How The Baby Develops In The Mother’s Womb, Week By Week

It is important to monitor your pregnancy week by week, so that there is no chance of any complication occurring. Week by week changes occur in your baby’s body. You may like to know that the human being grows faster in the mother’s womb than any other time of its life.

The First Trimester – Week 1 To Week 14

In the first two weeks of the first trimester,r fertilization takes place, when the female egg and the male sperm fuse together to form an embryo. This means you are pregnant. In the third week, the implantation of the fertilized cell begins. By the fifth week of pregnancy, you start feeling nauseas and suffer from morning sickness. During week six, your baby’s head starts to form. Its heart starts to beat too and little eyes, a tiny tongue, legs arms and jaws begin to develop by week seven. By week eight and nine, the cerebellum begins to develop and the body also determines at this time, whether the baby will be a little boy or girl. By week fourteen, the baby learns how to breathe, suck, and swallow in the mother’s womb.

The Second Trimester- Week 15-Week 26

By the beginning of the second trimester, your baby has a pronounced neck on which the head rests, instead of on the shoulders. The toenails begin to grow and the muscles become strong. By week 18, your baby will have little webbed hands and feet, the eyes and ears will be in position. It is at this time that the baby derives a distinct identity with its tiny unique fingerprint.

By week 19 of pregnancy, if it is a baby girl then eggs starts developing in her ovaries and by week 21, the testes move from the pelvis to the scrotum. By the ends of this week, your doctor hears a tiny heartbeat through the stethoscope. By week 23, the body shapes into the form of a baby and by week 24, you can hear the heartbeat by putting your ear to the pregnant mom’s stomach. The nostrils fully open up and brain wave activity starts.

The Third Trimester- Week 27-Week 40

In the third trimester, the baby grows even more rapidly in size. The internal organs are also developing fast; the lungs, the five senses, and the immune system of the baby are all taking shape. In the final weeks, your baby will drop into its birth position. You are all set to go into the delivery stage and you should be ready for a bundle of joy, anytime soon.