TEN WEEKS OF PREGNANCY

YOUR BABY  IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A GREEN OLIVE.

HOW YOUR BABY'S GROWING

Until now, your baby has been in the embryonic stage  of development, which is when cells form to become the brain and nervous system, her limbs and all the major organs. This week marks her move into the fetal stage of the development , which last until she born. From now until then, she'll grow and develop, until she's ready for life outside the womb.

Your baby's is about the  size of a green olive . She measures about 3.1cm from head to bottom and weights nearly 4g. Her head is more rounded and upright now, the outer part of her ears are fully developed and her limbs are well formed. Her eyelids are fused shut, and won't open until after 27 weeks of pregnancy

Your baby has a fully developed heart,  which is now beating about 180 beats per minute. That's two  to three times faster than your . Her tiny fingers and toes are no longer webbed., her arms and legs can rotate at the shoulder  and hip joints, and her hands meets over her heart./ She may be small. but she's very  active. kicking her new limbs and reaching up to touch her face.

The yolk sac, which provided your baby with nutrients before the placenta  developed, is beginning to shrink now. Vital organs. including her kidneys, intestines brain and liver are in place and starting to function, though they'll continue to develop throughout your pregnancy.
 HOW YOUR BABY'S  GROWING