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Month |
Development of the Fetus |
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First |
Eyes, heart, brain, internal ear, intestines, mouth, lower and upper limbs develop. |
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Second |
Fingers, toes, face, knees, elbows begin to develop. Bone deposition and fetal movement’s starts. |
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Third |
External genitals, lips and teeth begin to develop. |
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Fourth |
Taste buds and voice box develops. Eyebrows, eyelashes, hair, toe and finger nails also emerge. |
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Fifth |
Hair growth can be observed and at times it may appear as if the fetus is sucking its thumb. The limbs begin to move and this is felt by the mother. |
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Sixth |
The toe and finger prints are shaped by now. Fetus can hear the sounds that are being created in the mother’s body. It also opens and shuts its eyes. |
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Seventh |
The weight of the fetus is two times than usual in a month time, at this stage it weighs approximately 1-1.5 kgs. Red colored skin wraps the body. |
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Eighth |
Bones start strengthening and the fetus gains mass. At this stage it can hear the noises outside the body. Weight of the fetus is now 2-2.75 kgs. |
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Ninth |
At this stage the weight is around 2.75-3.5 kgs and length is nearly 50-55 cms. The fetus starts moving down in the uterus as it has entirely developed. |