36
Weeks
At the end of this week, we’re going
to reach an important pregnancy milestone: Our baby will be considered full
term! That means I could give birth very soon. Our baby — who now should weigh
about 6 pounds and almost 19 inches long, but we all know better — will
continue to gain about an ounce a day until he makes his debut. He's shedding most of the downy covering of
hair that covered his body as well as the vernix caseosa, the creamy substance that covered and protected his
skin during its submersion in amniotic fluid. Our baby swallows both of these
substances, along with other secretions, which will stay in his bowels until
birth. This blackish mixture, called meconium, will
become his first bowel movement.
This
is what the baby looks like now:
Info
taken from BabyCenter.com
Our
baby has a name!
Finnegan James
We’ve
had some inquiries about a baby registry.
We are registered at Babies
“R” Us.
Note that, for the purposes of this chart, babies are
measured from the crown (or top) of the head to the rump (or bottom) until
about 20 weeks. After that, they're measured from head to toe.
|
Gestational
age |
Length
(US) |
Weight (US) |
Length
(cm) |
Mass (g) |
|
20
weeks |
10.08
inches |
10.58
ounces |
25.6 cm |
300 grams |
|
21
weeks |
10.51
inches |
12.70
ounces |
26.7 cm |
360 grams |
|
22
weeks |
10.94
inches |
15.17
ounces |
27.8 cm |
430 grams |
|
23
weeks |
11.38
inches |
1.10
pound |
28.9 cm |
501 grams |
|
24
weeks |
11.81
inches |
1.32
pound |
30 cm |
600 grams |
|
25
weeks |
13.62
inches |
1.46
pound |
34.6 cm |
660 grams |
|
26
weeks |
14.02
inches |
1.68
pound |
35.6 cm |
760 grams |
|
27
weeks |
14.41
inches |
1.93
pound |
36.6 cm |
875 grams |
|
28
weeks |
14.80
inches |
2.22
pounds |
37.6 cm |
1005
grams |
|
29
weeks |
15.2
inches |
2.54
pounds |
38.6 cm |
1153
grams |
|
30
weeks |
15.71
inches |
2.91
pounds |
39.9 cm |
1319
grams |
|
31
weeks |
16.18
inches |
3.31
pounds |
41.1 cm |
1502
grams |
|
32
weeks |
16.69
inches |
3.75
pounds |
42.4 cm |
1702
grams |
|
33
weeks |
17.20
inches |
4.23
pounds |
43.7 cm |
1918
grams |
|
34
weeks |
17.72
inches |
4.73
pounds |
45 cm |
2146
grams |
|
35
weeks |
18.19
inches |
5.25
pounds |
46.2 cm |
2383
grams |
|
36 weeks |
18.66 inches |
5.78 pounds |
47.4 cm |
2622 grams |
|
37
weeks |
19.13
inches |
6.30
pounds |
48.6 cm |
2859
grams |
|
38
weeks |
19.61
inches |
6.80
pounds |
49.8 cm |
3083
grams |
|
39
weeks |
19.96
inches |
7.25
pounds |
50.7 cm |
3288
grams |
|
40
weeks |
20.16
inches |
7.63
pounds |
51.2 cm |
3462
grams |
|
41
weeks |
20.35
inches |
7.93
pounds |
51.7 cm |
3597
grams |
|
42
weeks |
20.28
inches |
8.12
pounds |
51.5 cm |
3685
grams |
|
43
weeks |
20.20
inches |
8.19
pounds |
51.3 cm |
3717
grams |
