Estimate your baby’s delivery date

The calculator on this page can help you work out when you might expect your baby to arrive.

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Your developing baby

Learn more about how your baby is growing and developing
Weeks of Pregnancy Fetal Development
Weeks 1-8
  • Placenta begins to form.
  • The brain and spinal cord begin to form.
  • The tissues that will form the heart begin to beat. The heartbeat can be detected with ultrasound at around 6 weeks of pregnancy.
  • Buds for limbs, with paddle-like hands and feet, appear.
  • The eyes, ears and nose begin to develop. Eyelids form but remain closed.
  • The genitals begin to develop.
  • By the end of the eighth week, all major organs and body systems have begun to develop.
Weeks 9-12
  • Buds for future teeth appear.
  • Fingers and toes start to form. Soft nails begin to form.
  • Bones and muscles begin to grow.
  • The intestines begin to form.
  • The backbone is soft and can flex.
  • The skin is thin and transparent.
  • The hands are more developed than the feet.
  • The arms are longer than the legs.
Weeks 13-16
  • Arms and legs can flex.
  • External sex organs are formed.
  • The outer ear begins to develop.
  • The fetus can swallow and hear.
  • The neck is formed.
  • Kidneys are functioning and begin to produce urine.
Weeks 17-20
  • The sucking reflex develops. If the hand floats to the mouth, the baby may suck their thumb.
  • The skin is wrinkled, and the body is covered with a waxy coating (vernix) and fine hair (lanugo).
  • The baby is more active. You may be able to feel your baby move.
  • The baby sleeps and wakes regularly.
  • Nails grow to the tips of the fingers.
  • The gallbladder begins producing bile, which is needed to digest nutrients.
  • In females, the eggs have formed in the ovaries. In males, the testes have begun to descend.
  • It may be possible to tell the sex of the fetus on an ultrasound exam.
Weeks 21-24
  • The baby may hiccup.
  • The brain is rapidly developing.
  • Tear ducts are developing.
  • Finger and toe prints can be seen.
  • The lungs are fully formed but not yet ready to function outside of the uterus.
Weeks 25-28
  • The eyes can open and close and sense changes in light.
  • The baby kicks and stretches.
  • The baby can make grasping motions and responds to sound.
  • Lung cells begin to make a substance that will enable breathing.
Weeks 29-32
  • With its major development finished, the baby gains weight very quickly.
  • Bones harden, but the skull remains soft and flexible for delivery.
  • The different regions of the brain continue to form.
  • Hair on the head starts to grow and the fine hair (lanugo) begins to disappear.
Weeks 33-36
  • The baby usually turns into a head-down position for birth.
  • The brain continues to develop.
  • The skin is less wrinkled.
  • The lungs are maturing and getting ready to work outside of the uterus.
  • Sleeping patterns develop.
Weeks 37-40
  • The baby drops lower into the pelvis.
  • More fat accumulates, especially around the elbows, knees and shoulders.
  • The baby gains about half a pound per week during this last month of pregnancy.