Week 30
At about 39.9 cm from head to heel, your baby is close in length to a Zinnia (~40 cm), a many-petaled bloom on a sturdy stem.
This week at a glance
Size
About 40.5 cm (15.9 in), head to heel.
The flower
Zinnia (~40 cm) — this week’s plate, drawn at your baby’s scale.
How big is the baby at 30 weeks?
About 40.5 cm (15.9 in), measured head to heel — the size of a zinnia.1
Your baby’s eyes can focus now, and vision will continue developing before and after birth. After birth, the closest focus is expected to be roughly face-to-face holding distance.
30 weeks pregnant is how many months?
Week 30 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?
Less room for breath. stairs may feel like more work as the growing baby presses upward.
Sleep and back. sleeping problems and backache can continue.
Digestion. heartburn, bloating, and constipation are among the symptoms listed this week.
Sourced below.1
Build in a landing place after effort: a chair, a glass of water, a moment with nothing scheduled. Write one question for your next visit before it slips away.
For the record: What do you imagine your first close look at one another might feel like? — 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.