Key facts about your baby
- Your baby is now around the size of a squash at about 40cm (16 inches) long and weighing in about 1.5-1.7kg
- If your baby is born this week, he/she go on to have very healthy, normal lives.
- Your baby is continuing to add layers of fat beneath her skin as he/she is getting ready for the outside world.
- The bones of your baby’s little body are now mostly hardened. His/her skull, however, will be less hard in order to make delivery easier.
What’s happening with you
- The top of your uterus is now about 13cm (5 inches) higher than your navel.
- Heartburn and constipation could persist and you could experience leakage.
- If you notice high blood pressure, swelling of the hands and face, weight gain that is rapid and abnormal, and protein in the urine. These could be symptoms of pre-eclampsia. Contact your doctor immediately
- Braxton Hicks could be getting more frequent now and may continue at this rate till labour begins.
