At 22 weeks pregnant, the baby is about 11 inches tall and weighs around 15 ounces. The baby can now hear sounds from inside the womb, and their brain and nerve endings are fully developed, allowing them to feel touch. Important developments this week include the baby's lips, eyes, and teeth becoming more distinct, as well as internal organs like the pancreas continuing to mature.

1. 22 Weeks Pregnant: Baby Responds to Sound

2. Your babies can respond to sound, so this is the
best time to talk and sing to them.

3. Height of your baby is 10.94 inches and weighs
15.17 ounces.

4. Your baby’s brain and nerve endings are fully
formed and so he or she begins to discover
sense of touch.

5. And hence baby’s somersaults may be its way of
registering different sensations.

6. The lips turned out to be more distinct. External
eyes are fully figured while irises still lack color.

7. Teeth are starting to show up below the gum
line.

8. Your little one’s developed cochlear membranes
in the ears are tuned up to hear and process
sounds from your body.

9. Your baby can hear you breathing, the blood
flow and your heart beats.

10. If it’s a baby girl her vagina is fully formed now.
And for baby boy his testes have begun their
descent from the pelvis to the scrotum.

11. Your little one’s pancreas continue to grow and
get ready to produce final hormones.

12. The baby’s skin may appear wrinkled at this
point.

13. As the baby grows, the womb becomes a lesser
space, so baby’s movements are restricted.

14. The most highlighted development in pregnant
mothers during this week is the production of
Colostrum.

15. Learn about your health, fetal development and
more at ConsumerHealthDigest.com for every week
of your pregnancy.