4 month (13-17 weeks)
The baby’s face looks more like a human face now. Eyes from sides start to move forward and ears move from the neck to the head. Voice strings are developing.
The liver starts to excrete bile and the pancreas – insulin.
About 14 weeks of pregnancy, your baby is already fully formed. The thyroid gland begins to produce hormones, and hemispheres of the brain are rapidly increasing, primitive neurons appear. The spinal cord is fully developed, transmitting information to and from the brain.
Fetal development 17 week of pregnancy
Your baby starts doing what the newborn does, i.e., sucking thumbs, hiccups, scratch off sudden sounds, moving eyes, changing facial expressions. The baby’s skin is covered with thin, fluffy hair, eyebrows and eyelashes grow. Ultrasound is an opportunity to see the fetal sex.At the end of the fourth month, the baby’s body becomes fuller because the fat layer accumulates, it is very important for the body’s metabolism and helps to maintain the same thermoregulation.
Now the baby’s length is about 115 – 124 mm, weight ~ 100-150 g.
5 month (18-22 weeks)
The baby’s unique hand and foot fingerprints and also taste receptors continue to develop. About 19 weeks of pregnancy, skin of the fetus begins to release the protective layer – curd ointment, it protects baby’s skin from the amniotic fluid surrounding it.
Fetal development 18 week of pregnancy
“The heart begins to grow faster, beating twice more than the heart of an adult.”
The baby still has plenty of space to move freely, due to the large amount of water in the fetus. Mom already can feel the movements of the little one.
The heart begins to grow faster, beating twice more than the heart of an adult. According to research, about 22 week of pregnancy, the baby starts to hear sounds around you – talk to your belly more, the baby will get use to it and get to know the voices of loved ones. At this moment babies length is about 181 – 200 mm, weight ~ 350-440 g.
Fetal development 22 week of pregnancy
6 month (23-27 weeks)
The baby’s heart rate dropped to about 140-150 beats per minute. Organs continue to develop and begin to function, except for the lungs, because alveoli have not yet developed (lung vesicles for air circulation).
“If baby is born about 25 week of pregnancy, he/she has a big chance of surviving.”
Fetal development 25 week of pregnancy
The fetal becomes very energetic and performs various movements. As long as there is enough space they can rotate, kick their feet and can even grab the cord. The skin is still thin and translucent. Bones, organs, blood vessel plexus lights up. Face features, nose and chin lines are becoming increasingly apparent. From the 26th week of pregnancy, the eyelids of the baby’s opens.
Fetal 27 week of pregnancy
At the end of the 27th week, the baby’s length is about 231-240 mm, the weight is ~ 951-1100 g, which is equivalent to a eggplant-sized vegetable. 🙂
27 week of pregnancy