How Will Your Baby’s Size Change Each Week?

Weeks 0 to 13 the first trimester is by far the most crucial of the three. This is when internal organs begin to form and the structure of the baby starts to form. This is also of course when the pregnancy symptoms kick in. Pregnancy symptoms can vary since every woman is different some women get a boost of energy and others become tired during the first trimester. You can also begin to experience nausea breast tenderness and frequent urination. Lets look into a deep breakdown and see what happens during the upcoming weeks of development.

Week 1 through 6 a lot begins to happen here. The groundwork of your placenta forms in week 3 and in week 4 the embryo forms. Once you get to week 5 the neural tube forms which is the beginning framework of the babys spine and brain. When week 6 arrives a lot starts to form. We can see the optic vessels begin which leads to the forming of the eyes and ears. In addition the beginnings of the digestive system form and buds form that will eventually become legs and arms.
Week 7 through 13 in week 7 hands begin to finally form but they will look a little more like fins or little paddles. By week 8 fingers and toes begin to form but the toes and fingers havent separated just yet. The retinas in their eyes begin to form and intestines grow in length. Also during this week the genitals begin to form although the babys gender cant yet be determined. In week 9 your baby has a small tail at the bottom of the spinal cord this tail begins to shrink and the head begins to increase in size. The tip of the nose begins to grow and the baby begins to