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Follow your baby's development week by week, from conception to labor, in these amazingly detailed, doctor-reviewed images.At the start of this week, you ovulate. Congrats! be round ligament pain.

Med ART Studios Your developing baby's eyes may be able to see light filtering in through your womb.Your baby's muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and her head is growing to make room for her developing brain.Your baby now weighs almost 3 pounds.

You may notice that sometimes he's very active and kicking or punching, and other times he sleeps.

Babies born between 34 and 37 weeks who have no other health problems usually do well in the long run.It's getting snug inside your womb! Our baby development week-by-week couples expert healthcare information and evidence-based parenting advice and strategies with spotlight stories from real moms, all through a natural lens. Your baby’s development: The second trimester. Congratulations, you're at the halfway mark in your pregnancy!

Parents.com is part of the Parents Network. By this time all of his major organs are fully functioning except the lungs, which need just a bit more time to mature completely.Your baby doesn't have much elbow room these days -- and, happily, that's probably going to mean fewer elbow jabs to the ribs for you. 2011c. Your baby now sleeps and wakes on a regular schedule, and her brain is very active. As your baby starts kicking and punching, you'll notice they have more control. His ears have moved up from his neck into place and his eyes -- which are looking more and more like your baby blues (or browns, or greens) -- have moved from the sides of the head to the front of the face.

Their memory and hearing is also improving.Your baby has grown almost two inches since birth and is starting to look more like a little person. His sucking muscles, which are quite powerful, have also finished developing now, and are ready for their first real feeding -- your baby's going to be hungry soon after he arrives.The umbilical cord begins passing antibodies to your baby in preparation for delivery.

Your baby is long and lean, like an ear of corn. Get the lowdown on what's happening with baby month by month—from his first day to his first birthday!

Your baby's heartbeat is growing stronger now and it's about twice as fast as yours.Your baby is as happy as a clam in your womb, as his well-developed limbs continue to explore by curling, flexing, and kicking. this website. Babies come to term anywhere between 38 and 42 weeks; your 40-week When your baby arrives, he will be evaluated and graded (zero to two points each) on the following factors: activity and muscle tone, pulse (heart rate), grimace response (medically known as "reflex irritability"), appearance (skin coloration) and respiration (breathing rate and effort). All that baby weight is for more than filling out his chubby cheeks.

And see the whole nine months in one timeline! Week 39 Welcome to your last trimester! Week 36 And your baby will probably be coated with vernix caseosa, but most of it will be washed off during the first bath. As your baby reaches one month old, their hearing will be fully developed and their vision is improving. Your baby is swallowing more

It may be your baby hiccupping. Your baby's genitals are developed enough to see on an ultrasound. The circulatory system is beginning to form, and the tiny "heart" will start to beat this week.Your baby's nose, mouth and ears are starting to take shape, and the intestines and brain are beginning to develop.Your baby has doubled in size since last week, but still has a tail, which will soon disappear. Going more than two weeks past your due date can put you and your baby at risk for complications, so your provider will probably talk to you about Meeting your baby for the first time is so exciting – but exactly what will lead up to that moment is unpredictable, and it's natural to feel nervous. Week 35 Although your baby is only one week old, there is a lot that can happen in their growth and development during this time.