30 weeks pregnant

Your baby's eyes can now focus. After birth, your baby will see your face most clearly when you're about 20 to 25 cm away.

How big is my baby at 30 weeks?

At 30 weeks your baby is about the size of a head of cabbage, around 40.5 cm long and 1.52 kg. Before about 14 weeks babies are measured from crown to rump; after that the figure is head to heel. These are typical figures from fetal growth charts. Your own baby may be bigger or smaller, and your scans are what count.

What is my baby doing at 30 weeks?

• Your baby's eyes can now focus.
• After birth, your baby will see your face most clearly when you're about 20 to 25 cm away.
• Your baby keeps gaining weight and practising breathing movements.
• The lungs are still developing.

What changes for me at 30 weeks pregnant?

• Broken sleep and vivid, sometimes unsettling dreams are common now.
• It's normal to feel more anxious as the birth gets closer.
• Talking about your worries can help put them in perspective.

What is a good tip for this week?

Share any dreams or worries with your partner, a friend or your midwife rather than keeping them to yourself.

What can a partner do this week?

Talk about the birth and ask what support they'd like from you on the day.

What should I know in Ireland at 30 weeks?

• Paternity leave gives a new parent 2 weeks off, taken any time in the first 6 months after the birth. Give your employer written notice at least 4 weeks before.
• Apply for Paternity Benefit at least 4 weeks before paternity leave starts, or 12 weeks before if self-employed, through MyWelfare.ie.
• Each parent is also entitled to 9 weeks of paid parent's leave during the first 2 years of your child's life.

Want these updates on your phone? The Lullagram app has a free pregnancy section with this week-by-week guide, Irish dates worked out from your due date, a contraction timer and more. When your baby arrives, the baby tracker is ready in the same app.