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..