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Baby's Development: Week 16: Baby Can Hear Sounds

Baby's Development

Your baby is now the size of a poppy seed (about 0.04 inches). The fertilized egg has implanted in your uterus and is developing into an embryo.

The amniotic sac and placenta are forming, and the neural tube, which will become your baby's brain and spinal cord, is beginning to develop.