Video Series: See How Your Baby Develops During Your Pregnancy
What is going on in that growing tummy of yours? These short videos show how your baby is developing during your pregnancy
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Video Series: See How Your Baby Develops During Your Pregnancy
These videos are from the Baby Centre in the UK and are vetted by a board of medical professionals. We love their easy-to-understand short animations. Check them out.
Your baby’s development: Weeks 1 – 9
Viewing time: 2m 33s
What you will learn:
- The egg makes its way to the uterus and is the size of a pen tip
- By week 5 the embryo is the size of a sesame seed
- Primitive organs are being formed at this stage
- The heart is starting to beat.
- The baby starts looking less like a tadpole and more like a little human
Your baby’s development: Weeks 10-14
Viewing time: 2m 08s
What you will learn:
- Facial features are now defined and organs are growing and maturing
- Fingerprints are forming and the tiny baby can kick
- Organs are functioning now, including the brain
- Your umbilical cord is working hard now
- Baby can squint and frown by week 14
Your baby’s development: Weeks 15-20
Viewing time: 2m 16s
What you will learn:
- During this time the baby will more than double in size
- Her nervous system is rapidly maturing and the skeleton is hardening into bone
- Her brain is designating areas to the different sense – baby may be able to hear you!
- By 18 week you may feel her start to move
Your baby’s development: Weeks 21-27
Viewing time: 2m 06s
What you will learn:
- Baby can swallow by this point
- Lungs are continuing to form and baby is practising breathing
- She could survive with significant medical help at 24 weeks
- Lips have formed, and so have taste buds
Your baby’s development: Weeks 28-37
Viewing time: 2m 12s
What you will learn:
- This is the last trimester
- Baby is developing a layer of fat to keep her warm
- Billions of neurons have developed in the brain
- She can open her eyes and even see light in the womb
- Her skin is pink and soft by week 37 and she is now considered full term
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