop. The lungs, stomach and liver start to develop. The placenta starts to form and a pregnancy test should show up positive.
  • 8 weeks

    8 weeks

    Eyelids and ears are forming. You can see the tip of the nose. The arms and legs are well formed. The fingers and toes are growing. At the end of 10th week the embryo is considered a fetus.
  • 12 weeks

    12 weeks

    Measures up to 2 inches and starts moving on its own
  • 20 weeks

    20 weeks

    Weighs about 10 inches. Can suck its thumb, yawn, stretch, and make faces. you'll feel it move.
  • 24 weeks

    24 weeks

    weighs 1.4 pounds. Can respond to sounds by moving. inner ear fully developed
  • 28 Weeks

    28 Weeks

    Weighs about 2 pounds and 6 ounces and changes positions more often.
  • 32 Weeks

    32 Weeks

    weighs around 4 pounds and moves often.
  • 36 weeks

    36 weeks

    The brain has been developing rapidly, Lungs are almost fully developed, The head is positioned down towards the pelvis.
  • Birth

    Birth

    Your baby is ready to come out