Week by week / Third trimester
Week 34
Your baby is about the size of a cantaloupe. Here is what is happening, what you might feel, and the two or three things worth doing this week.
Size right now
A cantaloupe
45 cm / 17.7 in, 2146 g / 4 lb 12 oz
- Length
- 45 cm / 17.7 in
- Weight
- 2146 g / 4 lb 12 oz
- Trimester
- Third
- To go
- 6 weeks
The baby
Fingernails reach the fingertips. If born now, the baby would very likely be fine with a short spell of support.
You
The baby may drop into the pelvis, which relieves the ribs and puts pressure everywhere else.
This week
Worth ordering now
Not because week 34 is a deadline, but because these are the things that go wrong when they arrive late.
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