Pregnancy Week by Week

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 42

THIRD TRIMESTER WEEK 42   Week 42 means your due date has come and gone and you have officially reached the end of pregnancy. Perhaps your original dates were a bit off, or perhaps baby ..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 41

THIRD TRIMESTER WEEK 41   Well, you have passed your 40th week, and you are still here, waiting for your baby to be born. Perhaps your dates were slightly off, and you are not actually l..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 40

THIRD TRIMESTER WEEK 40   Well, you’ve made it! You have reached week 40 of pregnancy, and it is almost time to meet your precious little baby, who could be measuring up to 56cm an..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 39

THIRD TRIMESTER WEEK 39   This is the final countdown, with baby as big as a pumpkin, measuring between 48-53cm and weighing anything up to 3.6kg. Hang in there! It won’t be long u..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 38

THIRD TRIMESTER WEEK 38   At 38 weeks pregnant, you are almost there! Halfway through the 9th month, with about two more weeks to go, you have almost made it! Hang in there for the last ..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 37

THIRD TRIMESTER WEEK 37   At 37 weeks pregnant, your baby measures about 48cm in length, which is almost the correct birth length, and weighs about 3kg. Baby will continue to pack on wei..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 36

THIRD TRIMESTER WEEK 36   Week 36 marks a milestone in pregnancy and you will be comforted to know that the lungs are almost completely formed, so if your baby had to be born now, he wou..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 35

THIRD TRIMESTER WEEK 35   Week 35 means you are coming to the end of the 8th month of pregnancy, with only 4 or 5 weeks left to go. Your baby is gaining weight daily and is now the si..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 34

THIRD TRIMESTER WEEK 34   At 34 weeks pregnant, you are in your 8th month, with 6 weeks to go! Your baby is now as heavy as a bag of flour and the size of a cantaloupe. At this stage,..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 33

THIRD TRIMESTER WEEK 33   33 weeks pregnant means you are almost in the middle of the third trimester, with a mere 7 weeks left to go. Your baby is the size of a butternut and probably a..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 32

THIRD TRIMESTER WEEK 32   At 32 weeks pregnant, if your baby was to be born now, it would be termed a ‘moderately preterm’ baby and would have a very good chance of survival ..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 31

THIRD TRIMESTER WEEK 31   The weeks are slipping by fast now, and it is hard to believe that you only have 9 weeks left of your pregnancy.  9 weeks to get yourself ready to change t..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 30

THIRD TRIMESTER WEEK 30   You are now 30 weeks pregnant, in month 7, with 2 months, or 10 weeks left to go. Your baby is about the size of a cabbage, weighs roughly 1.4kg and measures 41..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 29

THIRD TRIMESTER WEEK 29   29 weeks pregnant already! Your baby is fully developed and just needs time to grow and for all the systems and senses to mature. There is a very good chance..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 28

THIRD TRIMESTER WEEK 28   Congratulations are in order! You have made it safely through the first and second trimesters and you are now in the third, and last, trimester. Week 28 relates..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 27

SECOND TRIMESTER WEEK 27   This is a milestone week as you come to the end of your second trimester. 27 weeks pregnant means you have about 13 weeks to go! It is probably becoming har..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 26

SECOND TRIMESTER WEEK 26   You have almost reached the end of your second trimester and your baby is growing noticeably, as is your bump, which increases by about 1cm per week at this st..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 25

SECOND TRIMESTER WEEK 25   By 25 weeks pregnant your uterus is the size of a soccer ball, and you are now sporting a definite bump that is impossible to hide!  Your baby is about as..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 24

SECOND TRIMESTER WEEK 24   You are in your sixth month of pregnancy, and probably looking radiant, with glowing skin and shiny hair. You can thank the increase in hormones for this as oi..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 23

SECOND TRIMESTER WEEK 23   Pregnancy lasts 280 days, 40 weeks or just over 9 months.  23 weeks pregnant means you are in your sixth month already! Your due date is a good guestimate..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 22

SECOND TRIMESTER WEEK 22   At 22 weeks you may be feeling a little ‘tight’ in the abdomen. Your uterus is growing at a rapid rate as baby’s development escalates. Your ..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 21

