Different Stages Of Birth

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4 weeks-

The sex of your baby and all sorts of other things such as hair colour have already been decided — they were genetically determined from the moment of conception.
Your baby is growing at a faster rate than at any time in pregnancy but would be difficult to see without a magnifying glass.

8 weeks-
There are three layers of cells in the embryo now. The first will become the nervous system and brain, the second will be the major organs such as the digestive system and lungs and the third will be the heart, blood system, muscles and skeleton.
The embryo is starting to look like a little tadpole but the ‘tail bone’ will disappear and become the coccyx.
At this point, the embryo is the size of the nail on your little finger.

12 weeks-

Your baby is about 2.5cm (almost an inch) long from the top of her head to her bottom.
She has eyelids, but they will stay close for a few weeks yet.
The ends of her arms and legs are starting to look like hands and feet though they are not yet fully formed.

16 weeks-

She's sucking her thumb and all her joints and limbs can move.
Fine, downy hair called lanugo has started to grow on your baby's body, but this will disappear before birth.
Her body is growing faster to catch up with the size of her head.
20 weeks-
From now on your baby is measured from her head to her toe. She's about 26cm (10 inches)
She is very active — soon she will be too big to whirl around in your uterus
Your baby can grasp with her hands

24 weeks-
Your baby's lungs