FIFTEEN WEEKS OF PREGNANCY
SYMPTOMS AND BABY SIZE
HOW YOUR BABY'S GROWING
From head to bottom your baby is about 8.7cm, and weighs around 43g . She's roughly the size of a lemon. Her body and limbs are now growing faster than her head. This growth will help to put her arms and legs in proportion with the rest of her body.
Fine hair called lanugo is stating to appear on your baby's head and body/ Its thought that lanugo helps to regulate your baby's temperature. It will start to fall out about four weeks before she's due , although you may see traces of it when she's born
Your baby is now moving her arms and legs in a more coordinated way. You may have been lucky enough to see her kick her legs or even wave during your dating scan..
Impulses darting through your baby's brain mean her facial muscles are getting a workout. Her tiny features rapidly form one expression after another. from squints and frowns to grimaces . She's also beginning to make slow eye movements under her closed lids.