19 Weeks Pregnant/Week by Week Pregnancy Symptoms
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Ongoing, First published Jan 23, 2020
Do you want to know about 19 weeks of pregnancy and its growth and development? Click here to learn more about your child's development and growth. At week 19 you may experience rapid weight gain. learn all about your 19 weeks of pregnancy development. See how your baby is developing and your body is transforming week by week.

Your baby is now about 15cm and weighs around 200-230 grams and is now covered with a waxy substance called vernix caseosa, which helps prevent delicate skin from becoming chapped or scratched. Premature babies may still be covered in this cheesy coating at delivery.

Your baby's brain is developing millions of motor neurons, which are nerves that connect the muscles to the brain. As a result, your baby is now able to make conscious muscle movements such as sucking his or her thumb.

Milk teeth have formed under his gums and he is starting to have similar awake and sleeping patterns to a newborn. If you go for an ultrasound the technician may be able to determine the gender.

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