Your Baby:

• Is over 2.5 kg,
• Since most of your baby’s organs are fully functional and major developmental milestones behind him or her, the next month is all about weight gain.

You are:

• Are the very picture of motherly grace and beauty? Also: waddling.
• Fatigue may be a big problem right now. You may need a daily nap, or find yourself crawling into bed by 9pm “Get some sleep! Once the baby’s here you won’t get any sleep!”

Your Baby:

• Is still not fully cooked yet, even though MOST babies born at this point will do just fine. But the lungs are better off with a couple more weeks of maturity.
• The size of your baby will start displacing amniotic fluid over the final few weeks. As the fluid gets reabsorbed into your body, you may notice that your baby’s movements feel “different.” You might not feel as many kicks as you used to, or the sensations, it’s mostly because of the cramped quarters in there and less fluid.

You are:

• Have gained 12 to 15 kg, according to the books, which also say that it’s “not unusual” for your weight to remain

Your Baby:

• Weighs about 3 to 3.5kg, and is 21 inches long — quite possibly the same length he or she will be at birth.

You are:

• Might be having serious trouble getting a good night’s sleep thanks to your size, your brain’s constant buzz of excitement and anxiety and massive to-do lists.

Your Baby:

• Is officially a little chunking, at well over 3kg and 19 1/2 inches long?
• Is also officially considered “full term.” In other words, he or she is STRAIGHT UP FREELOADING from here on out.
• Is practicing making fists and foetal breathing in anticipation of life outside the womb.

You are:

• Backaches, joint aches, heartburn, indigestion, constipation, Braxton-Hicks contractions, painful kicks, bladder pressure, stretch marks, itchy skin, swollen ankles, fatigue, dry mouth, mood swings.
• Are alternating between crazy excitement about finally meeting your baby and crazy panic about oh my God, you’re finally going to meet your baby.

Your Baby:

• Is full-term, almost done,
• Is about 20 inches long and over 3.5kg,

You are:

• Njoy the real pain of motherhood

Your Baby:

You are: