Week 7

My Baby's Development

Your baby is constantly adapting to life inside the uterus. The umbilical cord has formed by this week. It will become your baby’s connection to you throughout your pregnancy, providing oxygen and nourishment for your baby and disposing of your baby's wastes. In addition, your baby's digestive tract and lungs will continue to form.

Parents are waiting impatiently to see their baby's face on his or her birth day? You have a long way to go until then. But in the meantime, your baby's face is taking shape. The mouth, nostrils, ears and eyes are some of the facial features. They will become more defined by this week. The arm bud that developed just last week has a hand on the end of it, which looks like a tiny paddle.

My Body

Pregnancy causes many changes in your cervix. By this week your body have developed a mucous plug, which forms in the opening of the cervical canal and seals off the uterus for protection. Eventually you'll lose this plug as your cervix dilates in preparation for labor.