Second Trimester Fetal Development and Growth
How your baby grows in the second trimester
Week 14 of pregnancyMuscles lengthen and become organized. The mother will soon start feeling the first flutters of the unborn child kicking and moving within.
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Week 18 of pregnancyAlthough the fetus is submerged in water, muffled sounds can pass thought the amnionic sac. The baby hears the beating of the mother's heart and digestion of food she eats. Although shut, the eyes are sensitive to light. |
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Week 19 of pregnancyThe fetus explores its underwater world with its hands and feet. It may touch the umbilical cord with its fingers. It will turn its head and suck its thumb at times. Every day the fetus becomes more agile as it learns with kicking legs and waving arms |
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"Life is present from the moment of conception." - Dr. Jerome Lejeune, late professor and world renowned geneticist, University of Descarte, Paris |
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Week 20 of pregnancyThe child can hear and recognize her mother's voice. Though still small and fragile, the baby is growing rapidly and could possibly survive if born at this stage. Fingernails and fingerprints appear. Sex organs are visible, and using an ultrasound device, the doctor can tell if the child is a girl or a boy.
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Source information for fetal photos.
For more information on fetal development check out our pregnancy videos.
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