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FETAL DEVELOPMENT

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6 Weeks Pregnant: What’s Happening to Your Body and Baby Right Now
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6 Weeks Pregnant: What’s Happening to Your Body and Baby Right Now

At 6 weeks pregnant, your embryo is about 4 to 5 millimeters with a beating heart and rapidly forming organs. This guide covers...

8 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect, Why You’re Exhausted, and Your First Ultrasound
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8 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect, Why You’re Exhausted, and Your First Ultrasound

At 8 weeks pregnant, your baby is about the size of a raspberry with a beating heart visible on ultrasound, while your hormones...

10 Weeks Pregnant: What’s Happening With Your Body and Baby Right Now
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10 Weeks Pregnant: What’s Happening With Your Body and Baby Right Now

At 10 weeks pregnant, your baby has all major organs formed and a detectable heartbeat, but you might feel completely exhausted...

11 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect as You Near the End of Your First Trimester
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11 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect as You Near the End of Your First Trimester

At 11 weeks pregnant, your baby is the size of a lime with nearly all major organs in place and functioning. Learn what to expe...

12 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect at the End of Your First Trimester
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12 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect at the End of Your First Trimester

At 12 weeks pregnant, your baby has all major organs and visible facial features. This week typically includes your first trime...

13 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect as You Enter the Second Trimester
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13 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect as You Enter the Second Trimester

Week 13 marks the start of your second trimester when your baby's organs are essentially complete and weighs about one ounce. A...

14 Weeks Pregnant: Welcome to the Second Trimester — What to Expect Now
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14 Weeks Pregnant: Welcome to the Second Trimester — What to Expect Now

At 14 weeks pregnant, you've officially entered the second trimester — a shift marked by relief from first-trimester symptoms...

16 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect With Baby Movement, Bump Growth, and Body Changes
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16 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect With Baby Movement, Bump Growth, and Body Changes

At 16 weeks pregnant, your baby is the size of an avocado with fully formed features and an active nervous system. Learn what t...

17 Weeks Pregnant: When You’ll Feel Quickening and What’s Happening With Your Baby
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17 Weeks Pregnant: When You’ll Feel Quickening and What’s Happening With Your Baby

At 17 weeks pregnant, your baby is roughly the size of a pear with fingerprints already forming and a nervous system taking con...

18 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect, Baby Movements, and Your Anatomy Scan
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18 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect, Baby Movements, and Your Anatomy Scan

At 18 weeks pregnant, your baby is roughly the size of a sweet potato with major nervous system development underway. This is t...

19 Weeks Pregnant: You’re Halfway There — What to Expect This Week
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19 Weeks Pregnant: You’re Halfway There — What to Expect This Week

At 19 weeks pregnant, your baby is about 6 inches long with functioning organs and developing senses. Your body is showing visi...

20 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect at the Halfway Point
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20 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect at the Halfway Point

At 20 weeks pregnant, you're officially halfway through your pregnancy. Your baby weighs about 10 ounces, their organs are prac...

22 Weeks Pregnant: Your Baby’s Senses Are Waking Up (And So Are You)
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22 Weeks Pregnant: Your Baby’s Senses Are Waking Up (And So Are You)

At 22 weeks pregnant, your baby's senses are coming online—they can hear you, respond to touch, and taste flavors from your f...

23 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect With Weight Gain, Baby Movement, and Getting Ready
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23 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect With Weight Gain, Baby Movement, and Getting Ready

At 23 weeks pregnant, your baby is roughly the size of a large mango—hearing your voice and developing real sensory abilities...

25 Weeks Pregnant: Your Body, Your Baby, and the Home Stretch Ahead
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25 Weeks Pregnant: Your Body, Your Baby, and the Home Stretch Ahead

At 25 weeks pregnant, your baby is viable and has a fully formed face; you're likely experiencing fatigue, swelling, and shortn...

27 Weeks Pregnant: Your Baby’s Major Developments in the Final Week of Trimester Two
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27 Weeks Pregnant: Your Baby’s Major Developments in the Final Week of Trimester Two

At 27 weeks pregnant, your baby is practicing survival skills with eyes opening and brain development accelerating. Here's what...

28 Weeks Pregnant: What’s Happening in Your Body and What to Expect Now
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28 Weeks Pregnant: What’s Happening in Your Body and What to Expect Now

At 28 weeks pregnant, your baby is considered viable with survival rates above 90% if born early with medical support. Learn wh...

29 Weeks Pregnant: Your Baby’s Brain Is Exploding (And So Is Your Body)
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29 Weeks Pregnant: Your Baby’s Brain Is Exploding (And So Is Your Body)

At 29 weeks pregnant, your baby's brain is forming distinctive folds and billions of neural connections that will shape their f...

31 Weeks Pregnant: Your Baby’s Senses Are Developing—Here’s What’s Happening
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31 Weeks Pregnant: Your Baby’s Senses Are Developing—Here’s What’s Happening

At 31 weeks pregnant, your baby's five senses are developing rapidly—they can hear and recognize your voice, detect light, fe...

32 Weeks Pregnant: Your Third Trimester Essentials & What’s Happening Now
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32 Weeks Pregnant: Your Third Trimester Essentials & What’s Happening Now

At 32 weeks pregnant, your baby weighs nearly 4 pounds with maturing lungs and a fully-formed body. Learn what's happening deve...

33 Weeks Pregnant: How Your Baby’s Immune System Develops & What to Prepare Now
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33 Weeks Pregnant: How Your Baby’s Immune System Develops & What to Prepare Now

At 33 weeks pregnant, your baby is receiving a surge of maternal antibodies that will protect them after birth—but only if yo...

35 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect as Baby Approaches Full Term
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35 Weeks Pregnant: What to Expect as Baby Approaches Full Term

At 35 weeks pregnant, your baby is around 5.5 pounds with fully developed organs, though still considered late preterm. Learn w...

26 Weeks Pregnant: Your Baby’s Eyes Are Opening and What’s Happening This Week
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26 Weeks Pregnant: Your Baby’s Eyes Are Opening and What’s Happening This Week

At 26 weeks pregnant, your baby's eyes are opening for the first time and can detect light filtering through your womb. Learn a...

7 Weeks Pregnant: What’s Happening to Your Body (And Your Baby)
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7 Weeks Pregnant: What’s Happening to Your Body (And Your Baby)

At 7 weeks pregnant, your baby is roughly the size of a blueberry with a beating heart and forming limbs, while you're likely e...

24 Weeks Pregnant: Your Baby’s Viability Milestone and What to Expect
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24 Weeks Pregnant: Your Baby’s Viability Milestone and What to Expect

At 24 weeks pregnant, your baby has reached viability — the threshold where survival outside the womb becomes medically possi...