If an egg is fertilized, before a women even misses her menstrual period, this is what occurs in a normal pregnancy:
2 weeks/Conception Day
The fertilized egg contains the blueprint of every detail of human development: hair color, eye color, gender, height and even skin tone!
4 weeks
The heart is beating
5 weeks
Arms, legs and eyes can be seen
6 weeks
First brain waves can be detected
9 weeks
The body is nearly complete
12 weeks
With special tests, the doctor may be able to tell you the sex of the baby
13 weeks
The fetus can now experience pain
16 weeks
The fetus can kick, swallow and sleep
24 weeks
If the baby was born, with special care, it would survive
34 weeks
The eyes are wide open and the head is covered in hair
40 weeks
The baby is head down in the mother's pelvis and awaiting birth
*This is not intended for a complete representation
