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Ovulation
When ovulation occurs, the ovum or also known as egg moves into the Fallopian tube and becomes available for fertilization. -
Conception
conception is the moment when a sperm cell from a male breaches the ovum, or egg, from a female. The process is also known as fertilization and is the initial stage of development for human growth. -
Month 1
As the fertilized egg grows, a water-tight sac forms around it, gradually filling with fluid. The placenta develops -
Month 2
Your baby's facial features continue to develop. Each ear begins as a little fold of skin at the side of the head. Tiny buds that eventually grow into arms and legs are forming. Fingers, toes, and eyes are also forming. -
Month 4
The baby can even suck his or her thumb, yawn, stretch, and make faces. The nervous system is starting to function. The reproductive organs and genitalia are now fully developed, and your doctor can see on ultrasound if you are having a boy or a girl. -
Month 3
The baby's arms, hands, fingers, feet, and toes are fully formed. Fingernails and toenails are beginning to develop and the external ears are formed. The beginnings of teeth are forming. Your baby's reproductive organs also develop, but the baby's gender is difficult to distinguish on ultrasound. -
Month 5
Hair begins to grow on baby's head. Your baby's shoulders, back, and temples are covered by a soft fine hair called lanugo. This hair protects your baby and is usually shed at the end of the baby's first week of life.By the end of the fifth month, your baby is about 10 inches long and weighs from 1/2 to 1 pound. -
Month 6
Your baby's skin is reddish in color, wrinkled, and veins are visible through the baby's translucent skin. Baby's finger and toe prints are visible. The eyelids begin to part and the eyes open. By the end of the sixth month, your baby is about 12 inches long and weighs about 2 pounds. -
Month 7
He or she changes position frequently and responds to stimuli, including sound, pain, and light. The amniotic fluid begins to diminish. At the end of the seventh month, your baby is about 14 inches long and weighs from 2 to 4 pounds. -
Month 8
Baby's brain is developing rapidly at this time, and your baby can see and hear. Most internal systems are well developed, but the lungs may still be immature. Your baby is about 18 inches long and weighs as much as 5 pounds. -
Month 9
Your baby continues to grow and mature: the lungs are nearly fully developed.Your baby is about 18 to 20 inches long and weighs about 7 pounds.
