Bones are fully formed — and hungry for calcium.
About the size of a butternut squash — or an otter pup, or a baguette. 38.5 cm (15.2 in), 1.15 kg (2 lb 9 oz).
What's happening this week. The skeleton is fully formed but still soft, and it's taking calcium from you daily. The head is growing to keep up with the brain inside it.
Skeleton fully formed. Taking calcium daily. Head growing for the brain.
The baby now takes around 250 mg of calcium a day — most of a large glass of milk.
What your partner can do this week: Put the big things together — cot, pram — early enough to return anything that's wrong. Plan the route to the hospital or birth centre, and how long it takes at different times of day. Talk about the first weeks at home: nights, visitors, meals.