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Fetal Development Timeline

  • Week 5

    Week 5
    At week 5 the baby is devolping a brain and is about the size of a blueberry.Also the babies spine is in its earlist devlopment. Finally, baby is starting to have movement. www.womenshealthcaretopics.com/pregnancy_week_5.htme
  • Week 10

    Week 10
    the Baby is a little over an inch or so long, Crown to bottom — and weighs less than a quarter of an ounce,The baby has now completed the most critical portion of his development. This is the beginning of the so-called fetal period, a time when the tissues and organs in his body rapidly grow and mature.
    http://www.babycenter.com/6_your-pregnancy-10-weeks_1099.bc
  • Week 15

    Week 15
    Your growing baby now measures about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs in at about 2 1/2 ounces (about the size of an apple). He's busy moving amniotic fluid through his nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in his lungs begin to develop. His legs are growing longer than his arms now, and he can move all of his joints and limbs.
  • Week 23

    Week 23
    And now that she's more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound, you may be able to see her squirm underneath your clothes. Blood vessels in her lungs are developing to prepare for breathing,
  • Week 26

    Week 26
    At 26 weeks pregnant, the baby is preparing for his or her grand entrance into the world. The baby is almost 14 total inches long and may weigh 1.7 pounds! If born early, your baby now has a 60 percent chance of surviving.
  • Week 29

    Week 29
    At 29 weeks pregnant, the baby now weighs 2.5 pounds and is at least 15 inches long from head to heel.The baby's brain continues to mature, and the surface is starting to develop groves. In the next few weeks, the baby's brain will be busy developing billions of neurons
  • Week 32

    Week 32
    At 32 weeks pregnant, the baby continues to put on the weight. He or she weighs around 3.7 pounds now, and he or she is about 16.7 inches long from head to heel.
  • Week 34

    Week 34
    By 34 weeks pregnant,the baby weighs roughly 4.5 to 5 pounds (depending on the individual baby), and he or she may be as long as 18 inches! the baby is quickly reaching his or her birth weight and length.
  • Week 36

    Week 36
    The baby may weigh as much as 6 pounds and is as long as 18.6 inches (possibly longer!). Now that the baby is almost full-term, he or she will continue to pack on the pounds and will grow longer as the pregnancy draws to a close.
  • Week 38

    Week 38
    By 38 weeks pregnant the baby may not be ready to come out for another week or two. The mother giving birth will be playing the waiting game