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Month 1
Brain and Spinal Cord Develop -
Conception
Egg & Sperm Unite -
Month 2
can't tell if boy or girl -
Month 2
SRY Gene released -
Month 2
Becomes a fetus -
Month 2
Heart is one of the earliest organs to start functioning -
Month 3
Baby begins to hear -
Month 6
Fats deposits are formed in the brain -
Month 7 & 8
Baby continues to grow a lot -
Week 3
Blastocyst attaches to the lining of the uterus -
Week 6
Heart is beating; organs are developing -
Week 9
Baby is 1" inch long; arms, hands, feet, legs, and eyes are developed. Starts moving. -
Week 10
Vital organs have formed. Birth defects are unlikely to develop after this week. -
Week 14
Can tell if the fetus is a boy or girl -
Week 18
Can begin to feel the baby's movements -
Week 21
Fetus can hear sounds -
Week 26
Fetus develops baby fat -
Week 28
Baby's eyes are beginning to open; can see -
Week 32
Baby is 4 pounds, 11 inches long. Lanugo is falling off -
Week 36
Baby is in position of delivery