Fetal ultrasound - 8 months

At 34 weeks, your baby weighs more than 2.2kg and is 45cm from top to toe. She's filling out – she’ll need her fat layers later to regulate her body temperature once she's born. Your little one is sporting full-length fingernails and toenails and has a fully developed pair of kidneys.

Most of the downy coat of lanugo that covered your baby from 26 weeks has disappeared. Over this month, your baby should gradually drop into your pelvis. By 38 weeks, she'll weigh between 3kg and 3.2kg.

Note: Every baby develops differently. This page is designed to give a general idea of how a fetus grows in the uterus.

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