Have you ever wondered what happens to you and baby in Week 12 of pregnancy?

To read week 11, please click here.

Here is a detailed list of Week 12 pregnancy facts:

• A skeleton of cartilage is forming.
• The gallbladder secretes bile from the fetus.
• The lungs are completely formed.
• The thyroid gland and pancreas are now complete.
• If the forehead is touched, the fetus will turn its head away.
• The liver is functioning to make blood cells.
• This organ accounts for about 10 percent of the entire weight of the fetus.
• The baby is now five centimeters long.
• The baby has developed sexual organs that will later show whether it is male or female.
• The baby’s heartbeat is now beating at between 110 and 160 beats per minute.
• Now, your baby can suck its thumb. A quarter of pregnancy weight is now gained between week 12 and week 20.

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