Your baby is now around 30 centimetres long and weighs in at nearly 600 grammes, 1.3lbs. This is the week when her nostrils will begin to open and the blood vessels in the lung develop, preparing your baby for the time when she will need to breathe

and getting into the habit of suitable exercise now, like yoga for pregnancy, will stand you in good stead for the final trimester in a few weeks' time.People are probably noticing that you’re pregnant now, though all mothers-to-be look different: some carry

to manoeuvre! Very much head down (and has been since 36 weeks). He alternates between being on the left or right side of my belly button, with his back facing outwards, which is good. Blogs Isabelle for week 38. If you've been keeping a blog of your pregnancy

pregnancy can sometimes be surprising, why not share your experiences on the ThinkBaby forum? What tests? - There is a Triple Test – a blood screening test for Down’s Syndrome and neural tube defects (spina bifida and anencephaly). I definitely want them

Image of 23-week fetus courtesy of BabybondWant to see a bigger pic?Your baby is now about 26 centimetres long and weighs about 500 grammes or 1.1lbs. He’s rapidly bulking up now, with bone mass, muscle, organ growth and fat. His skin is wrinkled

for this week.You can keep your own pregnancy blog easily on ThinkBaby, and even link it up to you photos in the gallery. So why not start or update your own? Other weeks 1-4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19

Image of 12-week fetus courtesy of BabybondWant to see a bigger pic?Your baby will now be between 6.5 and 9cm long and weigh between 14 and 20 grammes. Her head now takes up about half the length of her body and from here on in will grow more slowly

, the most important step you can take as a pregnant woman is to make sue that you're taking 400mcg of folic acid daily. Here's how and why. Pregnancy experiences Ups and downs of morning sickness- I'm 9 weeks pregnant and I've been having pretty bad

development newsletters by email for every week of you pregnancy…Weeks 0-4: Approx 0.2mm longIt’s very early days, so you’ve probably got no idea that you’re pregnant, but there’s already plenty going on in there. Fertilisation occurs within a few days

ThinkBaby members in the birth folder. Great expectations The first hours - Recovering from birth and getting to know your baby, what to expect for the first hours. Getting started - Tangled emotions and a sore body, your first few weeks as a