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How Your Baby Has Grown 12 Weeks


Your baby's development

Skin and hair:
Skin is translucent. Fingers and toes are no longer webbed and nails are beginning to develop.

Muscles:
Developing muscles are linked with the nervous system. The diaphragm has formed.

Bones:
All bones are in place. Bones continue to harden.

Organs:
All major internal organs are formed, but still maturing.

Circulatory system:
This is fully functioning. The heart is pumping blood.

Digestive system:
Fully formed and fuctional.

Endocrine system:
This is starting to manufacture growth hormone and produce alphafetoprotein.

Nervous system:
The brain is now complete but still developing. Messages pass between the spinal cord and muscles.

Renal system:
Kidneys are functioning.

Respiratory system:
Your baby is practising breathing movements.

Ears:
Outer ears have moved from the neck to the side of the head. The outer ear continues to develop but the middle and inner ears are fully formed.

Eyes:
Eyes, although still wide apart, have moved from the sides of the head to the front. Eyelids are fused shut.