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Third trimester
Week 35 of pregnancy
Your baby is the size of a marrow. The kidneys are fully developed and movements feel more like rolls than kicks.
Your baby is the size of a marrow
- Length, head to heel
- ≈ 46.2 cm
- Weight
- ≈ 2.4 kg
Your baby this week
- The kidneys are fully developed and the liver can process some waste.
- There is less room in the womb, so movements feel more like rolls and pushes.
- The baby keeps putting on about 200 grams a week.
Your body this week
- Weeing often, shortness of breath and Braxton Hicks contractions may increase.
- Your pubic bone or pelvis may ache when you move.
- The baby’s movements should carry on in the same pattern until the birth.
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General information written by the mam.al editors. Every pregnancy is different and sizes are averages; it does not replace advice from your doctor or midwife. Sources include the NHS week-by-week guide to pregnancy. NHS. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.