• The placenta, amniotic sac, and umbilical cord start to form

• The neural tube begins to form (this will become your baby’s brain and spinal cord)

• Your baby’s heart has started beating (but you won’t be able to hear it at your appointments until 10 weeks or later)

• Your baby’s arms and legs bud out like paddles from their curled body
• Webbed fingers and toes appear with soft nails on them, and their thin layer of skin is translucent
• Your baby’s nose, mouth, and ears are forming

• Your baby has eyelids, but they are sealed shut
• Your baby has teeth buds that will grow into baby teeth
• Your baby will make their first movements, but they are too small for you to feel them yet

• Your baby’s skin is covered in soft hair (called lanugo)

• Your baby starts to gain weight more quickly

• Your baby’s genitals appear around Week 16

• Your baby becomes more active, can flip over, and kicks more strongly

• Your baby might hiccup, swallow, and suck their thumb

• Your baby may be able to hear, and their other senses are developing

• Your baby’s skin begins to form a protective coating that will look like cream cheese at birth (called vernix)

• Your baby wakes and sleeps (they might even smile in their sleep)
• Your baby can open their eyes, although they keep them closed most of the time
• Your baby might recognize familiar voices

• Your baby’s brain develops more rapidly and grows larger

• The hair on your baby’s head may grow and thicken (and their body hair starts to disappear)

• Your baby gains more layers of fat, which help them control body temperature

• Your baby’s lungs are more developed and getting ready to breathe on their own

• Your baby has grown to about 50 cm and will not grow longer before birth

• Their skull is made up of separate bones that will slide together as they go through the birth canal

• Your baby has probably turned head-down and rests lower in your belly
• More fat is accumulating around your baby’s elbows, knees, and shoulders
• Your baby is gaining about a 110 to 225 grams per week in these last few weeks of pregnancy

Breasts - The breasts become larger during pregnancy as the milk ducts begin growing rapidly.

Lungs - The lungs are compressed by the growing uterus later in pregnancy. Breathing deeply may become difficult.

Liver - The liver becomes more crowded, try to sleep on your left side can keep the pressure of the uterus off of it.

Stomach - The stomach becomes compressed later in pregnancy, making it difficult to eat large meals.

Bladder - The bladder is compressed by the baby's head and uterus later in pregnancy, causing the need to urinate more frequently.

Uterus - The uterus quadruples in size during pregnancy, and the stretching of the ligaments that hold it in place can cause discomfort.

Vagina - The vagina becomes softer and more expandable as labour approaches, and the pressure of the baby's head makes it look shorter.

Placenta - The placenta, which is an organ unique to pregnancy, attaches to the wall of the uterus.

Umbilical Cord - The umbilical cord acts as a road between mother and baby. It brings nutrients to the baby and pulls waste away.