Title: Movement, Position & Growth of Fetus Week By Week in Pregnancy
Headings: Growth of Fetus Week By Week in Pregnancy
Growth of Fetus Week By Week in Pregnancy
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Content: By the end of the first trimester, your baby's neck, head, eyelids and genitals will start to develop. By week thirteen, your baby will be discharging urine into the amniotic fluid and his/her intestines will have moved into the abdomen. In the next few weeks, your baby's scalp, hair and skeleton will begin to develop. His/her sex will become apparent during this period. In your eighteenth week of pregnancy, your baby may be able to hear things around him/her like the beating of your heart and the blood moving through the umbilical cord. By the end of the second trimester, your baby's hands are fully developed and his/her immune system, liver and lungs start to mature. By week thirty, your baby's eyes are wide open and he/she has formed a considerable amount of hair. His/her bones are also completely developed by this time. In addition, your baby will gain weight rapidly in this trimester, by about week thirty six. By week forty, when your due date arrives, your baby's organs are ready to function on their own and he/she will descend into the head down position.