Trimester 3
Week 29
About the size of
a butternut squash
~38.6 cm~1153 g
Averages only: a scan is the only way to know your baby’s size.
Your baby this week
Bones are fully formed but still soft, absorbing calcium rapidly. Muscles and lungs continue maturing.
What you may feel
Kicks are stronger and can be uncomfortable. Breathlessness increases as the diaphragm is pushed up.
This week, try
Increase calcium and iron intake: both are in high demand this trimester.
Weeks are counted from the first day of your last period, as your care team counts them. Written by The Childhood Journal’s team from standard prenatal references. Not yet reviewed by a clinician: our scientific board is being formed. General information, never an assessment of your pregnancy.