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I love comparing the size of a growing fetus to fruit. At 11 weeks, my baby apparantly... got puffy at conception. Later this week, I'll be having the first of a series of maternity shots taken...
Your fetus is forming teeth and vocal cords... savor this, their non-functional phase. Baby.../
How far along? 13 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 8 lbs.
Maternity clothes? Of course...
Your adorable little fetus is busy with thumb sucking, toe wiggling, and (not so cute but equally... to the second trimester! This week's big developments: Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee...
Your fetus currently enjoys a 1:1 ratio between body and head, and has skin so transparent that blood vessels show right through. But, fingers and toes are no longer webbed, and hair follicles, tooth...
might have scoffed, but a new study shows that after 30 weeks, the fetus may actually have memories of the rockin...” them. According to ABC News:
The study found that by 30 weeks of age, a fetus could “remember” a sound for 10... 
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