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Note:
The length,
weight and size mentioned
below are only a guideline,
as these vary from baby to
baby and from one pregnancy
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Your baby now weighs about 12 oz (350g) and is over
7 inches long (19cm). Baby continues to grow, eyelids
and eyebrows are developed, and nails are also visible.
The amniotic fluid is replenished on a daily basis;
in fact about a third of the fluid is exchanged every
hour. Your baby swallows the fluid and some of this
fluid is absorbed back into your body via the umbilical
cord and placenta. The rest is simply urinated back
into the amniotic fluid. Baby uses its 'bathwater'
as its drinking water. While some of its nutrients
are provided by the amniotic fluid, bulk of the nutrients
comes from the placenta.
