Sunday, February 6, 2011

Day 5

Life Card 2
Husband  got a new job at the nuclear power plant. What are the affects in the Mom and Baby? The radiation and the radioactive waves can be exposed to the husband at the plant and then bring them home and expose them to the rest of the family. The baby when exposed to the radiation can cause harmful health effects.

Weeks 8-16 Development
 
Week 8: The fetus is about 8-11mm. The embryo's hind brain is visible. Throughout this week the embryo’s gonads will become either testes or ovaries. Bones and joints harden over the weeks and elbows form.
Week 9:  The embryo is now approximately 13-17 mm long, and weighs 1 gram . The toes begin to form. Gonads have developed into testes or ovaries.
Week 10:  The embryo now becomes a fetus. it is 27-35 mm long and weighs  4 grams. Toes begin to form. Eyes are open, and the eyelids begin to fuse, and will remain fused until
25-27 weeks. Genitals begin to differentiate. External ears are formed, as well as the lips.
Week 11: head is half the size of the body, fetus weighs about 7 grams.
Week 12: fetus’s brain has fully developed structure and weighs about 14 grams and is 3.5 inches long. Fetus also develops reflexes.
Week 13: all teeth are formed under the gum line. Fetus weighs 28 grams.
Week 14: The fetus is now 12.5 centimeters. Fetus is producing urine and breaths amniotic fluid
Week 15: fetus’s skin is very thin and blood vessels are visible. Your baby is about 70 grams. Hair pattern is developing. Heart is now capable of pumping 25 quarts of blood a day.
Week 16: fetus’s nails are formed. The ears have move to birth position. The limb movements are becoming more coordinated. Your baby is about 85 grams and 16 cms long.

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