Your Baby is the Size of a Apple

Baby is looking more like a baby

With each passing week, your fetus is also looking more and more like the baby you're picturing in your dreams.

By now, the ears are positioned properly on the sides of the head — they used to be in the neck — and the eyes are moving from the side of the head to the front of the face, where they'll soon meet your loving gaze.

Baby is practicing for the outside world

So what keeps your baby busy all day? Mostly, your fetus is in rehearsals — practice, practice, practicing and getting ready for that big debut.

Babies work on breathing, sucking, and swallowing motions so that when they leave your comfy womb and move into your comfy house, they'll have the skills necessary to survive.

Your fetus is also holding daily aerobics classes — kicking, curling toes, and moving those little arms and legs — but because he only weighs a couple of ounces, you won't feel the fetal movements going on inside your abdominal gym.

Baby's heartbeat can be heard!

This is the week when your practitioner can take out the Doppler at your prenatal appointment and let you hear your baby's heartbeat. And there's really no sweeter sound than that!

The Mutlu Anne app is with you every step of the way on your pregnancy journey.

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Remember that the only accurate, safe Doppler devices are the ones your doctor uses. Don't be tempted to try one of the at-home Dopplers. Not only do they provide mixed results in terms of how reliable they are, but they can unnecessarily add to your stress and worry.