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Baby’s lower limbs are now well-developed

At 6 weeks of pregnancy, your baby has webbing between their fingers and toes. During the next few weeks, the webbing will disappear and the fingers and toes will grow longer and less stubby. By 12 weeks, your baby will have their own unique fingerprint and can start to curl their fingers and toes. During...

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Your baby is now 6cm in length and fully formed

Your baby is about 6cm long – about the size of a plum – and weighs about 18g. The fetus has almost doubled in size in the past 4 weeks and is now fully formed, with all of the organs, muscles, limbs and bones in place. At this point, your baby fills your whole uterus....

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You might feel some pregnancy symptoms at four weeks

Congratulations if you’ve just found out you are pregnant! You may have discovered this after having missed your period. At four weeks pregnant, a home pregnancy test could show a positive result if it detects the pregnancy hormone hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin), which is present in your urine about 10 days after conception. Whether you’re...