Baby's progress in the womb at Five Months.

You may begin to feel your baby move, since he or she is developing muscles and exercising them.  This first movement is called quickening.  Hair begins to grow on baby's head, and baby's shoulders, back and temples are covered by a soft fine hair called lanugo.  The hair protects your baby and is usually shed at the end of your baby's first week of life.  Your baby's skin is covered with a whitish coating called vernix caseosa.  This "cheesy" substance is thought to protect baby's skin from the long exposure to the amniotic fluid.

By the end of the fifth month, your baby is about 10 inches long and weighs from one-half to one pound.  Please continue to pray for your baby and her mother.