Your baby’s development
Your baby is now about 6cm in length and weighs about 14grams. Their face is beginning to look more human and their eyes, which started on the side of their head, have moved closer together on their face, while their ears have taken up position on the sides of their head.
Your baby’s hair is now beginning to grow and fingers and toes have small soft nails, while their mouth has 20 tiny buds, which will become baby teeth. They might even start to suck their thumb and be much more active. Their vocal cords are complete, though will go unused until their first few seconds in the outside world! Your health care professional should be able to hear your baby’s heartbeat with an instrument called a foetal heart monitor.
You & your body
Your bump will probably start to show very soon! At around 12 weeks your uterus moves out of your pelvis and sits above your pubic bone. From now on it will grow into your abdomen, creating your beautiful bump. Many mums-to-be say now is the time their pregnancy starts to feel more real.
As your pregnancy progresses your uterus will get heavier until, at nine months it will weigh up to 1kg (compared to 30-50grams before you became pregnant). But don’t worry – it’ll be back to its pre-pregnancy size within weeks of your baby’s birth.