This strategy only makes sense after you are already maxing out your 401(k) (and your spouseâs work retirement plan if applicable). There is a way to indirectly contribute to a Roth IRA. Open up and contribute to a traditional IRA, and then convert it to a Roth IRA after holding the funds for one year.
The baby's heart starts to beat at around 6 weeks. You may be able to hear â and see â your baby's heart beat for the first time when you're about 8 weeks pregnant if you have an early ultrasound exam. Otherwise, you'll probably first hear it with a fetal Doppler at a regular prenatal care visit.
You can hear babyâs heartbeat with a stethoscope! Exciting circulatory developments continue at 12 weeks, when baby-to-beâs bone marrow begins busily producing blood cells. And by 17 weeks, the fetal brain begins to regulate the heartbeat in preparation for supporting baby in the outside world. (Up until this point, the heart has been beating spontaneously.) In three more weeks, by around week 20, you can hear your babyâs heartbeat with a stethoscope. If your doc needs a better listen (and a view), she may recommend that you get a fetal echocardiogram, a special ultrasound that evaluates the fetal heart between 18 and 24 weeks.