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Fetal development: The third trimester
Week 35: Baby's skin is pink and smooth
Week 37: Baby might turn head first
Week 28: Baby's eyes partially open
Week 30: Baby's hair grows
Week 31: Baby's rapid weight gain begins
Week 32: Baby practices breathing
Week 34: Baby's fingernails grow
Week 35: Baby's skin is smooth
Week 36: Baby takes up most of the amniotic sac
Week 37: Baby might turn head down
Week 38: Baby's toenails grow
Week 39: Baby's chest is prominent
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Week 28: Eyes partially open
Week 29: Baby kicks and stretches
Week 30: Hair grows
Week 31: Fast weight gain begins
Week 32: Lanugo starts to disappear
Week 33: Baby detects light
Week 34: Fingernails grow
Week 35: Baby takes up most of the amniotic sac
Week 36: Baby has turned head down
Week 37: Baby's head moves into the pelvis
Week 38: Toenails grow
Week 39: More body fat forms
Week 40: Your due date arrives
Week 37: Baby might turn head first
Week 28: Baby's eyes partially open
Week 30: Baby's hair grows
Week 31: Baby's rapid weight gain begins
Week 32: Baby practices breathing
Week 34: Baby's fingernails grow
Week 35: Baby's skin is smooth
Week 36: Baby takes up most of the amniotic sac
Week 37: Baby might turn head down
Week 38: Baby's toenails grow
Week 39: Baby's chest is prominent
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Week 28: Eyes partially open
Week 29: Baby kicks and stretches
Week 30: Hair grows
Week 31: Fast weight gain begins
Week 32: Lanugo starts to disappear
Week 33: Baby detects light
Week 34: Fingernails grow
Week 35: Baby takes up most of the amniotic sac
Week 36: Baby has turned head down
Week 37: Baby's head moves into the pelvis
Week 38: Toenails grow
Week 39: More body fat forms
Week 40: Your due date arrives
Week 38: Toenails grow
Thirty-eight weeks into pregnancy, or 36 weeks after conception, the measurement around your baby's head and around the belly are about the same.
Your baby's toenails have reached the tips of the toes. At this point, most of the lanugo is gone.
By now, your baby might weigh about 6 1/2 pounds (2,900 grams). But size varies quite a bit. Some babies may weigh nearly 9 pounds (4,000 grams) or more by this point in pregnancy.
