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Third Trimester

29 Weeks Pregnant

Your baby is the size of a Butternut squash 🎃

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Ashok Kumar Poudel
Written by
Ashok Kumar Poudel
Health & Wellness Writer
Dr. Bina Basnet
Medically reviewed by
MBBS, MD — Gynecologist & Obstetrician
Last reviewed:
Feb 2026
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Size
Butternut squash
📐
Length
38.6 cm cm
⚖️
Weight
NaN g
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Trimester
Third
⏱️
Week
29 of 40

🌱 Baby Development at Week 29

Baby is adding fat rapidly. Muscles and lungs continue to mature. Head is growing to accommodate the rapidly developing brain. Baby urinating about a pint of urine into amniotic fluid daily. Adrenal glands are producing important hormones.

Fat deposits building rapidlyUrinating a pint dailyBrain growth accelerating

🤱 Common Symptoms

Trouble sleeping
Frequent urination as baby pushes on bladder
Heartburn
Shortness of breath
Rib pain

🥗 Nutrition Tips

  • Eat light dinner early to reduce heartburn at night
  • Iron for blood production
  • Potassium for leg cramps

🏃‍♀️ Exercise Tips

  • Supported sleeping with pregnancy pillow
  • Pelvic floor exercises critical
  • Short walks several times daily better than one long walk

🏥 Medical Tests & Appointments

Routine prenatal visitFundal height measurement

🔬 Hormone Changes

Estrogen and progesterone very high. Cortisol spikes help final organ maturation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions answered by our medical team

At 29 weeks, your baby is approximately the size of a Butternut squash (🎃). Baby is adding fat rapidly. Muscles and lungs continue to mature. Head is growing to accommodate the rapidly developing brain. Baby urinating about a pint of urine into amniotic fluid daily. Adrenal glands are producing important hormones.
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