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Week 4
This week marks the beginning of the embryonic period. From the 4-10 week the baby organs develop. The embryo will be the most vulnerable during this stage. -
Week 8
Webbed fingers and toes are poking out from your baby's hands and feet, his eyelids practically cover his eyes, breathing tubes extend from his throat to the branches of his developing lungs. Its brain starts to develop. Cant tell what the sex is yet. -
Week 12
Your baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, his toes will curl, his eye muscles will clench, and his mouth will make sucking movements.His intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into his abdominal cavity about now, and his kidneys will begin excreting urine into his bladder. Is now 2" long and looks more like a human. -
Week 16
His heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood each day, and this amount will continue to increase as your baby continues to develop. -
Week 20
He's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for his digestive system -
Week 24
His lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help his air sacs inflate once he hits the outside world -
Week 28
She can blink her eyes, which now sport lashes. With her eyesight developing, she may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. -
Week 32
Her skin is becoming soft and smooth as she plumps up in preparation for birth. -
Week 36
At the end of this week, your baby will be considered full-term. -
Week 40
Baby's born
