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What's it like for the pre-born baby during the 3rd month?
At 9 to 10 weeks, he squints, swallows, moves his tongue, and if you stroke his palm, will make a tight fist.
By 9 weeks he will "bend his fingers round an object in the palm of his hand." Valman & Pearson, "What the Fetus Feels," British Med. Jour., Jan. 26, 1980
When does he start to breathe?
"By 11 to 12 weeks (3 months), he is breathing fluid steadily and continues so until birth. At birth, he will breathe air. He does not drown by breathing fluid with-in his mother, because he obtains his oxygen from his umbilical cord. This breathing develops the organs of respiration." "Life Before Birth," Life Magazine, Apr. 30, 1965, p. 13When does the baby's heart begin to beat? Does he develop fingernails early? What about eyelashes? Can he cry inside? Does he hear conversations 12 feet away from his mom? You can learn the answers here
* Photo shows the feet of a 10-week old pre-born baby
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