5 weeks of pregnancy from conception

The gestation period is 5 weeks from conception, characterized by active embryonic transformations, which proceed very quickly. He is still very small, however, when performing ultrasound, the doctor unerringly identifies the fetal egg. The size of the fetus's fetus is 5-7 weeks from conception, only 4-7 mm. At the same time its mass does not exceed 3.5 g. Outwardly it looks like a small tube in the form of a hook. In this case, you can already see the head and tail.

What happens to a future baby in 5 weeks from conception?

At this time, the beginnings of handles and legs, eyes, nasal cavity and oral cavity, ear shells gradually begin to appear. The upper respiratory tract begins to form.

In this case, a partial closure of the neural tube is observed. Actually it gives rise to the spine, head, spinal cord and the entire central nervous system of the unborn child.

The first small blood vessels of the baby are formed. Amniotic fluid volume increases. At this point, it reaches 70 ml. At 5 weeks of conception, which corresponds to 7 obstetric weeks, a connection is established between a future mother and a small embryo.

At this time, the sex glands are formed, despite the fact that the sex of the future baby was determined at the time of conception.

Palpitation at 5 weeks from conception is clearly recorded by the ultrasound probe. The number of cuts is large enough and often reaches 200 per minute.

What happens to the body of a pregnant woman?

The level of hCG in 5 weeks from conception reaches the level of 1380-2000 mIU / ml. In this case, because of the growth of the uterus, there is a slight increase in its size. Most often it protrudes from the side where the fetal egg has penetrated into it. There is a kind of asymmetry in ultrasound. Gradually, the shape of the uterus will change, and from the oval to the ball-shaped.