Your Pregnancy

Grow baby, GROW!

WEEK ONE

The fertilised egg becomes a ball of cells that floats into the uterus and implants in the lining. It divides into two sections. The outer layer develops into aprotective cocoon around the embryo.

WEEK TWO

The embryo burrows into the uterine lining and grows finger-like projections that absorb nutrients from your blood.

WEEK THREE

The embryo is a tiny disc that folds over itself to form a tube. This is the beginning of the neural tube, the foundation of the brain and nervous system. The primitive heart is already beating and the baby’s blood is now pumped around his body. The folds that grow forward to become the face start to join in

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