Graphic via the Endowment for Human Development [This is part 23 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] 22 weeks after fertilization (24 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is about the size of an ear of corn. Under United States law, 24 weeks LMP is […]
[This is part 22 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] 21 weeks after fertilization (23 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is almost a foot long and weighs one pound: the size of a large mango. According to the Endowment for Human Development, “[t]he structure […]
[This is part 21 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] 20 weeks after fertilization (22 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is 11 inches long and weighs 15 ounces; he or she is the size of a spaghetti squash. Baby Chris’s cochlea is now fully […]
[This is part 20 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] 19 weeks after fertilization (21 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is 10.5 inches long and weighs just under 13 ounces; roughly the size of a large carrot. His or her movements are clearly felt […]
[This is part 19 of a multi-part series chronicling a pregnancy through the lens of “Baby Chris.” Click here for other parts.] 18 weeks after conception (20 weeks LMP), Baby Chris is about the size of a banana at 10 inches long from head to toe and 10 1/2 ounces. Circadian rhythm—the daily cycle of wakefulness and […]
[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 […]
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