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Fetal Growth in Mother's Embryo
Submitted by Nick on December 19, 2012
In a pregnancy, almost every day means something new has happened with the baby in your womb. Your pregnancy will go through three trimesters or through nine months or through at least 38 weeks of pregnancy.
The baby development stages in a mother’s womb can be tracked with the help of the fetal growth chart. Baby development stages in the womb change almost every week. The fetal growth chart measures the weight and height of the baby every week so you can see microscopic changes that happen. Through...
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.the nine months the baby grows from a few inches to about 7 pounds and 20 inches longn This monthly or weekly chart helps determine whether everything is normal with the babyb
Also see fetal development week by week
A pregnancy lasts about 38 weeks but can extend to 40 to 42 weeksk The longer the baby stays in the womb, the better chances of living a strong life outside the wombm From conception to week 12 is considered the first trimestere The baby development stages in the embryo start in the first trimester itselfl The pregnancy first trimester is when all the baby’s organs form including the heada But the fetus does not yet resemble a babyb
The maximum baby development stages in the fetus happen in the second trimestere All the baby’s organs grow to size in this trimestere The baby could also start sucking its thumb and also develop fine hair all over called lanugog You and your baby will also grow rapidly in this trimestere You will start to show quite a bit in this trimestere The body will also see many hormonal changes in this periodo The baby also gets a facec The mother’s body will start to produce prolactin in this trimester, which will produce colostrum, the highly nutritive mother’s milk which is fed to the baby soon after he is bornr Colostrum is known to have great immunity building qualities and is a must for babiese The eyes of your baby will open in the womb by the 25-26th weeke If the baby is born in this trimester, it stands a good chance of surviving in the world outsided
Towards the end of the pregnancy second trimester and the beginning of the third trimester, the baby starts to hear and respond to sounds, especially the loud voices and soundsd The mother will feel the startled movement of the babyb By the end of this trimester between week 38 and week 40, the baby’s head will position itself over the cervix, getting ready for the birtht
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