Monday, August 7 marks the beginning of our thirteenth week, officially the kick-off of the second trimester. Thought you might enjoy knowing how Tater will have progressed by then.
Week 11
-Tater is now approx 5.5cm long and weighs abput 10g or 1/2 oz
-Most of the major organs formed.
-Tater is now safe from any congenital abnormalities and infections (except German measles - Rubella).
-External genitals formed (along with ovaries or testicles).
-Heart is now pumping blood to all the major organs of the body.
Week 12
-Tater is about 6.5cm long and weighs approx 20g or 3/4oz
-Tater starts to look more human although the head is still too large in proportion to the rest of the body.
-From now on, Tater only has to grow and mature.
-Eyelids have developed and are closed over the eyes.
-Tater can move muscles of the mouth to frown, open or close the mouth and is practicing them all already.
-Heart is beating 110-160 times a minute (about twice as fast as an adult heart).
-Tiny nails begin to grow on the fingers and toes. By the time Tater is born, the nails will need trimming already
-Tater is able to suck his thumb.
-All the intestines now fit into Tater's abdomen and do not project out anymore.
-Urine is passed which is nothing but the amniotic fluid that Tater swallows from time to time.
-Amniotic fluid is completely replaced every 24 hours.
-If Tater is a male, the female reproductive organs will have degenerated by this time.
Week 13
-Tater is approx 7.5cm long and weighs about 30g or 1.5 oz
-The production of blood cells has now been taken over by the bone marrow, liver and spleen. Bones are developing.
-Tater's teeth have been laid down although they will not be visible till about 6 months after he is born.
-The eyelids meet and fuse together and won't open again for the next two months.
-Tater practices lip movements which are required for the sucking reflex after birth.
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