The Baby’s Development – Week 20

• Approximate length 10 inches, weight 12 ounces.
• The baby moves around a lot, but the mother just begins to feel faint movements called “quickening” and maybe some hiccups, small spasms, or twitching in the lower abdomen.
• The brain is beginning to grow rapidly during this week.
• If baby is a girl, her uterus has completely formed. If the baby is a boy, his testes will begin to descend.
• The hair on the baby’s head is starting to appear.

Source: Valley Medical Center, Weekly Parenting Email