Week by week / Third trimester
Week 38
Your baby is about the size of a leek. Here is what is happening, what you might feel, and the two or three things worth doing this week.
Size right now
A leek
49.8 cm / 19.6 in, 3083 g / 6 lb 13 oz
- Length
- 49.8 cm / 19.6 in
- Weight
- 3083 g / 6 lb 13 oz
- Trimester
- Third
- To go
- 2 weeks
The baby
The head may be engaged in the pelvis. Meconium, the first stool, is collecting in the bowel.
You
Everything aches. Sleep is fragmented. This is the hardest stretch and it is nearly over.
This week
Rest as much as you can, seriously
Have the contraction timer open on your phone so you are not searching for it at 3am
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