Week 30

• Your baby now weighs about 3 lbs (1400g), measures about 10.8 (27cm) inches from crown to rump and measures about 17 inches (38cm) from head to toe.
• Your baby is probably aware of your Braxton Hicks contractions, which you experience regularly, even when you do not notice them.
• By this time, your baby is very active and you feel its movements frequently.
• Your baby is still practicing breathing movements which have now become rhythmic.
• Sometimes your baby gets the hiccups when she accidentally swallows amniotic fluid the wrong way.
• She is getting fatter and plumper. On an ultrasound, you can see your baby's activities quite easily.
• Your baby has periods of rest and periods of activity now. Your baby is probably most active when you are trying to rest.