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9Chorionic villi form more branches as the placenta continues to develop 10The baby's head folds forwards over the body Taking huge developmental strides as of now, your baby is the size of the pea and soon will you will be able to hear his or her heartbeat on vaginal ultrasound with almost 160 beats per minute – double the speed of your heartbeat The fetal crownrump length (CRL) is defined as the longest length of the fetus excluding the limbs and yolk sac It is the measurement between the top of the head to the area above where the legs begin The fetal crownrump length is taken via ultrasound usually up to the 14th week of the pregnancy This chart shows approximate crownrumpWeek 4 Scan Gestational Sac size = 3 to 6mm The gestational sac first appears at about 4 weeks gestational age, and grows at a rate of about 1 mm a day through the 9th week of pregnancy It initially appears as a round, anechoic structure In experienced hands, it may be detected as early as 30 days gestation by...