8 Weeks Pregnant

Fetus Length: 2.5 cm (1 in). Weight: 20 g. Organogenesis is complete. The heart, with a septum and valves, is beating rhythmically. Facial features are definitely discernible. Extremities have developed. External genitalia are present, but sex is not distinguishable by simple observation. The primitive tail is regressing. Abdomen appears large as the fetal intestine is [...]

4 Weeks Pregnant

Fetus At the end of the 4th week of gestation, the human embryo is a rapidly growing formation of cells but does not resemble a human being yet. Length: 0.75 to 1 cm. Weight: 400 mg. The spinal cord is formed and fused at the midpoint. Lateral wings that will form the body are folded [...]