Your baby's lungs and digestive tract are almost fully
developed. She continues to open and shut her eyes. She can
probably see what's going on inside your uterus (womb), tell
light from dark and even track a light source. If you shine a
light on your stomach, your baby may move her head to follow the
light or even reach out to touch the moving glow. Some
researchers think baring your stomach to light stimulates visual
development. But your baby won't be able to see much when she's
born. Newborns can see a distance of only between 20cm and 30cm.
Children with normal vision don't reach 20/20 vision (the same
as an adult) until the age of about eight. To complete the
picture, your baby now has eyebrows and can bat her eyelashes!
About a litre of amniotic fluid now surrounds your baby, but
that volume decreases as she gets bigger and has less room in
your uterus. As you and your baby continue to grow, don't be
alarmed if you feel breathless, as if you can't get enough air.
It's just your uterus pressing against