The Baby’s Development – Week 26

• Approximate length 14 inches, weight 2 to 2.5 pounds.
Babies will kick most frequently in the seventh month, usually at night and early morning.
His eyelids have opened.
His lungs are capable of breathing in air. The alveoli begin secreting “surfactant,” which keeps them from collapsing.
At this point, he is only taking in small breaths of fluid in the womb, but he could survive and breathe outside the womb with medical assistance.

Source: Valley Medical Center, Weekly Parenting Email