During week 35, your baby is probably just as excited as you are for the life that awaits outside the womb.

Changes that facilitate your baby’s transition include the increased amount of fat deposited under your baby’s skin, which will help regulate the body temperature especially after delivery.

The lungs are also doing fine at this point, though a couple more weeks inside the womb wouldn’t hurt. If you are nervous about premature labor, take comfort in the fact that many babies born at week 34-35 live as healthy as full-term babies.

Indeed, your baby is gearing up for what awaits him or her beyond the perfectly enclosed space in your womb. You don’t have to wait that long now to finally hold your tiny human being!