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Prenatal Timeline

  • 1st Trimester -Weeks 1-2

    1st Trimester -Weeks 1-2
    There is no updates on the baby in weeks 1 and 2.
  • 1st Trimester -Weeks 3-4

    1st Trimester -Weeks 3-4
    Conception.
    The zygote turns into blastocyst and travels down the fallopian tube.
    Rapid cell division begins and the blastocyst implants in uterus lining during week 4 and becomes an embryo.
  • 1st Trimester -Weeks 5-6

    1st Trimester -Weeks 5-6
    Nurueal tube closes; brain and spinal cord will form. -heart, organs, and bones start to form.
    The head and trunk begin to develop
    Arm, leg limb buds appear. The brain begins to develop. Eyes and ears begin to form. The heart continues to develop and beats a regular rhythm
  • 1st Trimester -Weeks 7-8

    1st Trimester -Weeks 7-8
    Development in the brain and face.
    4 chamber heart, lungs form. Ears develop, hips, nose, trunk and neck straighten.
    Baby is about 1/2 inches
  • 1st Trimester -Week 10

    1st Trimester -Week 10
    Baby's head is big, all baby parts are present. Eyes, ears, arms and legs.
    Baby is about 1 1/4 inches.
  • 1st Trimester -Week 11

    1st Trimester -Week 11
    Genitals Develop.
    Head is big.
    Teeth buds form
    Baby is about 2 inches in length and weighs about 1/3 ounces.
  • 1st Trimester -Week 12

    1st Trimester -Week 12
    Finger nails.
    Face has features.
    Intestines in abdomen.
    About 2 1/2 inches and weighs about 1/2 ounces.
  • 2nd Trimester -Week 14

    2nd Trimester -Week 14
    Baby's sex will become more apparent
    Baby can swallow and make urine
    Baby is about 3 1/2 inches and weighs about 1 1/2 ounces.
  • 2nd Trimester -Week 16

    2nd Trimester -Week 16
    Baby is moving but mom can't feel it.
    Baby is about 4 1/2 inches and weighs about 4 ounces.
  • 2nd Trimester -Week 22

    2nd Trimester -Week 22
    Baby has nails, fingerprints, eyebrows, lashes and possibly some fine hair.
    More active
    Heartbeat can be heard with a stethoscope
    Lowest limit of viability
    Baby is about 7 1/2 inches and weighs about 1 pound.
  • 2nd Trimester -Week 18-19

    2nd Trimester -Week 18-19
    Baby begins to hear
    Digestive System works.
    Vernix Caseosa covers the baby.
  • 2nd Trimester -Week 24

    2nd Trimester -Week 24
    Wrinkly skin and translucent and pinkish red skin.
    lung development and regular sleep and wake patterns
    Baby is about 8 inches and weighs about 1 1/3 pounds.
  • 2nd Trimester -Weeks 20-21

    2nd Trimester -Weeks 20-21
    Regular sleep and wake patterns
    all organs and structures found
    breathing movements occur but are underdeveloped.
    Covered in Lanugo
    May begin to suck thumb
    Baby is about 6 1/2 inches and weighs around 11 ounces.
  • 3rd Trimester -Weeks 28-29

    3rd Trimester -Weeks 28-29
    Eyes may open.
    Nervous system, and starts breathing.
    Baby is about 10 inches and weighs about 1 1/2 pounds.
  • 3rd Trimester -Weeks 31-32

    3rd Trimester -Weeks 31-32
    Finished most major development.
    Rapid weight gain begins
    Lanugo starts to fall off
    Baby is about 11 inches and weighs about 3 3/4 pounds.
  • 3rd Trimester -Week 35

    3rd Trimester -Week 35
    Continues to grow fingernails and toenails.
    Develop breathing motion
    Responds to light
    Skin is pink and smooth
    Baby is about 12 inches and weighs about 4 1/2 pounds
  • 3rd Trimester -Weeks 36-37

    3rd Trimester -Weeks 36-37
    Takes up most of the amniotic sac.
    Starts to turn head down to prepare for labor.
    Baby is about 13 1/2 inches and weighs about 6 pounds.
    Will continue to gain about 1/2 a pound a week until delivery.
  • 3rd Trimester -Week 38-40

    3rd Trimester -Week 38-40
    Brain, lungs and liver are still developing.
    Brain will double in size between week 35-39
    Lung development during the last few weeks helps with fewer complications after birth.
    At week 39 baby is considered full term
    weight gain helps with temperature control once born.