Your Baby is the Size of a ‌Banana

Boy or girl?

Curious about whether that melon-sized belly has a boy or a girl inside? Now's your chance to take a peek!

Though the external genitals in both male and female fetuses still have a way to grow, you'll be able to find out your baby's sex via the second trimester ultrasound, also known as the anatomy scan, usually scheduled for anytime between 18 and 22 weeks.

You'll also get a detailed sneak peek at baby's other major organs and measurements and make sure your little one is developing normally.

This exam, which is much longer than the routine ultrasounds you get at your doctor's office, gives your practitioner a chance to see how things are going in there — and wow, are they going!

If you're carrying a girl, your baby's uterus is fully formed this week and the vaginal canal is starting its development. Your little girl also has primitive eggs in tiny ovaries now, about 7 million of them. By birth, that number will be down to 1 or 2 million.

If your fetus is a boy, the testicles are beginning their descent soon, though they're still in the abdomen waiting for the scrotum to finish growing so they'll have a place to go in a few weeks.

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

Thanks for reading.