Unborn baby development gallery week by week
Week 8
You and your pregnancy
Feeling sleepy? This is the stage when fatigue often sets in – if it hasn’t already. Put your feet up as your body is doing a lot of hard work. Your baby is developing at a rapid rate. Now looking more and more human like, all of your baby’s vital organs are starting to form. The heart is beating fast too – you’ll see it on a scan if you have one. Check out your pregnancy calendar to find out more about your pregnancy this week.
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