Fetal Development Month by Month: Month 3

Fetal developments in the third month will take a turn. This month your baby's sex organs will become clear! As your circulatory system continues to develop, you can now hear his or her heartbeat with an instrument called a fetal doppler. Your baby now has the ability to sleep, awaken, and breathe in amniotic fluid. Totaling a full two inches, your baby's head will account for half its body size while the shape of his body becomes a more recognizable, human form.

You may start to gain a little weight after your appetite returns this month, but you won't look pregnant quite yet. Taking the place of early pregnancy symptoms will be new ones, including indigestion, bloating, and gas, which can all be attributed to the progesterone your body is producing. To help relieve some of the discomfort, eat smaller meals instead of larger ones.

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