Pregnancy Weight Gain

Your pregnancy: weeks 36-40. It’s time for the final preparations before the big day.

About the size of a kidney bean, your little one measures about 1.3 cm long. Learn more about this week.

Your little one is around 25 cm long from head to bottom and already weights about 1 kilogram, approximately a third of their birth weight.

From now until your little gem makes their grand entrance, your baby will continue to grow.  They are already 34cm long from head to bottom and weighs about 2.5 kilograms!

Though the baby now weighs around 390g, your little darling still has plenty of room in your belly and likes to use it when not asleep! Read more about this week.

Your pregnancy: weeks 5-8. A balanced diet, rich in vitamins and minerals, is important during this stage.

Two hearts beat as one, as the song says. In actual fact, your baby’s heart is beating just fine on its own and your little one is growing quickly.

As you inch your way towards the finish line – you will be giving birth in about ten weeks! – your baby is still growing by leaps and bounds, and most of their organs are fully functioning.

Your baby tends to keep their head down, arms crossed, and legs folded up on their chest as there’s not much room to move around. They’ll be very glad to get out and stretch!

If you could look inside, you may see your baby sucking their thumb.  It’s nature’s way of getting your little one ready to breastfeed from birth. Read more about this week.

Explore the stages of labour, including early signs of labour and the first, second, and third stages. Gain insights here for a smoother birthing experience.

Now you’ve confirmed that you’re pregnant, what can you expect next? Many changes are taking place, preparing you to carry your growing baby and give birth.

Congratulations – you’re in your first trimester! Throughout your pregnancy there are a number of prenatal tests which your midwife or doctor may recommend you have.

Your pregnancy: weeks 28-31. Changes in your body continue to take place as you enter your third trimester!

You are already at week 10 of your pregnancy, around a quarter of the way through your pregnancy. There’s still another 29 or so weeks to go before you get to meet your little love.

Every day, your baby develops more, getting ready to make an entrance into the world in just under 10 weeks. Has it gone fast or is the time creeping by for you? Every mum feels it differently.

Two more weeks! Yes, it’s true, you and your little one will soon be making each other’s acquaintance.  Everything is pretty much in place. Read more about this week. 

Your baby weighs almost 550g. You have got around 16 more weeks to go! Read more about this week.

If you could look inside you would see that your baby’s little brain has almost finished developing and their head is now proportionate to the rest of their body.