31 Weeks, the countdown has begun. The last stretch of the pregnancy. Your baby may not be moving around as much as she/he will be running out of space in the uterus, but your baby still has plenty of growing to do and you can expect him/her to gain at least two pounds/ 900 grams before birth.
By 30 weeks your baby has the ability to produce tears. Your baby can also recognise your voice. Research has shown that the baby's heart rate slows down when the mother speaks, suggesting that your baby not only hears and recognises your voice, but is also calmed by your voice.
You are now fully into the third trimester. It is important that you are paying attention to your baby's movements each and every day from pregnancy week 29. In general you will notice patterns of rest and wakefulness in your baby.
Your baby should now start to settle down into head position ready for birth. If born now and your baby is healthy then it should stand a 95% chance of survival although it would still need help with it's breathing as the lungs are not yet fully developed.
By week 27 you have officially started your third trimester. Just 10 weeks to go until your baby reaches 37 weeks which is classed as full term.
From week 26 studies have indicated that the foetus can respond to touch now. You may even notice a reaction to a bright light aimed at the uterus. This indicates good optic nerve function.
At 25 weeks the cortex of the baby's brain (the outer layer) is developing into layers in preparation for more sophisticated brain activity like thinking, feeling and planning in the years to come.
At 24 weeks your baby is called "viable" which means that if born now would have a reasonable chance of survival outside your womb in an intensive care unit.
Week 23 the baby's hearing is well established. Loud noises that the baby hears in the uterus such as the dog barking, a door slamming or a vacuum cleaner won't bother him/her in the outside world.
By week 22 you should definitely be feeling your baby move. If you pat your tummy or talk to him/her, they may kick in response. Studies suggest that this kind of interaction may even help neurological stimulation.
During pregnancy your baby can use up to a third of your body's iron supply, if you do not replace this iron supply with iron rich food such as red meat, poultry, fish, lentils, spinach, dried fruit and iron-fortified cereals then you could end up with anaemia.
You are officially over the half way mark at 20 weeks pregnant. Studies have shown that your baby will learn to distinguish your voice from other people's before she is born, and will be soothed by it after the birth.
You are now 19 weeks pregnant (or in your 20th week if that's how you prefer to count it) and are now half way through your pregnancy. Your baby now has tiny buds where her milk teeth will eventually grow. A few babies are even born with teeth.
18 weeks pregnant almost half way through. If you're having a girl, her uterus and fallopian tubes are formed and in place. If you're having a boy, his genitals are noticeable now, so if you are in luck you may get to find out the sex of your baby during your ultrasound.
17 weeks pregnant. It is around now that if you are in a stressful job or have high stress levels that you need to try and bring these stress levels down. Some studies have indicated that high levels of stress particularly between weeks 17 and 20 can result in preterm labour.
16 Weeks or 4 months, almost half way through the pregnancy. It is around now that you may start to feel your little one move.
Week 15, that in between stage where you are not quite big enough for maternity clothes but are now becoming too big for your normal clothes.
Do you get cravings at 14 weeks pregnant or is it just our imagination I am not sure whether I did ever get cravings even during my second pregnancy. I seemed to fancy a variety of different foods at different times during the pregnancy but the one that lasted the longest was peanut butter on toast and a love for the smell of coltar shampoo.
Your baby will now be about 3 inches or 7.5cm long and weigh about 13 to 20 grams the size of half a banana. From now on the fetus can grow as much as an inch a week.
One third of the way through the pregnancy. You have made it through the first hurdle, what are you to expect now in the next two thirds of your pregnancy?
Almost three months. A week until the end of the first trimester. Read more to find out what is happening to you and your developing baby during the 11th week of pregnancy.
10 Weeks pregnant, a quarter of the way through. Your little baby is developing rapidly and the heart can now be heard with the use of a dobbler. Read more to find out how your baby is developing.
9 Weeks pregnant and your little baby is approximately 13-17mm in length and weighs as little as 1 gram. Read more to find out how your baby is developing.
Two months Pregnant. How is your baby developing? Read more to find out what is happening to you and your developing baby during the 8th week of pregnancy.
7 Weeks Pregnant. What is happening to you? How is your baby developing? Here is the low down on what is happening to you and your developing baby during the 7th week of pregnancy?
How is your baby developing? Are you feeling any different? Here is the low down on what is happening to you and your developing baby during the 6th week of pregnancy?
What is happening to your baby, your body, and your mind during the 5th week of pregnancy? After 2 inconclusive pregnancy tests I eventually found out I was pregnant and was eager to get the low down on what was going on inside my body.
Membrane sweep at 41 weeks what is it?
Parents are nervous enough during pregnancy, the last thing you need is an accident to add to the worry, but that is exactly what happened to us when Clare was 37 weeks pregnant.
It is always better to be checked out at the hospital if you fall when pregnant and do not panic the baby is well protected inside mum.
