Week 32

By now, the baby weighs between 3.75 and 4 pounds and is about 16.7 inches long, and is taking up a lot of space in my uterus. On average, women at this stage of pregnancy gain about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to the baby (Too bad I don't weigh myself at home. The doctors office takes care of that every other week now). In fact, the baby will gain a third to half of their birth weight during the next 7 weeks as baby fattens up for survival outside the womb. Baby now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). Baby's skin is also becoming soft and smooth as baby plumps up in preparation for birth.