Your baby's arms, legs and body continue to fill out – and they are finally proportional in size to his head. He weighs about 1.5kg and looks more like a newborn. He measures about 41cm from crown to toe.
You may notice your baby isn't moving around as much. Don't worry, he's just running out of space in your uterus (womb). As long as you can feel him squirming, you'll know he's just fine. Believe it or not, he still has plenty of growing to do. You can expect him to gain at least 900g before birth.
Your baby's organs are continuing to mature and he is passing water from his bladder, which is good practice for the weeing he'll do after he's born. Also the bone marrow has taken over from the liver in producing red blood cells. Soon you can wonder what your baby is wishing for – brain scans have shown that babies have periods of dream sleep from around now.
You've probably gained weight this month, somewhere between 1.3kg and 1.8kg. Gaining 450g a week is quite normal during the last trimester as your baby has a final growth spurt before he arrives in the world.
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