Embryo - Sixth Month (24 weeks)


Fine hair grows on the baby's head, eyebrows, and eyelashes now. The baby now weighs around 22 ounces and is around nine inches tall.
 
-Week 25: Startle reflexes are now developing in your baby, and slowly baby is gaining more fat and losing its wrinkly appearance.

-Week 26: Tiny fingernails are developed, and baby continues to practice their swallowing of amniotic fluid to improve their healthy lung development.

-Week 27: Hiccups from your baby can start to be felt now. As the baby's lungs continue to develop, the chance of hiccups increase. Muscle tone has started to develop on your baby as their movements increase.

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