Baby's Size This Week
Baby Status
Listen to Your Baby's Heartbeat
Week 30 โ Your baby's heart beats with life
Pregnancy Achievements
Significant Milestones in Embryo/Fetal Development
Weekly Development Progress
Baby is now just cooking away nicely. He or she weighs about 3 lbs now and will continue to put on about 0.5 lbs per week until the birth. As a result of this weight gain, your baby's skin is becoming much less transparent, and much less wrinkly as the skin indents are filled out with fat. He or she also measures between 15 and 16 inches long and will only grow a few more inches before birth; the average length of a newborn is about 20 inches.
The lungs and the brain are doing some finishing touches. The lungs are practicing breathing with the help of the open nostrils, although no air is involved just yet. The brain is becoming more advanced, and is starting to control more of your baby's movements. For example, your baby can now move it's head and can grab onto objects even tighter than before, especially the umbilical cord. Don't worry, Baby may be strong, but he or she isn't quite strong enough to cut off the oxygen or nutrient supply!
Your baby takes up most of your uterus now, surpassing the placenta and amniotic fluid. This means it's getting a bit cramped in there, and Baby doesn't have much room to move. You may feel knees and elbows poking through as Baby tries to get comfortable, and you'll probably be able to tell what position your baby is in. The bum is one of the easiest parts to locate; it's big and round!
Video & Ultrasound Pictures
Baby's First Year Preview
Baby's Weight Journey
What Your Baby Can Hear
Your baby can hear! Here's what they're listening to right now:
Click a sound to hear what it sounds like inside the womb. Synthesized using Web Audio API.
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