Borrowing your immunity for the year ahead.
About the size of a pineapple — or a red panda, or a panettone. 45 cm (17.7 in), 2.1 kg (4 lb 10 oz).
What's happening this week. The lungs are nearly ready for the outside. The baby settles a little deeper, and the immune system stocks up on your antibodies.
Lungs nearly mature. Immune system stocking up. Settling lower in the pelvis.
The creamy vernix coating thickens now — the baby's built-in moisturiser for birth day.
What your partner can do this week: Check off the hospital bag, including your own snacks, charger and change of clothes. Put the maternity unit's number and the route into both phones. Agree who you'll message when the baby arrives, and which of you does the telling.