Fetal development

By AvaSecrest17
  • The first day of your the last period

    The first day of your the last period

    The last period and the week following allows for new tissue to be built up for pregnancy
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    Length of pregnancy

    A 40 week span in which the baby will develope for birth
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    Week 1: your last menstrual period

  • Period: to

    Week 2: Fertilization

  • Fertilization and ovulation occurs

    Fertilization and ovulation occurs

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    Week 3: Cells Join, divide- New Life Begins

  • The egg travels through the fallopian tubes

    The egg travels through the fallopian tubes

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    Week 4: Implantation

  • Implantation occurs

    Implantation occurs

  • Embryonic stage begins and cells divide

    Embryonic stage begins and cells divide

    This stage in pregnancy stem cells take over and specialize to become any part in the body
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    week 5: the embryonic stage begins

  • Heart begins to beat

    Heart begins to beat

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    week 6: tthe hear begins to beat

  • Arms and legs begin to form

    Arms and legs begin to form

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    week 7: legs and arms begin to grow

  • Practicing movements

    Practicing movements

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    week 8: Starts to practice moving

  • Fingers and Toes form

    Fingers and Toes form

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    Week 9: fingers and toes form

  • Embryo is Now a Fetus

    Embryo is Now a Fetus

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    week 10: the embryo is now a fetus

  • Nuerons multiply

    Nuerons multiply

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    week 11: nuerons multiply

  • Fingernails and Toenails appear

    Fingernails and Toenails appear

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    week 12: Fingernails and toenails appear

  • Baby Flexes and Kicks

    Baby Flexes and Kicks

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    week 13: baby flexes and kicks

  • Horomones start up

    Horomones start up

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    week 14: Horomones start up

  • Bones and muscles grow

    Bones and muscles grow

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    week 15: bones and muscles grow

  • Facial expressions are possible

    Facial expressions are possible

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    week 16: facial expressions are possible

  • Fat accumulates

    Fat accumulates

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    week 17: fat accumulates

  • Baby begins to hear

    Baby begins to hear

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    Week 18: baby begins to hear

  • Genitals recognizable

    Genitals recognizable

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    week 19: genitals recognizable

  • The Halfway point

    The Halfway point

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    week 20: the halfway point

  • Nourishment evolves

    Nourishment evolves

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    week 21: nourishment evolves

  • Taste buds develope

    Taste buds develope

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    week 22: taste buds develop

  • Sense of Balance develops

    Sense of Balance develops

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    week 23: sense of balanc develops

  • Practices breathing

    Practices breathing

  • Period: to

    week 24: practices breathing

  • Exploration Continues

    Exploration Continues

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    week 25: exploration continues

  • Trimester ends this week

    Trimester ends this week

  • Period: to

    week 26: second trimester ends this week

  • Eyes can open

    Eyes can open

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    week 27: eyes can open

  • May recognize your voice

    May recognize your voice

  • Period: to

    week 28: May recognize your voice

  • Movement is more forceful

    Movement is more forceful

  • Period: to

    week 29: movement is more forceful

  • Baby puts on pounds

    Baby puts on pounds

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    week 30: baby puts on pounds

  • Baby detects light

    Baby detects light

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    week 31: baby detects light

  • Reproductive growth continues

    Reproductive growth continues

  • Period: to

    week 32: reproductive developement continues

  • Lanugo is disappearing

    Lanugo is disappearing

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    week 33: lanugo is disapearing

  • Rapid growth continues

    Rapid growth continues

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    week 34: rapid growth continues

  • Reflexes are coordinated

    Reflexes are coordinated

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    week 35: reflexes are coordinated

  • Baby may drop into birth canal

    Baby may drop into birth canal

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    week 36: baby may drop into birth canal

  • Pregnancy is considered 'at term'

    Pregnancy is considered 'at term'

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    week 37: pregnancy is considered 'at term'

  • Development is complete

    Development is complete

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    week 38: development is complete

  • Very close now

    Very close now

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    week 39: very close now

  • Your due date arrives

    Your due date arrives

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    week 40: your due date arrives

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