Baby’s Developments Your baby will measure about 15 inches and will weigh around 2.4 pounds. Your baby’s lungs will be fully developed by the end of this week, allowing for a larger chance of survival if born during this time. The most amount of weight…
Baby’s Developments Your baby is now 10.7 inches long and 2.7 pounds in weight. The room inside the uterus is becoming small and there is less space to move. So you might feel that your baby is moving less but do not worry about it. Your baby’s…
Baby’s Developments At this stage, the foetus starts to swallow a little bit of the amniotic fluid that is there to cushion it each day. This puts the taste buds to use as well. But still, almost all of the nourishment comes from the placenta.…
Baby’s Developments The foetus now measures about 24 cm head to toe and weighs about 450 g. Little tooth buds, as well as the pancreas (which produces many important hormones) are developing at this stage. The foetus also has a sense of touch now and…
Baby’s Development Up to now the skin of the foetus has hung in loose folds because there is not much fat. Fat depositing commenced in week 19 (17 weeks after conception) but it has been slow, starting from now it’ll happen rapidly. Right now the…
Baby’s Developments Your baby is almost a foot long now and weighs about 700 g. The lungs of the foetus are developing internally and have also started producing surfactant. Surfactant is a substance that stabilises the alveoli (small air sacs in the lungs) and prevents…
Baby’s Developments The thyroid gland of the foetus has matured so now the foetus would start producing thyroid hormones. Fine hairs, known as lanugo have developed on the baby’s face. These are colourless and would eventually spread to cover most of the baby’s body. But…
Baby’s Developments The foetus is growing fast now and the nostrils, which have been blocked up to now, start to open up and the baby starts ‘breathing in’ amniotic fluid as practice for breathing after birth. During this week, blood vessels will develop in the…
Baby’s Developments The legs of the foetus are starting to grow longer than the arms now and all the joints and limbs can be moved. Although the eyes are still fused shut, the foetus can sense light. You would not see this, but if you…