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.