39 Weeks...

Your baby will continue to put on an additional half pound this week and probably weighs in at about 7 pounds. He or she is around 21.5 inches in length and most of the lanugo has fallen off in preparation for birth. The umbilical cord that has carried nutrients from the placenta to your baby is now 20 inches long and is half an inch thick.







*The lanugo has mostly disappeared, but you'll probably find a bit on his shoulders, arms and legs and in those protected little bodily creases. It will vanish completely on its own in time.
*His lungs are maturing and surfactant production is increasing
and fully prepared to take on the outside world!
*Your baby doesn't have much room to move and certainly mom agrees! Did you imagine 8 months ago that this wee one would be able to hook a toe in your ribs while elbowing your bladder? He certainly has grown!
*His body continues laying on the fat stores that will help regulate his body temperature after birth. In addition to normal fat, he is accumulating a special "brown" fat in the nape of his neck, between his shoulders and around organs. Brown fat cells are important for thermogenesis (generating heat) during his first weeks.
*Your infant's weight is around 7.25 pounds (3288gm) and length is 19.9 inches (50.7cm).