Intrauterine Development Of The Fetus. Small swellings outlining the future shell shaped parts of your baby s ears develop and the eyes become obvious. Blood vessels from the embryo which pass through the umbilical cord to the placenta develop in the villi. Your baby is about 18 inches long and weighs as much as 5 pounds. The baby weighs almost 4 pounds and is moving around often.
You may notice that your baby is kicking more. This ball called a blastocyst has begun to produce the pregnancy hormone hcg which tells your ovaries to stop releasing eggs. Small swellings outlining the future shell shaped parts of your baby s ears develop and the eyes become obvious. Monday set reminder 7 am tuesday set reminder 7 am. Fetal development six weeks after conception eight weeks into your pregnancy or six weeks after conception your baby s lower limb buds take on the shape of paddles. The baby s skin has fewer wrinkles as a layer of fat starts to form under the skin.
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Set your study reminders. Fingers have begun to form. Most internal systems are well developed but the lungs may still be immature. Uterine horn fimbrial development begins after week 20 and continues after birth. Stages of fetal growth and development 1. During this time the uterine circumferunce increases from about 20 mm to just under 60mm and the width increases from less than 10mm to just over 20 mm.