Baby's gaining weight almost as fast as you are these days (averaging out to about half a pound a week), which puts the grand total so far at more than four and a half pounds. Still, your baby has plenty of growing up (and out) to do. He or she may grow a full inch this week alone and may come close to doubling in weight by d-day. And with that much baby inside your uterus now, your amniotic fluid level has maxed out (there's no room for more fluid now). Which explains why those pokes and kicks are sometimes extremely uncomfortable: there's less fluid to cushion the blows. Antibodies are also being passed from you to your baby as your little one continues to develope his or her own immunity system. These antibodies will definitely come in handy on the outside and will protect your baby to be from many of those playground germs.
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