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Stages of Conception

Stage 5 (Week 24)


Stage 1 (4 weeks)
Foetus is around 30cm long, weights about
The embryo grows and develops within 600g
the lining of the womb the size of corn, weight of a big tub of low
The outer cells reach out to form links fat cottage cheese.
with blood supply. The inner cells form into baby is smaller than baby who's been in the
2, and then later into 3 layers womb longer

Stage 6 (Week 28)


Stage 2 (8 weeks)
Baby, is around 37.6cm.
baby is 16 mm long and the size of a
raspberry That's approximately the size of a
will grow twice the size in a week pineapple, and the weight of a big
arms getting longer and bigger bag of brown sugar.
than feet baby's heart rate changing all the
upper part of the body grows faster time

Stage 3 (Week 12) Stage 7 (week 32)


baby (foetus) is 5.4 cm long, is the size
Baby is around 42.4cm long , and
of a plum
weight about 1.7kg
weight about 18g, around the as 3
grapes.
Baby is perfectly formed, but
internal organs and muscles have been needs to put on weight-thats
created what the next few weeks are all
heartbeat can be picked up on an about
ultrasound scan

Stage 8 (Week 36)


Stage 4 (Week 16)
baby around 47.4cm long, weight 2.6kg.
baby around 11.6 cm long, the size of an approximately the size of romaine lettuce
avocado
and the weight of a small turkey.
weight 100g, the same as a medium bag of
baby's lungs probably mature enough to
salad
starting pull faces, randomly smiling or breathe outside the womb without any
frowning. help

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