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Developing Fetus Stages. Development at 32 weeks. By the eighth week of pregnancy your baby will change names from an embryo to a fetus. There are about 40 weeks to a typical pregnancy. Stages of growth within 24 hours after fertilization the egg that will become your baby rapidly divides into many cells.
There are about 40 weeks to a typical pregnancy. Read about your pregnancy at 6 weeks. At 12 weeks the fetus has grown to about 2 inches 4 4cm in length and may begin to move by itself. Your baby s nose mouth and ears are starting to take shape and the intestines and brain are beginning to develop. At 8 weeks of pregnancy the placenta and fetus have been developing for 6 weeks. The baby s skin has fewer wrinkles as a layer of fat starts to form under the skin.
The developing sex organs may be identified by ultrasound techniques.
Inside pregnancy a 3d animated look at the stages of labour from contractions to birth. Baby s development at 12 weeks. Your baby is the size of a lentil. At 8 weeks of pregnancy the placenta and fetus have been developing for 6 weeks. Eight weeks into your pregnancy or six weeks after conception your baby s lower limb buds take on the shape of paddles. At birth the average baby is more than 51cm 20 5in long from head to toe and weighs approximately 3 4kg 7 5lb but babies vary widely in size at this stage.