37 weeks of pregnancy Your baby weighs about 2.8kg and is about 48.6cm tall..his head is now surrounded by the pelvic bones and protected in the pelvis....most babies have a full 3.5cm of hair and some have no hair at all...most of the downy hair that covered his body (from 26 weeks onwards it was covered by body fat)..is now shed....and your baby is swallowing it along with other secretions in his bowels is stored and Her first poo after birth....which is a dark colored substance called meconium....Skin: She is now shedding fluffy hair on her body as well as some of the vernix on her body that was protecting her skin, reinforcing all of this as her first poo after birth....Hair: Your baby may shed some hair..Birth....Womb: Braxton Hicks' uterine contractions are now increasing and may be longer and up to It may be somewhat painful... Vagina: Your discharge will increase, it will be thick, and you may see a small amount of mucous blood, which indicates that childbirth is close..