Pregnancy Month 5
At this stage, you may begin to feel your baby moving around. Your baby is developing muscles and exercising them. This first movement is called quickening and can feel like a flutter.
Hair begins to grow on baby’s head. Your baby’s shoulders, back and temples are covered by a soft fine hair called lanugo. This hair protects your baby and is usually shed at the end of the baby’s first week of life.
The baby’s skin is covered with a whitish coating called vernix caseosa. This “cheesy” substance is thought to protect your baby’s skin from the long exposure to the amniotic fluid. This coating is shed just before birth.
By the end of the fifth month, your baby is about 25cm long and weighs from 120 to 450grams.
