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Week-by-Week Fetal Development Week 40 This could well be the last and final few days or week of pregnancy. Enjoy it while it lasts. If this is a subsequent pregnancy, it is quite possible that 'lightening' will take place anytime now. Your baby's skin will be extremely soft and smooth, as most of the lanugo will have disappeared. But the greasy cheesy looking substance called 'vernix' will still cover his skin. By the time your child is born he will probably measure twenty inches or 51cm. and weigh about seven and a half pounds or 3.4kg. But this is not a hard and fast rule. Just in case your baby is not born within these seven days, relax. He could make his appearance anytime within the next two weeks. Do not expect your baby to be ready to pose for a television commercial as soon as he is born. He will look quite a sight, as he is wet and slippery, covered in vernix and traces of your blood. Let the nurse give him a wash as soon as he bonds with you and then you can enjoy your brand new baby. Congratulations, once again. To add your views on this article or read others comments Click Here
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