and pulled stomach ligament – really made me feel rotten. Blogs Isabelle on week 26. It's not too late if you want to start your own blog. Being prepared Antenatal classes - Antenatal classes usually start around this time, so if you haven't already

for yourself, so why not start your own? Being prepared Antenatal classes - Antenatal classes are an important part of your preparation for your new baby and many fill up early, so might need to check availability soon. Other weeks 1-4 | 5 | 6

, which are the uterus preparing for labour,  throughout most of pregnancy but not all women will feel them. Those who do feel them may start to notice them sometime in the second half of pregnancy, and more likely in the final weeks before labour. Unlike

to crave the zero-preparation and instant energy of sugary snacks. But although your baby is now well developed over these next weeks she'll be laying down stores of nutrients such as calcium and iron, so it's still very important that you try to stick to a

Congratulations! You're 37 weeks pregnant. You've made it to term and if your baby was born now he would be considered fully mature and ready for birth; his lungs would be ready to breathe air without assistance and so nothing would be done to slow

to the pinky colour it will be when he is born.What’s happening with Mum?You are now gaining about a pound a week, or half a kilogramme and you’re probably feeling a little ungainly! As the muscles and ligaments around your pelvis loosen further, in preparation

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

cell production by the matrix will continue until around week 34, and although it will have disappeared by birth this doesn't mean that the brain stops developing - your baby’s brain development will continue until he’s about five years old.The eyelids

you may be surprised to find out that officially you’re already several weeks pregnant, this is because doctors date a pregnancy from the first day of your last period, rather than from conception, which was probably around two weeks later. So what

to development. If you have any concerns about your developing pregnancy then speak to your doctor. Preparing for birth Hospital checklist- If you're going to the hospital you'll need to take a long a well-packed bag. The onset of labour? - If you