Fetal Development

this could mean a few things you could have your dates wrong or you are just having a small baby take a look at your 18-20 week scan and compare how much the baby has grown and then discuss this with your doctor there could be other factors but you should follow everything up for your own piece of mine good luck

Genitals form between 12-14 weeks, however they are not fully formed until between 16-18 weeks, and of course it depends on if your baby is hiding his stuff or not when they preform the ultrasound.

No. 6 weeks at the earliest

This answer is inaccurate. The earliest I have heard it picked up is at 5 1/2 weeks. It is very difficult to pick up on a vaginal ultrasound, and may not be an accurate heartbeat rate, but it is possible for a heartbeat to be located and heard earlier than 6 weeks.

Placenta abruptio or placental abruption is abnormal separation of the placenta from the uterine wall.

A embryo has a heartbeat around week 5-6 but you can hear it more clearly around week 8.

Some babies are more active than others. If your baby is moving within the "standard", then I wouldn't worry or try to make her move any more. Sometimes you won't feel her moving when you are busy doing things even if she is, so if you want to feel her move for your peace of mind, then eat a light snack such as a piece of fruit or milk, then lay on your left side and rest until you feel her moving. If you do this within several hours and still don't feel her move, contact your doctor. He/She may want to perform a non-stress test to put your mind at ease. Take care. You can gently press on your tummy in different spots to make the baby move. It isn't something that needs to be done, but it won't hurt the baby. If it hurts you, then it's too hard. And sometimes just relaxing with your feet up will make the baby move around. if you put headphones on your belly with some classical music, (which helps with brain development) or any other kind of music, it helps...

It gets food through the placenta where the blood of the mother and fetus run very close together. The fetus is connected to the placenta via the umbilical cord. The placenta and umbilical cord give food and oxygen to the fetus and take carbon dioxide and other waste products away.

The moving of your baby is usually very reassuring. It isn't unusual for a baby to have quiet times when there is not a lot of activity. It may help to lay on your side to notice if the baby is moving or if it is still. If you feel the baby is not as active as what seems normal, discuss it with your doctor. You can always visit your doctor to hear the baby's heartbeat, but in most instances, there is nothing to worry about. Good Luck, Stacey I am in my 5th month of pregnancy also,And it helps to lay on my back,or to lay on my side and just leave my hand on my stomach to catch its quick moves. While it may be normal in some cases I would just like to add that I was pregnant at four months my doc told me the baby was under weight and would be ok. At five months I hardley ever felt him move. At six month I had lost all my fluid and had him he only weighed one pound and almost did not make it he is healthy now. Just be very careful and make sure if you think something is not right go strait to your doctor.

You have to wait until 18 weeks so just over 4 months, anytime before that and the baby's genitalia looks similar. At any point before the 18 weeks the doctor can't tell what gender it is. After the 18 weeks the baby has developed enough that is it safe for the doctor to do an ultra sound and see what gender the baby is. But it is always good to ask how clearly your doctor can tell between the babies genitalia.

Farting does not require air, however it does require certain bacteria. Gas comes from those bacteria attacking the food you are digesting, and babies do not have that bacteria until they begin to eat and digest. Therefore, babies can not fart in the womb.

The embryo gets rid of waste when the mom feels sick and vomits.

It might be or not som babys got different heart beats, but you need to see the doctor Starting at week 5 the fetal heart will accelerate at a rate of 3.3 beats per day for the next month. The fetal heart begins to beat at approximately the same rate as the mothers, which is 80 to 85 bpm. Below illustrates the approximate fetal heart rate for weeks 5 to 9, assuming a starting rate of 80 Week 5 starts at 80 and ends at 103 bpm Week 6 starts at 103 and ends at 126 bpm Week 7 starts at 126 and ends at 149 bpm Week 8 starts at 149 and ends at 172 bpm At week 9 the fetal heartbeat tends to beat within a range of 155 to 195 bpm. The fetal heart rate will begin to decrease and generally will fall within the range of 120 to 160 bpm by week 12

In no way but it does increase the chances the baby will have problems.

