35 weeks pregnant

After eight months, your baby's fully formed and has a total length of 42cm (18.9in).

Your body

If your baby isn't yet engaged, she and the placenta will be pushing your uterus up under your ribs. This isn't the most comfortable part of pregnancy, as you may feel squashed and out of breath.

You're probably feeling a mixture of emotions: you're looking forward to meeting your baby, but dreading the birth. Not much longer to go now!

On the scales

You should have put on between 9-13kg (20-29lb). How much weight you gain depends on your size before you were pregnant, the size of your baby and, of course, how much you eat during pregnancy! You may have gained all the weight you're going to, and you may find at your antenatal check-ups that it stays more or less the same. As the birth approaches, some women even lose a little.

Where the weight goes

The average weight gain during pregnancy is about 13kg (29lb). Here's where it goes:

Your baby: 3.2kg (7lb)

Uterus: 0.9kg (2lb)

Placenta: 0.6kg (1lb 5oz)

Amniotic fluid: 0.6-0.9kg (1lb 5oz-2lb)

Breasts: 10.46kg (1lb)

Extra blood: 1.4-1.8kg (3-4lb)

Extra body fluid: 1.4-1.6kg (3-31/2lb)

Fat: 4.6-5.5kg (10-12lb)

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