Week 29
At about 38.6 cm from head to heel, your baby is close in length to a Cosmos (~40 cm), an open bloom balanced lightly on its stem.
This week at a glance
Size
About 39.2 cm (15.4 in), head to heel.
The flower
Cosmos (~40 cm) — this week’s plate, drawn at your baby’s scale.
How big is the baby at 29 weeks?
About 39.2 cm (15.4 in), measured head to heel — the size of a cosmos.1
Your baby’s body is formed, with the next weeks devoted to organ maturation and gaining fat. The protective vernix on the skin begins to diminish around this time.
29 weeks pregnant is how many months?
Week 29 falls in the seventh month of pregnancy. Weeks and months don’t divide evenly, and your antenatal care counts in weeks — so Zohra keeps weeks, and prints the month for the relatives who ask.
That puts you in the third trimester (weeks 28–40).
What might you be noticing?
Balance changing. a shifting center of gravity can make movement feel less coordinated.
Sleep and warmth. sleeping problems and feeling hot may continue.
Digestion. heartburn, bloating, constipation, or piles may still be present.
Sourced below.1
Give yourself more time for stairs, doorways, and transitions. Place often-used objects between knee and shoulder height, and accept help without needing to earn it.
For the record: What ordinary kindness made more room for you this week? — this week’s page in the app asks the same thing. All forty prompts are here.
Written from the sources above and checked against them. Not reviewed by a clinician — see the editorial policy. Zohra is a journal, not medical care; for anything worrying, talk to your midwife or doctor.