Tuesday, June 26, 2012

10th Week

The end of week 10 is the end of the embryonic period and marks the beginning of the fetal period. Most congenital defects occur before the end of week 10. The critical part of our baby's development is safely behind. The tubes in our baby's lungs are fully formed and intestines have migrated from the umbilical cord into the abdominal cavity. Our baby's taste buds start to develop and if our baby is a girl, her ovaries start to descend into the pelvis. Our baby is still very lightweight and measures about 1½ to 1¾ inch long 3.1-4.2cm and weighs close to just 1/30th of an oz or 0.18 oz (5g).


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