Week 32 · Third trimester
32 weeks pregnant
Aster
43 cm (16.9 in)head to heel
At about 42.4 cm from head to heel, your baby is close in length to an Aster (~42 cm), a star-shaped bloom opening at the top of a long stem.
This week, inside
Your baby’s body is formed, with weight gain taking center stage in the weeks ahead. Growth is still active even when space feels increasingly close.
What you might be noticing
- More need for rest. feeling more tired than usual can be part of this week.
- Digestion and space. heartburn, bloating, and constipation can continue.
- Skin and hair. stretch marks, facial darkening, oilier skin, or thicker hair may occur.
Small things that help
Break preparation into pieces small enough to finish sitting down. Leave open space on the calendar and let rest be one of the things the day contains.
For the record
What are you making room for now—on a shelf, in a schedule, or in your thoughts?
Zohra asks one of these every week, and keeps your answer. A year from now it is the part people say they are most glad they wrote down.
Where this came from
Not sure you are at week 32? Work out your due date — or see every week’s size on one chart, and the rest of the third trimester.
Keep this week
Zohra draws this same flower in the app, at this same size, and keeps what you write beside it — with your bump photos, the letters, and the sounds from your appointments.
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