Babies in the Womb

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 12-15^th 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