SECOND TRIMESTER WEEK 21   Can you believe that at week 21, you are just over the halfway mark of your pregnancy, with approximately 19 weeks to go? Hopefully by now your baby is maki..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 20

SECOND TRIMESTER WEEK 20   Congratulations! Week 20 means you are halfway through your pregnancy, although statistics show that most mums-to-be don’t deliver exactly on their due d..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 19

SECOND TRIMESTER WEEK 19   You are fast approaching the mid-way mark of your pregnancy, with some exciting milestones to look forward to! Your baby is about the size of a mango, weigh..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 18

SECOND TRIMESTER WEEK 18   At 18 weeks pregnant you are in month 5 of your pregnancy – almost halfway there! Have you noticed that your appetite has increased? If so, cash in on..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 17

SECOND TRIMESTER WEEK 17   Baby’s development at 17 weeks pregnant At 17 weeks pregnant, your baby continues to grow and in fact has increased quite dramatically in size. Baby i..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 16

SECOND TRIMESTER WEEK 16   Week 16 means you are now 4 months pregnant This is a time of tremendous growth as baby is now almost half as big as he was just three weeks ago, and could ..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 15

SECOND TRIMESTER WEEK 15   As your second trimester progresses, you should be feeling fitter and more energetic by the week as your bothersome symptoms abate. This is good news as now yo..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 14

SECOND TRIMESTER WEEK 14   Congratulations! You have now officially entered the second trimester! At 14 weeks pregnant, you are in month four and have 26 weeks to go.  Does that ..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 13

FIRST TRIMESTER (WEEK 1 – 13) WEEK 13   Week 13 is considered to be the last week of your first trimester, although professionals differ on this, and some call this week the first ..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 12

FIRST TRIMESTER WEEK 12   This is a big week for you and baby! This is the week you have been waiting for! Your risk of miscarriage drops significantly so you now feel happier to d..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 11

FIRST TRIMESTER (WEEK 1 – 12) WEEK 11   Mums-to-be often prefer to wait until the end of the first trimester before announcing their pregnancy as the risk of miscarriage drops sign..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 10

FIRST TRIMESTER (WEEK 1 – 12) WEEK 10   Your Baby at 10 Weeks Pregnant Week 10 means you are in month 3 of your pregnancy and approaching the end of the first trimester. This ma..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 9

FIRST TRIMESTER (WEEK 1 – 12) WEEK 9   This week is a huge milestone! 9 weeks pregnant means you are entering your third month! So much has happened in such a short time. If you..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 8

FIRST TRIMESTER (WEEK 1 – 12) WEEK 8   Development Of Baby At 8 Weeks Pregnant Your foetus is still inside its amniotic sac, and the placenta is forming structures that aid in a..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 7

FIRST TRIMESTER (WEEK 1 – 12) WEEK 7   In the early days after finding out that you are pregnant it is normal for you to experience a range of mixed emotions. You might feel surpr..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 6

FIRST TRIMESTER (WEEK 1 – 12) WEEK 6   Congratulations! All the doubt and worry and ‘am I, aren’t I’ questions have been laid to rest with the confirmation of ..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 5

FIRST TRIMESTER (WEEK 1 – 12) WEEK 5   At 5 weeks pregnant, you have missed your first period and are in your second month! This is the most common time for mums-to-be to discov..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 4

FIRST TRIMESTER (WEEK 1 – 12) WEEK 4   This is an exciting week! You can probably take a home pregnancy test to check if you are pregnant! But be prepared that early urine te..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 3

FIRST TRIMESTER (WEEK 1 – 12) WEEK 3   Congratulations! Although you may not know it, you are pregnant! It will still be a few weeks before you can confirm this exiting news..

Pregnancy Week by Week: Week 1 and 2

FIRST TRIMESTER (WEEK 1 - 12) WEEK 1 and 2 When you think you might be pregnant, or are hoping to be pregnant, you just want to soak up as much information and advice as possible. You want to kn..

From Conception to Birth – Your 42 Week Pregnancy Calendar

Congratulations – you are going to have a baby.  Your life is about to change in many wonderful ways, and your body will be undergoing many changes over the next weeks and months.  As ..