Weekly Gestation Development. At the beginning of the 11th week of pregnancy or the ninth week after conception your baby s head still makes up about half of its length. Tiny unique fingerprints are now in place and the heart pumps 25 quarts of blood a day. Your baby is an embryo consisting of two layers of cells from which all her organs and body parts will develop. Your baby is almost due.
Your baby is the size of a lime. As the weeks go by your baby s skeleton starts to harden from rubbery cartilage to bone and he or she develops the ability to hear. At the beginning of the second trimester babies are about 3 1 2 inches long and weigh about 1 1 2 ounces. Read about your pregnancy at 12 weeks. Find out what s going on and why inside and out with this week by week pregnancy calendar guide. Your baby is right around 4 inches long from the top of the head to the rump and weighs about 4 1 2.
Your baby is the size of a lime.
His fingers will soon begin to open and close toes will curl and his mouth will make sucking movements. Twins 3 weeks pregnant. However your baby s body is about to catch up. This week your baby s reflexes kick in. Tiny unique fingerprints are now in place and the heart pumps 25 quarts of blood a day. Your baby is an embryo consisting of two layers of cells from which all her organs and body parts will develop.