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1st month of pregnancy
Primitive face takes form with large dark circles for eyes.
Mouth, lower jaw, and throat are developing.
Blood cells are beginning to shape, and circulation will begin.
The baby is around 6-7mm(1/4 inch) long. -
2nd month
Facial features continue to develop.
Each ear begins as a little fold of skin at the side of the head.
The neural tube( brain, spinal cord, and other neural tissue of the central nervous system) is well formed. -
3rd month
The baby is fully formed
Has arms, hands, fingers, feet and toes and can now open and close its fists and mouth.
Fingernails and toenails are beginning to develop. -
4th moth
Nervous system is starting to function.
About 6 inches long and weighs 4 ounces.
Can suck his or her thumbs, yawn, stretch, and make faces. -
5th month
Around 8-12 inches long and weigh up to a pound.
Bones and muscles are developed.
Should be able to feel the baby's kicks and be able to turn. -
6th month
About 12 inches long.
Weighs around 2 pounds.
Skin is a reddish color, wrinkled, and the veins are visible through the baby's translucent skin. -
7th month
The baby is around 7 1/4 pounds
Fat begins to be deposited on the baby's skin.
About 36 cm and weighs between 2 and 4 pounds. -
8th month
Brain is developing rapidly and he or she can see and hear.
About 46 com and weighs around 5 pounds.
Baby is kicking more -
9th month
The baby's head will begin to settle downward.
Ready for birth at this point.