FIRST TRIMESTER
Thank you for taking the survey. Here are some of the amazing things happening in the first trimester. Please check out the development in the other stages of development as well. You will likely find some surprises!
Eleven years ago while administering an anesthetic for ruptured ectopic pregnancy (at two months gestation) I was handed what I believe was the smallest living human being ever seen.
Ten weeks after conception, babies are already growing their fingernails!
Hiccups can be seen in sonograms as early as the first trimester!
Did you know some personality traits are determined at conception? Check this out!
As early as eight weeks old, a fetus can already experience pain.
Thumb Sucking
Tiny little fetuses are prone to sucking their thumbs. Perhaps it’s because the mouth is so sensitive to touch early on! Thumb sucking is something cute babies do in the womb.
A FLASH OF LIGHT! A flash of light appeared when you were conceived! In fact, a flash of light appears when every human life is formed. Have you ever heard of that? Come watch this video.
The Heart At Two Weeks
A little one’s heart is pumping blood within two to three weeks of conception.
Did you know the Mayo Clinic has stated that by all standards of science, life begins at conception? Read their exact statement here.
Brain Functioning
Brainwaves are detected in the womb by 6 weeks.
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Harvard professors have come out saying science should be backed up by laws. Have you read that before? Check out Professor Micheline Matthews-Roth’s statement.
Eww!
At 11 weeks after conception, the fetus begins to make urine and release it into the amniotic sac. Yes, the fetus swallows the amniotic fluid and then urinates it back into the amniotic sac, making amniotic fluid!
A flash of light appeared when you were conceived! In fact, a flash of light appears during each conception. Have you ever heard of that? Come watch this video.