--- title: "34 weeks pregnant: baby the size of a pumpkin | PERIOD." description: "34 weeks pregnant: your baby is the size of a pumpkin, about 45 cm and 2.3 kg. What happens this week for your baby and in your body." url: https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/34-weeks-pregnant lang: en publisher: PERIOD. B.V., Amsterdam --- [Pregnancy week by week](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy) # 34 weeks pregnant At 34 weeks you are in month 8 and the third trimester. Your baby is about the size of a pumpkin: 45 cm and 2.3 kg. As big as pumpkin Length 45 cm Weight 2.3 kg Month 8 Trimester third trimester To go 42 days Averages. Measured crown to rump up to week 20, crown to heel after that. Healthy babies vary a lot. ## Your baby this week Most babies are now lying head-down. ## Your body Everything feels a bit heavier; alternate standing and sitting. ## Good to know From now on weight increases faster than length. ## To sort around these weeks - Pack your hospital bag and get the baby things ready. - Agree who you call when it starts, day and night. [Work out your due date](https://myperiod.app/en/tools/due-date-calculator)[How many weeks pregnant am I?](https://myperiod.app/en/tools/pregnancy-week-calculator) ## Follow your pregnancy week by week In PERIOD. baby you see every week how big your baby is, what is happening and what you can arrange. No ads, and we never sell your data. 4.8 ★★★★★ on the App Store 100,000+ women ## Frequently asked questions ### How many months is 34 weeks pregnant? 34 weeks pregnant falls in month 8 of your pregnancy. ### Which trimester is 34 weeks? At 34 weeks you are in the third trimester. ### How big is a baby at 34 weeks? On average 45 cm, about the size of a pumpkin. Healthy babies vary a lot. ### How long to go at 34 weeks? Until your due date (40 weeks): 6 weeks, 42 days. ## [All weeks](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy) - [4](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/4-weeks-pregnant) - [5](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/5-weeks-pregnant) - [6](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/6-weeks-pregnant) - [7](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/7-weeks-pregnant) - [8](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/8-weeks-pregnant) - [9](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/9-weeks-pregnant) - [10](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/10-weeks-pregnant) - [11](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/11-weeks-pregnant) - [12](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/12-weeks-pregnant) - [13](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/13-weeks-pregnant) - [14](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/14-weeks-pregnant) - [15](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/15-weeks-pregnant) - [16](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/16-weeks-pregnant) - [17](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/17-weeks-pregnant) - [18](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/18-weeks-pregnant) - [19](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/19-weeks-pregnant) - [20](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/20-weeks-pregnant) - [21](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/21-weeks-pregnant) - [22](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/22-weeks-pregnant) - [23](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/23-weeks-pregnant) - [24](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/24-weeks-pregnant) - [25](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/25-weeks-pregnant) - [26](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/26-weeks-pregnant) - [27](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/27-weeks-pregnant) - [28](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/28-weeks-pregnant) - [29](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/29-weeks-pregnant) - [30](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/30-weeks-pregnant) - [31](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/31-weeks-pregnant) - [32](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/32-weeks-pregnant) - [33](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/33-weeks-pregnant) - [34](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/34-weeks-pregnant) - [35](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/35-weeks-pregnant) - [36](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/36-weeks-pregnant) - [37](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/37-weeks-pregnant) - [38](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/38-weeks-pregnant) - [39](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/39-weeks-pregnant) - [40](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/40-weeks-pregnant) - [41](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/41-weeks-pregnant) - [42](https://myperiod.app/en/pregnancy/42-weeks-pregnant) General information, not medical advice. If in doubt, call your midwife or GP. Sources: WHO fetal growth charts (Kiserud et al., PLoS Med 2017); Robinson and Fleming 1975; NHS, Your pregnancy and baby guide.