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After about 1 day the egg divides for the first time.
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After about 1 week the egg reaches the uterus.
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After about 2 weeks the embryo forms and the heart forms in about 3 weeks.
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After 6 weeks the eyes are formed.
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Between the 6th and 11th week of pregnancy, the clefts in the lip and palate fuse together. In babies born with cleft lip or cleft palate, one or both of these splits failed to fuse.
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After 8 weeks the embryo becomes known as a fetus.
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The yolk sac goes away and the placenta is used, which is the fetus’s life support.
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After 9 weeks the fetus starts to twitch and move.
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By 9-10 weeks the brain is still not controlling the fetus’ movements which are involuntary spasms.
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After 10 weeks the mother can have her first ultrasound.
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After 11-12 weeks the fetus will kick and push out its legs when it touches the uterus
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After 13 weeks the fetus is still less than 3 inches long and no bigger than a fist
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The brain is now controlling the fetus’ movements.
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At 16 weeks the brain is now regulating the heart
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Around 16-17 weeks tests can be done to see if the fetus may have developed Spina Bifida.
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When the fetus is 16-18 weeks old it can be tested to see if it has developed a neural tube defect.
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Anencephaly can develop around the 17-18th week so a screening should be done.
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After 18 weeks most mothers will become aware of the fetus’ movements for the first time.
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After 18-19 weeks some fetus’ begin to open their eyes.
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After 22 weeks the fetus can be born and possibly survive
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After 23-24 weeks the fetus’ eyes are fully formed even though it is too dark for the fetus to see
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After 24 weeks the fetus’ senses kick in.
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After 25 weeks the fetus grows eyelashes but will not get an eye color until it is out of the womb.
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There is a high risk for brain damage when the baby is born before 26 weeks.
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The first sounds the fetus hears are the gurgles and mumbles made by the mothers body.
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The fetus spends 90% of the time in the womb sleep and the other 10% awake.
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After 27-29 weeks the last of the major organs to form, the lungs, form because the fetus does not use them in the womb.
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The fetus will turn upside in womb which is the way it will come out.
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The fetus has been known to have REM sleep which means that it could be dreaming
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Any time after 35 weeks the fetus can normally survive without any extra medical help
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Only 5% of babies are born on time the rest are around 2 weeks of their due date.
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In the Womb
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Due date should be set for around this time but child may be born before or after this time. The longer the fetus stays in the womb the healthier it will be when it is born.
