your developing baby

From the moment the sperm and egg meet, things start happening! The tiny cell created at conception contains all the genetic information for every detail of your baby’s life—hair color, eye color, skin tone, height, fingerprint pattern and gender. Within three weeks from conception, your baby’s heart begins beating, and in four weeks the basic structure of the brain and spinal cord has formed.

Visit www.justthefacts.org for more information and great photos of your baby’s growth.