Your Baby in week 7
Your Baby in week 7:
Your baby is constantly adapting to life inside the uterus.
By this week, the umbilical cord has formed. It will be your
baby’s connection to you throughout your pregnancy, providing
oxygen and nourishment for your baby and disposing of your
baby's wastes. In addition, your baby's digestive
tract and lungs continue to form.
Are you waiting impatiently to see your
baby's face on his or her birth day? You have
a long way to go until then, but in the meantime,
your baby's face is taking shape. The mouth, nostrils,
ears, and eyes are some of the facial features that become more defined this week.
The arm bud that developed just last week has a
hand on the end of it, which looks like a tiny paddle.
What's going on with You:
Pregnancy causes many changes in your cervix. By this
week you'll have developed a mucous plug, which forms
in the opening of the cervical canal and seals off
the uterus for protection. (Eventually you'll
lose this plug as your cervix dilates in preparation for labor.)
next week 8
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