In the fifth month of pregnancy, the fetus looks like a baby, with fine hairs on the head, eyebrows and eyelashes, and the fetal length like fluff covers the whole body; Body length 20~30 cm, weight 250~300 grams; Obtain a suitable position in the uterus; If you put your ear close to your mother's abdomen, you can hear the heartbeat of the fetus; At this point, the fetus is covered with a layer of greasy white material. This substance, called fetal sebum, can protect the skin of the fetus soaked in amniotic fluid for a long time and reduce the resistance of the baby to pass through the birth canal during delivery. The fetus swallows more frequently, which is good for his digestive system. He is also making meconium, a black sticky substance composed of dead cells, digestive secretions and swallowed amniotic fluid. This meconium will accumulate in his intestines and become the "fruit" on the baby's first diaper after birth (
The last week of the fifth month. The fetus is about 19cm in size and weighs about 350 grams.
At the end of the fifth month of pregnancy, the fetal size is about 17.5-22.5 cm, and the fetal weight is close to 0.5 kg. At the end of this month, the baby's ears are well developed and can begin to distinguish sounds. So mothers can tell stories to their babies or listen to some children's songs for early education. This month, the baby, like us adults, has a regular sleep and waking period. Will make faces. If it is a male baby, then the baby's testicles have begun to descend from the abdominal cavity to the scrotum. If it is a female baby, then her vagina, uterus and fallopian tubes are all in place.