The development of the baby every week

The development of the baby every week

For pregnant women need to know about the development of the unborn baby so that in case of health problems in the mother and baby can be taken a decision or treated medically and can also determine whether the mother will give birth normally or surgery.

Here is the development of the baby in the womb or in the belly of the mother every week:



1. 0-4 Weeks

In the early weeks, the fetus has a body length of approximately 2 mm. Development also marked the emergence of the embryo brain, the spinal cord is still simple, and signs that will face.

2. 4-8 Weeks

When the pregnancy started to reach the age of 6 weeks, the fetal heart starts beating, and all other organs begin to form. Appear facial bones, eyes, toes and hands

3. 8-12 Weeks

When entering these weeks, the organs have primary fetus. His head is larger than the body, so it can accommodate the brain continues to grow rapidly. He also has a chin, nose and eyelids clear. In the womb, the fetus began to overcome the amniotic fluid and can perform activities such as kicking gently. The organs, fetus has been formed.

4. 12-16 Weeks

He began to react to the sound of his mother. The roots of the permanent teeth have appeared behind the milk teeth. His body was covered with fine hair called lanugo. The small start now better organized and coordinated. He can suck his thumb and reacts to his mother's voice. The ends of the sense of taste begins to develop and can distinguish sweet and bitter and fingers began to appear.

5. 16-20 Weks

Lungs start developing fetus and the heartbeat can be heard through the instruments ultrasonography (USG). His face began to form expression and start to grow eyebrows and eyelashes. Now he can rotate his head and opened his mouth. His hair began to grow rough and colored.

6. 20-24 Weeks

At this time, the large body of poppet is comparable to the body. Genitals begin to form, nostrils open, and he began to respiratory movement. The centers of the bones began to harden. In addition, he now began to have a certain time to sleep.

7. 24-28 Weeks

Under the skin, the fat has begun to accumulate, while on his scalp hair began bertumbuhan, eyelids open, and his brain began

active. He can now hear, either voice from within and from outside (environment). He can recognize his mother's voice and heartbeat quickened when his mother spoke. Or can be said that at this time is a period for the fetus began to prepare for the day of his birth.

8. 28-32 Weeks

Although the movement has begun limited because of the weight increasing, but the eyes have started to blink when you see the light through the mother's abdominal wall. His head was pointing down. His lungs were not perfect, but this time if he is born into the world, the child may have been likely to survive.

9. 36 Weeks

His head has been in the pelvic cavity, as if "prepare" for his birth into the world. He often practiced breathing, sucking, and swallowing. Fine hairs on his body has disappeared. Intestines filled with meconium (feces of the newborn) which would normally be removed two days after he was born. There are currently very close confinement and could happen at any time.


After the mother knows the baby's development in the womb will definitely be able to prepare for the birth of the baby properly.

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