Know Your Baby’S Foetal Development - From Conception to Birth!
Congratulations on your pregnancy! You are super excited for the arrival of your little angel and at the same time curious to know how your baby develops in your womb. This article outlines your baby's foetal development month by month right from the conception to birth. I am sure, you will enjoy reading it!
Conception
The sperm cell meets and penetrates the egg to fertilize it. This process of penetration to fertilization is known as conception. This is a stage when the genetic make is complete, including the sex of the infant.
Within 3 days after conception, the fertilized egg, which is dividing rapidly into multiple cells, passes through your Fallopian tube into your uterus, where it sticks to your uterine wall. Now the placenta will nourish your baby, also the foetal development of your baby begins.
1st Month of Foetal Development
After 1 month of conception, the development structures that later form the face and neck of your baby become evident. The heart and blood vessels of your baby is also under development. At this stage, your home pregnancy test will come positive.
2nd Month of Foetal development
After 2 months of conception, your baby's eyes, ears and nose begin to develop. The arms and legs are well formed at this stage. Also the fingers and toes of your baby grow longer and more distinct.
3rd Month of Foetal development
After 4 months of conception, your baby starts making its own movements. You can feel and see your baby bump and your doctor may hear the heartbeats of your baby with special equipments. At this stage, the sex organ of your baby is well formed.
4th Month of Foetal development
After 4 months of conception, you can feel the top of your uterus below your belly button. This is the stage when your baby's heart and blood vessels are well formed and its urinary system is fully functional.
5th Month of Foetal development
After 5 months of conception, your uterus is at the level of your belly button. Now your baby can suck its thumb, yawn, stretch and make faces. This is a stage when you can feel your baby's movements inside your womb.
Time for Baby Scan (Ultrasound)
Around 5th month of conception, you need to go to baby scanning clinic for a baby scan. Make your choice between a 3D baby scan, 4D baby scan and baby scan in HD Live. During the baby scan, your doctor will confirm whether the placenta is healthy and attached normally and your baby is growing well into your womb. The doctor will also give you the photos of your baby scan its video, depending on the baby scanning package chosen by you. Upon request, the gender of your baby can also determine after 5 months.
6th Month of Foetal development
After 6 months of conception, your baby starts responding to sounds by moving or increasing its pulse. You may also feel jerking if it hiccups. As the inner ear of your baby is fully developed, it may also feel being upside down in your womb.
7th Month of Foetal development
Your baby changes its position often after 7 months of conception. At this stage, there are good your survival in case your baby born prematurely. This is the perfect time for you to join antenatal classes to become ready for many aspects of childbirth, including labour, delivery and parenting your newborn baby.
8th Month of Foetal development
This is the stage when your baby's skin has fewer wrinkles, thanks to formation of fat layer under its skin. Now you may start leaking colostrum from your breasts, a yellowish liquid that precedes milk production.
9th Month of Foetal development
During the 9th month of your baby's foetal development, the lungs of your baby are well formed while its brain starts developing rapidly. This is the time when the head of your baby is generally down into the pelvis. After the 9th month of foetal development, your pregnancy is considered €at term'. Your baby is ready!
Birth!
Your due date marks the end of 10th month of conception. Your pregnancy begins with implantation and your delivery date can be calculated using the first day of your period. Depending on this, your pregnancy can last for 9 andmonths after conception with a €full term' delivery to be occurred around 10th month of conception. You might have heard of a few post term pregnancies, which last after 10 months, but they are not post terms actually. The main reason behind this is false due date. For safety concerns, most babies are delivered by 10th month of conception, including labour, if required.
Baby Scanning 4D baby scans clinic, Glasgow, UK provides Baby's Timeline of Foetal Development. See 3D baby scan images every week of your baby's development. More at http://www.babyscanning.co.uk/my-babys-development
Conception
The sperm cell meets and penetrates the egg to fertilize it. This process of penetration to fertilization is known as conception. This is a stage when the genetic make is complete, including the sex of the infant.
Within 3 days after conception, the fertilized egg, which is dividing rapidly into multiple cells, passes through your Fallopian tube into your uterus, where it sticks to your uterine wall. Now the placenta will nourish your baby, also the foetal development of your baby begins.
1st Month of Foetal Development
After 1 month of conception, the development structures that later form the face and neck of your baby become evident. The heart and blood vessels of your baby is also under development. At this stage, your home pregnancy test will come positive.
2nd Month of Foetal development
After 2 months of conception, your baby's eyes, ears and nose begin to develop. The arms and legs are well formed at this stage. Also the fingers and toes of your baby grow longer and more distinct.
3rd Month of Foetal development
After 4 months of conception, your baby starts making its own movements. You can feel and see your baby bump and your doctor may hear the heartbeats of your baby with special equipments. At this stage, the sex organ of your baby is well formed.
4th Month of Foetal development
After 4 months of conception, you can feel the top of your uterus below your belly button. This is the stage when your baby's heart and blood vessels are well formed and its urinary system is fully functional.
5th Month of Foetal development
After 5 months of conception, your uterus is at the level of your belly button. Now your baby can suck its thumb, yawn, stretch and make faces. This is a stage when you can feel your baby's movements inside your womb.
Time for Baby Scan (Ultrasound)
Around 5th month of conception, you need to go to baby scanning clinic for a baby scan. Make your choice between a 3D baby scan, 4D baby scan and baby scan in HD Live. During the baby scan, your doctor will confirm whether the placenta is healthy and attached normally and your baby is growing well into your womb. The doctor will also give you the photos of your baby scan its video, depending on the baby scanning package chosen by you. Upon request, the gender of your baby can also determine after 5 months.
6th Month of Foetal development
After 6 months of conception, your baby starts responding to sounds by moving or increasing its pulse. You may also feel jerking if it hiccups. As the inner ear of your baby is fully developed, it may also feel being upside down in your womb.
7th Month of Foetal development
Your baby changes its position often after 7 months of conception. At this stage, there are good your survival in case your baby born prematurely. This is the perfect time for you to join antenatal classes to become ready for many aspects of childbirth, including labour, delivery and parenting your newborn baby.
8th Month of Foetal development
This is the stage when your baby's skin has fewer wrinkles, thanks to formation of fat layer under its skin. Now you may start leaking colostrum from your breasts, a yellowish liquid that precedes milk production.
9th Month of Foetal development
During the 9th month of your baby's foetal development, the lungs of your baby are well formed while its brain starts developing rapidly. This is the time when the head of your baby is generally down into the pelvis. After the 9th month of foetal development, your pregnancy is considered €at term'. Your baby is ready!
Birth!
Your due date marks the end of 10th month of conception. Your pregnancy begins with implantation and your delivery date can be calculated using the first day of your period. Depending on this, your pregnancy can last for 9 andmonths after conception with a €full term' delivery to be occurred around 10th month of conception. You might have heard of a few post term pregnancies, which last after 10 months, but they are not post terms actually. The main reason behind this is false due date. For safety concerns, most babies are delivered by 10th month of conception, including labour, if required.
Baby Scanning 4D baby scans clinic, Glasgow, UK provides Baby's Timeline of Foetal Development. See 3D baby scan images every week of your baby's development. More at http://www.babyscanning.co.uk/my-babys-development
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