Fetus
Everyone starts out small – very small! Learn about our miraculous journey from the microscopic world, and how we become who we are.
Fun gift idea for expectant parents. Great educational tool to teach about pregnancy and reproduction.
Squeeze the tummy of our fetus and see and hear its glowing little heart beat!
Product Details
Additional Information
| Sizes | Giantmicrobes are based on actual microbes, cells, organisms and other critters, only 1,000,000 times actual size! Gigantic (GG) 16-24" XL (XL) 10-15" Original (PD) 5-8" Keychain (KC) 2-4" with clip |
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| Materials | Plush from all new materials. Stuffed with polyester fiber fill. Surface washable: sponge with water & soap, air dry. |
| Packaging | Each plush microbe includes a printed card with fun, educational and fascinating facts about the actual microbe or cell. |
| Safety | Every product meets or exceeds U.S. and European standards for safety. For ages 3 and up. |
All about Fetus
FACTS: Everybody starts out small – very small! A human egg cell is only about the size of the period at the end of this sentence. But if the egg is fortunate enough to become fertilized, an amazing and magical journey from the microscopic world to the world that we know begins.
In the first few days, the fertilized egg, or zygote, travels down the mother’s fallopian tube dividing many times. It soon becomes a raspberry-shaped morula and then a hollow blastocyst. After about a week, the embryo is implanted in the uterus where its mother can help it to survive.
During the third week, the embryonic cells begin to differentiate into the specialized cells of which we are all made – and growth proceeds rapidly.
About five weeks after conception, the heart begins to beat.
By the sixth week, facial features are beginning to appear, and arms and legs are just beginning to stretch out.
By the eighth week, fingers and toes are starting to form, and a few weeks later the eyes are made.
By week ten, the fetus is growing fast, but still only 1 to 2 inches long.
Over the next few weeks, all the major organs begin to function – and pretty soon, the mother can feel something fluttering inside her! (This is called the “quickening.”)
And finally after 40 weeks... Happy Birthday!