Week 33 pineapple
Over the next four weeks your baby will put on another half pound per week. This rapid weight gain will slow by next month.
Over the next four weeks your baby will put on another half pound per week. This rapid weight gain will slow by next month.
The skeleton is also hardening although the bones in his skull will not fuse together completely, but will overlap allowing for continued growth all the way up until early adulthood.
Week 34 cantaloupe
The waxy protective coating, vernix, is becoming much thicker this week as the lanugo continues to shed and may be almost completely gone by now.
The waxy protective coating, vernix, is becoming much thicker this week as the lanugo continues to shed and may be almost completely gone by now.
Inside your baby, the lungs are continuing to mature in preparation for breathing in the outside world.
Week 35 honeydew melon
At this point, all of your baby's major organs should be nearly complete. Your baby's kidneys are completely developed and his liver is functional and capable of processing waste products.
At this point, all of your baby's major organs should be nearly complete. Your baby's kidneys are completely developed and his liver is functional and capable of processing waste products.
Week 36 Crenshaw melon
Your baby is still gaining weight and becoming rounder in appearance. By the end of this week your baby will be considered full term.
Your baby is still gaining weight and becoming rounder in appearance. By the end of this week your baby will be considered full term.
The presention of your baby is likely head-down. For babies that are not, your practitioner may recommend an external cephalic version, a technique to manually manipulate your baby into the head-down position.
Week 37 Swiss chard
This week your baby is now considered full term. That means all of your baby's organs should be fully developed and prepared for the outside world.
This week your baby is now considered full term. That means all of your baby's organs should be fully developed and prepared for the outside world.
If you're having a boy it's likely he'll weigh more at birth than a girl of the same gestation age.
Week 38 leek
Although your baby is full term with fully functioning organs, his brain and nervous system will continue to develop well into childhood and his teen years.
Although your baby is full term with fully functioning organs, his brain and nervous system will continue to develop well into childhood and his teen years.
You may be wondering what your baby will look like. Many parents are often surprised by the hair or eye color of their baby at birth, but note these characteristics may change as they grow older.
Week 39 mini watermelon
As your baby prepares to join the outside world, he's continuing to build a layer of fat and slough off the outer layers of his skin. The vernix and lanugo are nearly completely gone although you may see some traces of it after birth.
As your baby prepares to join the outside world, he's continuing to build a layer of fat and slough off the outer layers of his skin. The vernix and lanugo are nearly completely gone although you may see some traces of it after birth.
Your placenta is also still hard at work providing critical antibodies to help protect your baby from infections in the outside world. Although, if you choose to breastfeed, your baby will get many of his needed antibodies from your breast milk.
Week 40 small pumpkin
It's officially your due date! It's not uncommon for this date to come and pass as approximately only 5% of women deliver on time. Contact your practitioner if you have any concerns.
It's officially your due date! It's not uncommon for this date to come and pass as approximately only 5% of women deliver on time. Contact your practitioner if you have any concerns.
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