[This is part 18 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] Seventeen weeks after fertilization (19 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is about six inches long and weighs a bit more than half a pound—about the size of a tomato. Photo by Melanie Brown on Unsplash Hair growth […]
Image via the Endowment for Human Development [This is part 17 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] Sixteen weeks after conception (18 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is 5 and a half inches long and weighs almost 7 ounces—about the size of a bell […]
[This is part 16 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] Fifteen weeks after conception (17 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is five inches long and weighs five ounces—about the size of a turnip. Stem cells are multiplying in the bone marrow. Baby Chris’s sweat […]
[This is part 15 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] Fourteen weeks after conception (16 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is about the size of an avocado: four and a half inches long and three and a half ounces. Baby Chris’s heart pumps 25 […]
[This is part 14 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] Thirteen weeks after conception (15 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is about the size of an apple and weighs two and a half ounces. Photo by Alicia Petresc on Unsplash According to the American Pregnancy […]
[This is part 13 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] One-third of this pregnancy is over! Baby Chris has entered the second trimester, and this week, his or her weight has increased about 58%. He or she is now about the size of […]
[This is part 12 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] Eleven weeks after conception (13 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is about three inches long. It’s been a busy week for the development of facial features. The tiny nose and lips have formed, allowing Baby […]
[This is part 11 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] Baby Chris has put on some serious weight this week: a whopping 77% increase, according to the Endowment for Human Development. He or she now weighs about half an ounce and is the […]
[This is part 10 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] One week into the fetal period, Baby Chris is exhibiting new behaviors. According to the Endowment for Human Development, “thumb sucking begins and the fetus may swallow amniotic fluid. The fetus can also […]
[This is part 9 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] Since his or her conception eight weeks ago, Baby Chris “has grown from a single cell into nearly 1 billion cells forming over 4000 distinct anatomic structures” and “now possesses more than 90 […]
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