Baby’s Developments Your baby is almost a foot long now and weighs about 700 g. The lungs of the foetus are developing internally and have also started producing surfactant. Surfactant is a substance that stabilises the alveoli (small air sacs in the lungs) and prevents…
Baby’s Developments The thyroid gland of the foetus has matured so now the foetus would start producing thyroid hormones. Fine hairs, known as lanugo have developed on the baby’s face. These are colourless and would eventually spread to cover most of the baby’s body. But…
Baby’s Developments The legs of the foetus are starting to grow longer than the arms now and all the joints and limbs can be moved. Although the eyes are still fused shut, the foetus can sense light. You would not see this, but if you…
Baby’s Developments The foetus measures about 12 cm and weighs approximately 110 g now and the muscles and bones have gained strength which means your baby can hold its head erect. The eyes have moved close to the front of the head and the ears…
Baby’s Developments The foetus is about 13 cm long now (a little smaller than an average woman’s hand) and weighs about 140 g. The skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to hard bone and even the sweat glands are starting to develop. The foetus is…
Baby’s Developments The foetus is about 13 cm long now (a little smaller than an average woman’s hand) and weighs about 140 g. The skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to hard bone and even the sweat glands are starting to develop. The foetus is…
Baby’s Developments You are now halfway through the pregnancy. The foetus measures about 16 cm and weighs approximately 312 g now. The length is measured as ‘crown to rump’ during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy since the legs are so curled up that it…
Baby’s Developments Your baby is about 1.25 cm long now and the eye lenses and the liver are developing. The four buds are now arms and legs but the fingers and toes haven’t developed yet. The elbows start to form during this week as well…
Baby Developments The embryo is growing very fast at this point and all the major organs (such as the heart, brain, spinal cord and the gastrointestinal tract) start developing. It would be about 2 mm long, the size of a pin head, and could actually…
