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Week 13
During week 13 of your pregnancy, you may hear your babies heartbeat at your prenatal appointments. He or she has functioning organs, nerves, and muscles. Your babies intestines have returned to his or her abdomen from the umbilical cord — where they've been growing for the past couple of weeks. Your baby is also beginning to form urine and discharge it into the amniotic fluid. Tissue that will become bone is also developing around your baby's head and within his or her arms and legs. -
Week 14
During week 14, your baby's arms have almost reached the final relative lengths they'll be at birth and your baby's neck has become more defined. Red blood cells are forming in your baby's spleen. Your baby's sex will become apparent this week or in the coming weeks. For girls, ovarian follicles begin forming. For boys, the prostate appears. By now your baby might be almost 3 1/2 inches long from crown to rump and weigh about 1 1/2 ounces. What are these little stumps on me? Am i a boy or gir -
Week 15
During week 15 of your pregnancy your baby is growing rapidly. Your baby's skeleton is developing bones, which will become visible on ultrasound images in a few weeks. Your baby's scalp hair pattern also is forming.
Why is my head getting heavier? I think my bones are growing, mom. -
Week 16
During week 16 of your pregnancy your baby's eyes have begun to face forward and slowly move. The ears are close to reaching their final position. Your baby might be able to make sucking motions with his or her mouth. Your baby's movements are becoming coordinated and can be detected during ultrasound exams.By now your baby might be more than 4 1/2 inches long from crown to rump.
I can open my eyes, mom. Can you see me when you go to the doctor? I can make sucking noises and they’re loud down -
Week 17
The baby's toenails begin to develop and fat stores begin to develop under your baby's skin. The fat will provide energy and help keep your baby warm after birth.
I can feel my toenails on my toes, mom. I’m growing some fat and it’s keeping me really warm. -
Week 18
Your baby's ears begin to stand out on the sides of his or her head. Your baby might begin to hear. By now your baby might be 5 1/2 inches long from crown to rump and weigh 7 ounces. I can hear you laugh and talk to everyone, mom.
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Week 19
A greasy, cheese-like coating called vernix caseosa begins to cover your baby. The vernix caseosa helps protect your baby's delicate skin from abrasions, chafing and hardening that can result from exposure to amniotic fluid. For girls, the uterus and vagina might begin to form this week.
Stuff is growing on me. It’s protecting my skin from abrasions, chafing, and hardening. -
Week 20
You may feel your baby's movements. This is called quickening. By now your baby might be about 6 1/3 inches long from crown to rump.
Can you feel me kicking, mom? I can move around a lot. -
Week 21
Your baby is poised to gain more weight. By this week your baby is becoming more active and is able to swallow.
I can swallow and I am gaining more weight. -
Week 22
Your baby is completely covered with a fine, down-like hair called lanugo. The lanugo helps hold the vernix caseosa on the skin. Your baby's eyebrows might be visible. By now your baby might be 7 1/2 inches long from crown to rump and weigh 1 pound
I have all these little hairs on me, they are called lanugo. -
Week 27
our baby's lungs and nervous system are continuing to mature
He or she has likely been growing like a weed. -
Week 23
your baby's skin is wrinkled, more translucent than before and pink to red in color. begins to have rapid eye movements. Your baby's tongue will soon develop taste buds. Fingerprints and footprints are forming. For boys, the testes are descending from the abdomen. For girls, the uterus and ovaries are in place — complete with a lifetime supply of eggs. With intensive medical care, some babies born this week might be able to survive.
My skin is wrinkly mom, what does that mean? I can move -
Week 24
your baby is regularly sleeping and waking. Real hair is growing on his or her head.
By now your baby might be about 8 inches long from crown to rump and weigh more than 1 1/3 pounds
My hair is growing now and I sleep and wake up a lot now. -
Week 25
your baby's hands and startle reflex are developing.
Your baby might be able to respond to familiar sounds, such as your voice, with movement.
When I hear you I flinch because of my reflexes.
- I’m growing so much, mom. Can you tell? My lungs and nervous system are maturing. -
Week 26
your baby has fingernails.
Your baby's lungs are beginning to produce surfactant, the substance that allows the air sacs in the lungs to inflate — and keeps them from collapsing and sticking together when they deflate.
I have nails on my fingers. My lungs are developing surfactant.
By now your baby might be 9 inches long from crown to rump and weigh nearly 2 pounds.
