Contents:
- Medical Video: Window on the Womb: 8 to 11 Weeks
- Unique facts about fetal development in the womb
- 1. The fetus has fine hair in the womb
- 2. Bone that grows in the fetus is more than the bones of adults
- 3. The heart of the fetus has been working since one month
- 4. Can cry and laugh
- 5. Can feel the food eaten by the mother
- 6. Open your eyes
- 7. Start dreaming
- 8. Fetus urinates in the womb and then swallows again
- 9. The fetus does not have a kneecap
- 10. Love sweetness
- 11. Can smell
Medical Video: Window on the Womb: 8 to 11 Weeks
The actual gestational age starts from the first day of the last menstruation before pregnancy occurs so that in the first and second weeks, pregnancy has not occurred. Fertilization may occur at week 3 and here are facts about fetal growth and development that you may not know.
Unique facts about fetal development in the womb
1. The fetus has fine hair in the womb
It sounds strange, but it turns out that every fetus has a smooth 'mustache'. Fine hair, also known as lanugo, grows when the fetus is 5 weeks old and will disappear when the fetus enters the 7th or 8th week. Even in some cases, these hairs will carry over until the baby is born, but will disappear within a few days or weeks later .
2. Bone that grows in the fetus is more than the bones of adults
During fetal development in the womb and after birth, babies have at least 300 active bones growing. Whereas in adults, there are only 206 bones in the body.
3. The heart of the fetus has been working since one month
On average it takes about one month after conception to make the heart work in the fetus. The heart of a one-month-old fetus can work like an adult's heart, which regulates blood circulation in the body.
4. Can cry and laugh
Apparently, the baby has been able to cry since the womb. This happened at the 26th week. A study conducted by The Archives of Disease in Childhood proves that the fetus at 26 weeks gestation is seen crying. The recording of an ultrasound video shows that the fetus turns its head, opens its mouth, and expresses it like someone is crying. Then at week 35 there were also a few movements in the face, showing like someone was laughing.
From this study it was concluded that since entering the 26th week of pregnancy, babies have begun to learn to move their facial muscles by doing simple expressions, such as crying and laughing.
5. Can feel the food eaten by the mother
If you eat dinner, the baby you are pregnant can feel the taste of the food you eat, such as the taste of garlic, ginger, and sweetness, which is felt by the baby through the water. The researcher believes that this is good for preparing and developing the 'feelings' that he will later feel at birth later.
6. Open your eyes
Do you know that your baby isn't always 'sleeping'? At the age of 28 weeks, the baby in the womb opens his eyes occasionally, even though he has not been able to see anything. However, he will begin to act with bright light from outside. The researcher stated that very bright light can be seen and enter through the mother's abdomen.
7. Start dreaming
Fetal development in the womb also includes what happens in the subconscious, namely dreams. Dreaming can not only be done when the child is born, the baby who is still in the womb can actually dream. When the pregnancy enters the age of 30 weeks it is known that the fetus has experienced REM sleep (Rapid Eye Movement) which is the stage of sleep occurrence of dreams.
8. Fetus urinates in the womb and then swallows again
To develop and build kidney function in the fetus, from the 16th week, the fetus "swallows" amniotic fluid and then throws it back into amniotic fluid. Even the production of amniotic water is dominated by urine fluid released by the fetus. At least the fetus secretes urine as much as 300 ml / kg of fetus / day body weight. Decreased urine production from the fetus, can cause a decrease in the amount of amniotic fluid. This can result in oligohydramnios (reduced amount of amniotic fluid) which can then cause fetal death of up to 80%.
9. The fetus does not have a kneecap
Kneecap does not grow when the baby is in the womb, but will grow and form after birth, when the baby is six months old.
10. Love sweetness
The fetus can feel various flavors when entering the 15th week of birth. At that time, the baby has also shown that he likes sweetness by swallowing more amniotic water when the sweetness is high, and the fetus does not swallow a lot of water when the taste of the amniotic fluid is bitter.
11. Can smell
The fetus entering the age of 28 weeks, it turns out also can smell unpleasant smell around it.
Such are the facts about the development of the fetus in the womb. Which is the most surprising to you?