The doctor can see the baby as soon as the baby is about 3 months.... the baby is not fully developed but you can see the baby real little the doctor will show you the head arms, ect. but it wont be as clear......

At 14 weeks, your baby is about 3 1/2 inches long and weighs about one ounce! Your baby now has fully developed fingerprints. As your baby moves through your womb, ridges and folds are made in your baby's fingers create prints. This is why no ones fingerprints are identical! Your baby is also developing intestinal actions as well (poop, is building up in his little tummy!)!

No, they are not. The umbilical cord is an actual cord that connects the baby to the placenta. The placenta is the lining of the uterus that is developed over the course of the pregnancy. The placenta is a "filter" through which the baby's food and oxygen is delivered via the umbilical cord. Once the baby is born, the umbilical cord is clipped and severed. The final, 3rd stage of labor, is the passing of the placenta. That happens 15-30 minutes after the baby is born. The placenta is then checked thoroughly, to ensure that is in intact, and that no pieces are left behind in the uterus. This is VERY important, because if any of the placenta is left in the uterus, it will cause an infection, high fever, can lead to infertility. If not removed, the outcome can be lethal.

From my experience, the answer is MAYBE or SOMETIMES. My sister had an u/s at 6.5 weeks and they told her it was a blighted ovum. A sac, but nothing in it. She was so sad, but continued to have pregnancy symptoms, and waited until 9 weeks to have another u/s and that showed that there was a healthy, normal sized baby in there, just wasn't able to be seen for whatever reason at her previous u/s. Sometimes the uterus is tilted, so that the u/s can't view things correctly. Unfortunately, Dr's like you to think they KNOW EVERYTHING, so they rarely tell you that "Everything may be just fine, we may just not be able to see it yet." Check out a website called misdiagnosedmiscarriage. You'll find a lot of information.

Spotting in the second trimester needs to be evaluated by your doctor or clinic. The fact that you feel fetal movement is good. Call your doctor!.

Baby is fine. The Ultrasound is more accurate at estimating your term at 5.5 weeks, since you may not have gotten pregnant just after your period. The estimate of weeks is based on the baby's size and development. Unless the technician stated otherwise, the baby is fine. Actually, predicting the exact date of conception and birth is not an exact science, and can't be, since there are other factors that go into gestation.

Fetal demise can occur and at any gestational age, and even after an autopsy is preformed some parents never get the answer they desperately need. Sometimes it's related to umbilical cord accidents, other times it may be genetics. However the majority of fetal demise or stillbirths are never fully understood. Please support research for stillbirth and sudden infant death.

I had an ultrasound when I was around 5 weeks pregnant. Dont worry...we didnt see a fetus either... just the yolk sac and gestational sac. The fetus is still literally to small to see most likely. U will just go back to the doctors in a few weeks and you will see ur little one. I went back at 9 weeks and he looked like a little baby. It was incredible!!! Good luck and CONGRATS!!!

In a sense, yes, the baby does "breathe" through the umbilical cord. The mother does the breathing for the baby and the umbilical cord carries in fresh, oxygenated blood with nutrition in it. The mother eats and breathes for the baby as well as herself.

Many women experience "morning sickness" during the first trimester of their pregnancy and other women don't. However, women sometimes don't experience morning sickness until they are 6 weeks pregnant. If you do experience morning sickness you should have some relief by 14 weeks. Some women have a greater chance of having morning sickness - migraine sufferers, history of motion sickness, pregnant with multiples and if your family members experienced morning sickness. Consider yourself lucky if you are feeling well and don't worry about it!

You won't be able to feel the baby move until 16 - 22 weeks even though the baby starts to move around week 7. You will be able to see the baby move when you get an ultrasound. The baby's movement feels like butterflies in your stomach and will get stronger as your pregnancy progresses.

It is possible that your health care provider will be able to detect your pregnancy on an ultrasound as early as your fifth or sixth week of pregnancy. However, the sac containing your baby and its heart is so small at this stage that it will probably be difficult to detect. Sometime around the 8th week of pregnancy is the best time to start being able to see your baby on an ultrasound.

A home pregnancy test ,when taken correctly, is considered accurate 14-16 days after ovulation or unprotected sex.