The number of fetal ultrasound pictures which you get through your pregnancy is usually only 2 or 3, depending on whether there are any complications or cause for concern.
It is common to have a photograph of your baby at 20 weeks gestational age, and this is when even the untrained eye can generally make out the different features and body parts.
If you have fetal ultrasound pictures of every month of your pregnancy, you will clearly see the development and growth of your child.
In the first month of pregnancy you are not really pregnant; it is just the period of time before ovulation.
You may begin to have the feelings of pregnancy during this time, and at the end of the fourth week the baby will measure only 0.
1 - 0.
2 mm, tiny but visible to a professional.
By month two your baby's heart will start to beat and it becomes an embryo.
It can be difficult to ascertain which way up your baby is in fetal ultrasound pictures, and it should measure around 8 - 11 mm.
During month three your baby will be moving although you won't be able to feel it just yet.
The baby is now entering the foetal period and will have large open eyes, the head is about half the size of the total body and the measurement is around 90mm long.
By the fourth month your baby will measure around 16 cms and weight 85g.
It may be possible to detect the gender of your baby on fetal ultrasound pictures, but to be really accurate you'll need to wait a little longer.
By the next month the fingers and toes are forming and it is probable (but not guaranteed) to be able to determine the gender of your baby.
You may be able to feel some movement of the baby which will now measure around 25cms, and loud noises may make him/her jump.
The ultrasound pictures are definitely getting more 'baby-like' by now.
By month six your baby will even be developing eye-brows, and though it is still very early, a few babies which have been born in the sixth month have been able to survive even though the baby will probably still only weigh about 600 grams.
By 28 weeks your baby will not be able to move so freely as he/she will now measure around 35 cms and it will be getting a bit crowded.
Babies generally start to turn head down about now, ready for the birth, and have a very good survival rate if born after 28 weeks.
By the eighth month your baby is ready to be born, and any ultrasound pictures will clearly show tiny fingers and toes, even the finger nails are fully formed.
Some babies may have a full head of hair, some will be completely bald, but both is quite normal.
By the ninth month your baby is ready to meet the outside world.
It is quite normal to deliver two weeks at either side of your due date and baby will let you know when the time is right.
Good luck and happy parenting.