Originally Posted by Jerthunter
On a side note, those facts haven't done anything to help sober me up.... Maybe I should try something else?
1st TRIMESTER
@ 18 days:
***Eyes start to develop. (2)
@ 20 days:
***Foundations of brain, spinal cord and nervous system are laid. (2)
@ 24 days:
***Heart begins to beat. (2)
@ 28 days:
***Muscles are developing along the future spine. Arms and legs are budding. (2)
@ 30 days:
***Brain has human proportions. (2)
@ 35 days:
***Pituitary gland in brain is forming. Mouth, ears and nose are taking shape. (2)
@ 6-7 weeks:
***Brain coordinates movement of muscles and organs. Reflex responses have begun. (2)
***Brain waves detected. (2,3,4)
@ 8 weeks:
***“…the neuro-anatomic structures are present…. [a] a sensory nerve to feel the pain and send a message to the thalamus… and [c] motor nerves that send a message to that area… The pain impulse goes to the thalamus. It sends a signal down the motor nerves to pull away from the hurt.” (5)
***Sticking the fetus in the palm of the hand with a sharp object causes him to open his mouth and pull his hand away. (5)
***Lip tactile response may be evoked (2,5)
***Spontaneous movements have begun. (2,3,6)
***Taste buds are forming. (2)
***Steady heartbeat heard with an ultrasound stethoscope. (7)
@ 9 weeks:
***Eyelids are sensitive to touch. (2)
***Child will bend fingers around an object placed in the palm. (2,7)
***Thumb sucking occurs. (2,8)
@ 10 weeks:
***Body is sensitive to touch. Child squints, swallows, puckers up brow and frowns. (2,4)
***More body movement observed, such as jumping. (8)
@ 11 weeks:
***Face and the upper and lower extremities are sensitive to touch. (5)
***Makes some facial expressions, such as smiling. (2)
***Makes a fist. (4)
@ 12 weeks:
***Squinting is observed. (7)
***Draws knees up to the chest. Kicking begins. (2,9)
***Arms wiggle and head moves. (9)
***Leaps about in uterus. (6)
I would post pics of before and after but they would get deleted and i wouldnt want children to see it either.
