The pregnancy months are really an amazing and interesting tenure in any woman’s lifecycle. This generally lasts for 9 months or around 40 weeks during which the mother truly experiences the joy of being a mother. This article will help you to know the development of baby month by month.

In the first month of pregnancy the formation of brain, spinal cord and nerves takes place. After this, it is the baby’s heart, digestive system and liver which are formed. All this cannot take place unless there is a smooth flow of nutrition from the mother through the umbilical cord.

In the second month the above mentioned major organs continue to develop while some other body parts like legs and arms begins its formation. The baby’s hearts starts showing some signs of pumping blood and beating. The length of the baby starts increasing a few millimetres every day. By the end of this tenure the weight of the baby is around 1 ounce 28 grams.

From 4 – 6 pregnancy months, the basic organs’ formation and other body parts including the facial features becomes more complete. The eyelids, eyebrows, lips, nose, etc. starts appearing. The nervous system of the child starts functioning and the heart beats are also audible now with the help of Doppler. The first movements of the baby can be felt during these months with the development of the muscles. The movements of the baby month by month will increase and become stronger. This indicates a healthy growth and as per the scientists, the baby becomes more and more sensitive and active to sounds outside. This is the basic reason as to why women start to listen classic music and other sounds during this period to sharpen the intelligence of the baby.

The lungs of the baby continue to form and function until the last 3 months. During this period, the sense organs of the baby starts becoming more complete and the lady can feel that the baby is responding to the stimulus frequently. By the last few days, the growth in the child is rapid both length and weight wise. The baby can have 45 – 51 cm in length and about 3.2 kg in weight.

Intense care has to be given to the pregnant woman because the baby’s health and built up will be directly dependent on this. A person can obtain great information on this monthly development of the baby online.

Author's Bio: 

Adams Hall is an experienced journalist and the editor on Women Health topics, but he is a specialist in Pregnancy information write-ups. Adams writes on various matters such as baby month by month, free baby stuff, baby competitions, pregnancy months and etc. He has been appreciated for his quality work by many reputed health magazines.