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6.20.2006
growth and development: week 20 "at this point in development, the crown-to-rump length is 5.6 to 6.4 inches. your baby weighs about 9 ounces. the skin covering your baby begins to grow from two layers. these layers are the epidermis, which is on the surface, and the dermis, which is the deeper layer. by this point in your pregnancy, the epidermis is arranged in four layers. one of these layers contains epidermal ridges, which are responsible for surface patterns on fingertips, palms and soles. they are genetically determined. the dermis lies below the epidermis. it forms projections that push upward into the epidermis. each projection contains a small blood vessel (capillary) or a nerve. this deeper layer also contains large amounts of fat. when a baby is born, its skin is covered by a white substance that looks like paste. called vernix, it is secreted by the glands in the skin beginning around 20 weeks of pregnancy. vernix protects your growing baby's skin from amniotic fluid." --your pregnancy week by week
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Benjamin Paul November 14, 2006 12:42 pm 9 pounds, 15 ounces 23 inches At 6 weeks: 12 pounds, 14 ounces 22 inches At 2 months (11 weeks): 14 pounds, 7 ounces 25 inches At 4 months (20 weeks): 16 pounds, 5 ounces 26.5 inches At 6 months (29 weeks): 18 pounds, 1 ounce 27.5 inches At 9 months (42 weeks): 17 pounds, 1 ounce 27.5 inches At 10 months (44 weeks): 17 pounds, 1 ounce At 11 months (48 weeks): 17 pounds, 11 ounces At 12 months: 20 pounds 29.5 inches At 15 months: 19 pounds, 14 ounces 30.5 inches At 18 months: 23 pounds 31.5 inches At 24 months: 27 pounds, 12 ounces 35.25 inches At 36 months: 38 pounds 37.5 inches
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