By Megha,
Hello all mommies. Today I would like to tell you how your baby develops in your womb. I would throw some light at what time does the different parts of body formed. Beginning with:
End of first month:
- Development of face with formation of nostrils and upper lip takes place
- External ears and eye lids are developing
- Limbs are forming
- Heart forms, starts functioning and the body system begin to form
End of second month:
- Eyes are far apart with eyelids fused together
- Limbs (arms and legs) become distinct
- Digits (fingers) are formed
- Many internal organs continue to develop
End of third month:
- Eyes almost fully develop but eyelids remain fused
- Nails develop
- External ears are formed
- Heartbeat is detectable
End of fourth month:
- Head is large as compared to rest of the body
- Face takes on human features
- Hair appear on the head
- Skin is bright pink
End of fifth month:
- Head is less disproportionate to the rest of the body
- Rapid development of body takes place
- Skin gets a cheesy covering on it because of development of glands
- Foetal movement can be detected
End of sixth month:
- Head becomes smaller but is still disproportionate to the rest of the body
- Eyelids separate
- Eyelashes form
- Skin gets wrinkled
End of seventh month:
- Head is now proportionate to the size of the body
- Eyebrow hair develops
- Body is more plump now
End of eighth month:
- Bones of the head are soft
- Tested descend to the scrotum
- Shape of body is more infantile
- Umbilicus is gradually centrally located
- Other parts of body broaden relative to the head.
End of nine months:
- At the time delivery or just at birth child has a relatively shorter neck
- Umbilicus of new born is shed at about 12-15th day
- Chest is rounded
- Legs are short
- Arms are long
- Face of newly born baby is round and flat
Hope you enjoyed reading this interesting fact file of how baby develops in the womb J
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