Weeks 27 - Birth

Week 27

Your Baby is 37cm and weighs 1kg

Your babys eyelids are created this week and your babys eyes are probably blue, the eyebrows and eyellashes are in place

You can feel your baby move very regularly now probably lasting for a few minutes at a time.

Week 28

Your baby is 35cm and weighs 1150g

The lungs approach maturity. The respiratory movements are now rhythmic and coordinated.

If its a boy, the testis descend to the scrotom

Your voice may wake your baby now, along with your partners so encourage him to talk toyour tummy!

Week 29

Your baby is 36 cm and weighs 1.3kg

Your baby can now distinguish real sounds and voices

Your tierdeness may have returned with earnest, remember to rest

Week 30

Your baby is 37cm and weighs 1.5kg

Your Baby when not playing about is often sitting with its head upwards very
soon it will turn downwards in preparation for the birth. The brain is
developing quickly training the eyes to open and the lungs to breathe

Your mind is probably preoccupied with birth and labour now if you are
concerned speak to a friend who has been through it or visit our forum.

Week 31

Your Baby is 39cm and weighs 1.7kg

The movements you feel now will have changed as there is less space for
your baby to move around. The legs are folded and the knees are crossed
with your babys chin resting on its chest.

You will be enjoying the movements of your baby with greater joy now and
you may be able to see tuny hands and feet pushing against your stomach

Week 32

Your baby is 40.4cm and weighs 1.9kg

The brain continues very rapid development and your baby is starting to get
chubby! A huge amount of calcium is used as the bones grow and reinforce</p>

As your nervous grow try reading up on babycare and finishing off the nursery.

Week 33

Your Baby is 42cm and weighs 2.1kg

Your babys lungs are nearly mature if your baby was born now a short stay in an incubator would be all that was needed.

You are now entering the last phase of your pregnancy and will be feeling
less mobile don't feel guilty about getting plenty of rest you will be
feeling tired simply through carrying all the extra weight.

Week 34

Your baby is 43cm and weighs 2.3kg

Most of your
baby's organs are mature except for the lungs. He trains for breathing
in a frenzy, but as there is no air available, he breathes in the
liquid, thus leading to many bouts of hiccups. Your babys head hair is
growing and it will have a strong reaction to familiar voices.

Talk to your baby and caress your tummy this is reassuring and pleasant for both you and your baby.

Week 35

Your Baby is 45cm and weighs 2.5kg

From now on your baby will be gaining much more weight and most of the protective hairs and tissues start to disappear

You want everything to be spotlessly clean! The windows have never been so clear and the dust mites quiver in the corner.

Week 36

Your baby is 46.5cm and weighs 2.7kg

Your baby takes
in more and more of your antibodies develooping some protection and
will benefit from your earlier vaccinations. The rate of growth is
slowing down.

You will have your hospital bag packed now encourage your partner to do the same so
he has something to amuse you both and to eat.

Week 37

Your Baby is 48cm and weighs 2.9kg

Your
babys fingernails have grown to the tips of the fingers and toes and it
continues to exercise and gain strength in the womb as well as
continuing to practice breathing.All organs except the lungs (which
need a few more days) are mature.

Your Braxton Hicks contractions may be strong now, mostly they wil pass quickly so you will know you aren't in labour.

Week 38

Your Baby is 50cm and weighs 3kg

Your Baby's reflexes are all in coordination now. He can blink the eyes,
turn the head, clench the fists firmly and react directly to sound,
light and darkness. Your baby is ready to enter the world. The adipose
(fatty tissue) deposits under the skin will allow for the regulation of
temperature. The lungs are finally ready to spread out.

Now your baby can arrive at any moment... The waiting is terrible and the
intensity of your emotions means that everything else in the world is
totally irrelevant.