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Week 32

Your baby is about the size of a jicama. Here is what is happening, what you might feel, and the two or three things worth doing this week.

Size right now

A jicama

42.4 cm / 16.7 in, 1702 g / 3 lb 12 oz

Length
42.4 cm / 16.7 in
Weight
1702 g / 3 lb 12 oz
Trimester
Third
To go
8 weeks

The baby

Most babies have turned head down by now, though there is still time. Lanugo starts to shed.

You

Appointments may move to weekly soon. Swelling in the feet and hands is common.

This week

Wash and put away the newborn clothes, the detergent matters more than the brand
Finish the nursery, the energy for it drops off sharply after week 36

Worth ordering now

Not because week 32 is a deadline, but because these are the things that go wrong when they arrive late.

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