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Week 35

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

Size right now

A honeydew melon

46.2 cm / 18.2 in, 2383 g / 5 lb 4 oz

Length
46.2 cm / 18.2 in
Weight
2383 g / 5 lb 4 oz
Trimester
Third
To go
5 weeks

The baby

The brain is growing fast and will keep doing so long after birth. Kidneys are fully developed. The liver can process some waste.

You

Not much room left inside. Movements change from kicks to rolls and pushes, which is expected. Fewer movements is not.

This week

Have the hospital bag finished and by the door from this week
Do a dry run of the drive to the hospital at the time of day you dread

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