SIX WEEKS PREGNANCY

                          YOUR BABY IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A LENTIL.             

HOW YOUR BABY GROW 

                                  

  NOW  THAT YOU'RE SIX WEEKS PREGNANT , YOUR BABY IS ABOUT THE SIZE IS ABOUT OF A LENTIL. HER HEART IS BEGINNING TO SEPARATE INTO FOUR CHAMBERS AND IS NOW BEATING ABOUT 150TIMES A MINUTE. THAT'S AROUND TWICE THE RATE OF YOUR HEART.

         YOUR BABY'S HEAD IS LARGER THAN THE TRUNK OF HER BODY, AND IS BENT OVER INTO WHAT WILL BECOME HER CHEST. HER FACIAL FEATURES ARE FORMING WITH DARK SPOTS WHERE HER EYES WILL BE OOPENINGS FOR HER NOSTRILS.  AND LITTLE PITS TOMARK HER EARS. HER TONGUE AND VOCAL CHORD ARE ALSO BEGINNING TO FORM.

     THE SMALL BUDS THAT WILL BECOME YOUR BABY'S ARMS AND LEGS ARE CONTINUING TO GROW. HER MUSCLES AND BONE TUSSUE IS BUILDING UP AND SHE'S COVERED WITH A THIN LAYER OF SKIN. IN FACT HER SKIN IS SO THIN THAT YOU CAN SEE THROUGH IT.

    

    YOUR BABY'S HOLLOW NEURAL TUBE, FROM WHICH HER BRAIN,SPINAL CORD, NERVES AND BACKBONE WILL SPROUT., CLOSES TO FORM A CAVITY. THIS CAVITY WILL DEVELOP INTO HER VENTRICULAR SYSTEM, WHICH WILL PRODUCE  FLUID TO PROTECT YOUR BABY'S BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD. FOLIC ACID, WHICH YOU'RE RECOMMENDED TO TAKE AS A SUPPLEMENT UNTIL YOU'RE 12 WEEKS PREGNANT, HELPS TO PREVENT ABNORMALITIES IN THE NEURAL TUBEAS IT DEVELOPS.