Lab 7 : Fetal Development

Week 5

Your embryo is growing rapidly and the hearts middle layer start to form. This is a very important time due to its all about the heart and it needs to be developed properly.

Week 13

Your baby has fingerprints now. Baby has working kidneys and urinary track but are still developing. Your chances for a miscarriage are safer now and continue to get safer. This is a great significance because of the miscarriage issue.


Week 18


You can now start to feel the baby. The baby is now about 5 to 5 in a half inches long and weighs about 7 to 8oz. I think this is a significant event because this is the beginning for you and your baby to start bonding together.





Week 20

Your baby is starting to swallow which is a great sign of the digestive system. Your baby moves throughout the day and is growing greatly. At this point in your pregnancy you may start to feel you are getting bigger or have crazy cravings. This is significant because you are just weeks away from knowing the sex of your baby and on the road to bonding with your partner and baby.


Week 24

Eyebrows and eyelids are now in place. The baby practices stretching out so movement is more apparent. The babies taste buds are developing and skin is soft and wrinkly. Its important to keep up your nutrients because baby needs them at this point.


Week 26

The lungs are beginning to develop, so this is a big part of development for the baby. This is important that everything goes good during development because if anything goes wrong it could lead to problems for the baby later.

Week 27
The baby has more brain tissue now so there is more movement. The baby is starting to get the hiccups but might only last a few moments but its a good sign to look for. This is significant due to your babies movement is very important and make sure you tell your doctor they'll want to know for later visits if the activity seems to weaken or strengthen.







Week 29

The baby is starting to need a lot more calcium and other vitamins. This is an important part of pregnancy because you need to make sure you eat more cheese and drink more milk so you and the baby can stay healthy and well. The baby is going to take it from you so if you don't have enough than you will be the only that is losing it and that's not good.


Week 36

This is time that your baby is now safe to be born if you were to go into labor. You baby's kidneys are developed and the lungs are about 90% developed. Your baby has shed all the hair on its body and is probably in a head down position. This is a significant point because if your baby were to be born they would be okay as long as there weren't any other complications.







Week 40

This is significant to me in that this is the only real safe time to give birth and everything is a 100% developed. Your baby may come out with a cone-shaped head due to the pressure during birth but its normal and will go away.