THIRD TRIMESTER
Thank you for taking the survey. Here are some of the amazing things happening in the third trimester. Please check out the development in the other stages of development as well. You will likely find some surprises!
In the third trimester, a fetus will track patterns of light shaped like faces and show less interest in other patterns. We all know newborns are attracted to faces, but studies show this preference begins in the womb!
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Newborns remember sounds, songs, and nursery rhymes sung to them before birth. Who knows what else they remember?!
It's not just sounds babies get accustomed to in the womb.... Did you know preferences for food start before they're born too?
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Old wives tales say the more heartburn, the more hair on your baby's head. We don’t know if that’s true, but we do know babies can have lots of hair by the third trimester!
Share Now!When do babies begin to learn?
“…Some of the most important learning we ever do happens before we’re born, while we’re still in the womb.” Annie Murphy Paul, author of Origins.
Check out this fascinating TED Talk video about the amazing things the fetus is learning before birth.
Dragon Breath
Fetuses practice breathing in the third trimester by inhaling and exhaling amniotic fluid!
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.
Babies Respond to Music
A fetus in the third trimester will track a face-like pattern of light, while showing less interest in other patterns.
Fetuses often respond to familiar voices with movement. How do they respond to music? Watch this Discovery experiment to find out.
