Your baby is the size of a Sesame Seed
0.2 cm
Length
0.6 g
Weight
This week at a glance
❤️HeartbeatHeart tube is forming but not yet beating
🧠Major developmentNeural tube and early heart structures form
Your baby is now an embryo with a defined head and tail end. The neural tube — which becomes the brain and spinal cord — is forming, and the earliest heart and circulatory structures are developing.
Nutrition
Folic acidIronVitamin B6Vitamin D
Spinach and kale · Fortified whole-grain cereal · Bananas · Lean poultry · Lentils
Tips
Do
- Keep taking folic acid for neural tube development
- Eat small frequent meals to ease nausea
- Stay hydrated
Avoid
- Alcohol
- Smoking
- Raw fish and undercooked meat