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Conception
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First Month (4 weeks)
First month baby is a size of a poppy seed. From now until 10 weeks, all of the baby's organs will begin to develop and some will even begin to function. As a result, this is the time when it be most vulnerable to anything that might interfere with its development. -
Second Month (8 weeks)
Baby about the size of a kidney bean and is constantly moving and shifting but you can't feel it. -
Third Month (12 weeks)
Just over 2 inches long (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce. -
Fourth Month (16 weeks)
It's about the size of an avocado: 4 1/2 inches long (head to rump) and 3 1/2 ounces. Its heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood each day, and this amount will continue to increase as your baby continues to develop -
Fifth Month (20 weeks)
The baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. Is also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana -
Sixth Month (24 weeks)
The baby's growing steadily, . That puts it just over a pound. Since he's almost a foot long (picture an ear of corn), -
Seventh Month (28 weeks)
baby weighs two and a quarter pounds (like a Chinese cabbage) and measures 14.8 inches from the top of its head to its heels. -
Eighth Month (32 weeks)
baby weighs 3.75 pounds (pick up a large jicama) and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in the uterus. -
Ninth Month (36 weeks)
Baby is still gaining pounds and at this rate of about an ounce a day. It now weighs almost 6 pounds (like a crenshaw melon) and is more than 18 1/2 inches long. -
Tenth Month (40 weeks)
The average newborn weighs about 7 1/2 pounds (a small pumpkin) and is about 20 inches long.
