8th week of pregnancy: what happens to the baby and mom - Lifehacker

What does your child look like?

Size the embryo resembles a raspberry, its length is 16 mm. Limbs continue to form in him, joints appear in them. But the upper body and arms are still growing faster. Tiny fingers are already visible on the hands.

On the legs it is still impossible to distinguish between the thighs and lower legs, but there are already feet, similar to flippers.

The trunk at this time begins to straighten, and neck - bend a little. All parts of the tiny nose grow together, the upper lip appears.

Pigment appears in the eyes, which determines the color of the iris.

Elena Berezovskaya

Obstetrician-gynecologist, researcher, author of books.

Many people believe that all babies are born with blue eyes. In fact, the color of the iris depends on the genes that the child receives from the mother and father. But the eyes can darken over time. Because in the light in the iris, a special pigment begins to be produced - melanin. This usually happens in children who were born with lighter eyes. Children with dark irises will not react.

The internal organs are actively developing, but the belly of the embryo is small, so the intestine protrudes into the umbilical cord, which gradually lengthens. Only in a month will it take its place in the abdominal cavity.

If the embryo has a female set of chromosomes, then on the 8th week the rudiments of the uterus and ovaries are already formed. In boys, the reproductive organs develop later.