Sunday, October 5, 2008

Week 14

  • Your baby measures about 3.2 to 3.5 inches (7.6 to 8.9cm) from crown to rump and weighs about 0.9 ounces (25g).
  • Your baby is now nourished by the placenta.
  • His face is developing and his cheeks and the bridge of his nose are appearing.
  • His ears are moving from the sides of his neck to higher on his head and his eyes are moving closer together.
  • Your baby's external genitals are now distinct and may be recognized on an ultrasound.
  • Your baby will move away from stimuli near your tummy, such as noise and light.
  • Your baby's eyebrows have formed and a small amount of hair, called lanugo, has appeared all over his body.
  • Lanugo, which will be shed before birth and replaced with the hairs with which your baby will be born, is thought to have a protective function.
  • Insulin is present in your baby's pancreas.
  • Some bones may be well outlined.
  • Your baby's thyroid gland, already developed by this week, begins to make hormones.
  • Baby boys begin to develop the prostate gland at this time and the ovaries of baby girls descend from the abdomen into the pelvis.

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