Monday, December 04, 2006

Status of the Fetus

Fetal Development: I'm a Fetus!
Starting with this week, the baby is now called a fetus. The most critical part of the baby's development is over. This is a period of rapid growth, and the baby is about an inch or so in length at the beginning of the week and will be about 2 inches by the end of the week. The baby's head is about half its length. The eyelids will fuse shut, and the irises will begin to develop. Sometime during this week or the next week, blood will begin to circulate between the baby and uterus and the placenta starts to function.

Maternal Changes:
Your uterus is the size of a small grapefruit already! You may find that your appetite is better as your nausea subsides even though certain smells may bother you.

No worries about my appetite = it's doing just fine...

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

awww...little baby whatsitsname is getting so big!

stormhuse said...

Man, I really wish your blog had pictures...

stormhuse said...

seriously, why did my comment say thomas?

KDoug said...

Thanks for the comment Thomas!