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February 06, 2009 – My baby is due! 20 in (50 cm)
Play movieReady for Birth
   — Thighs are about three inches long (about 7½ cm).
   — The heart beats 54 million times before birth.
   — Time to be born!
   — Air breathing begins.
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January 30, 2009 – My baby is 37 weeks old.  I am 39 weeks pregnant (since LMP). 20 in (50 cm)
Play movieFetal Respiratory Rate
   — Breathing motions occur about 70% of the time.
   — Baby's foot is now about three inches long (about 7½ cm).
   — Baby sometimes drinks 450cc (or 15 oz) of amniotic fluid each day.
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January 23, 2009 – My baby is 36 weeks old.  I am 38 weeks pregnant (since LMP). 19 in (49 cm)
Play movieExposure to Loud Noise
   — The number of heartbeats since conception is now greater than 50 million!
   — The belly is finally as big around as the head.
   — The brain weighs about 300 grams (a little less than ¾ pound).
   — Baby weighs about 3,000 grams (about 6 pounds, 10 ounces).
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January 16, 2009 – My baby is 35 weeks old.  I am 37 weeks pregnant (since LMP). 19 in (48 cm)
Play movieFirm Hand Grasp
   — The baby has a firm hand grasp.
   — Amniotic fluid volume peaks.
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January 09, 2009 – My baby is 34 weeks old.  I am 36 weeks pregnant (since LMP). 18 in (47 cm)
Play movieFlavor Preferences
   — Baby's feet are now 15 times their length at the age of 8 weeks.
   — Steady weight gain is a hallmark of the last weeks of pregnancy.
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January 02, 2009 – My baby is 33 weeks old.  I am 35 weeks pregnant (since LMP). 18 in (46 cm)
Play movieAlveoli Formation
   — Baby weighs about 2,500 grams (about 5½ pounds).
   — What the baby hears during these last weeks of pregnancy, he or she may prefer later (e.g. Mom's voice).
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