Pregnancy Advice & Support

So, you've taken a pregnancy test and it’s positive. Congratulations! You’re about to embark on one of the most incredible adventures of your life – you’re making a tiny human! Time to get ready for the adventure of a lifetime, with all its challenges, excitement, and the joy that comes with bringing a new life into the world. Soon, you’ll be experiencing some amazing milestones and moments, from babies first ‘selfie’ on the antenatal scan, to preparing your birth plan and maybe some weird and wonderful pregnancy cravings in between.

As you navigate through this exciting time, you will likely find yourself looking for pregnancy advise support. Don’t worry – we have you covered. Our pregnancy advice and tools are written by friendly experts such as a former midwife and nurse, backed up by dietitians and nutritionists. We also have useful tools such as our pregnancy due-date calculator and baby naming tool.

Want to know more about pregnancy and what’s in store for you? Here you will find pregnancy week by week guides to take you through this beautiful journey as it happens. From the first signs of your pregnancy to the moment you give birth, our pregnancy advice and support guides are created to help you every step of the way.

Pregnancy due date calculator

Find out your due date in three easy steps.

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Pregnancy symptoms & issues

Learn more about signs and symptoms of pregnancy as well as common issues.

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Pregnancy care

Tips for taking care of yourself during pregnancy.

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Pregnancy diet

Read our guide on a healthy diet during pregnancy.

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Pregnancy tips & support

Check out our pregnancy tips for mums and dads before baby arrives.

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Preparing for arrival

Read our guide on prepping for baby including baby names, maternity rights & much more.

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Labour & birth

All the info you need for you and your partner to feel prepared.

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5 Weeks pregnant: pregnancy cravings

It’s official – you’re going to be a mum. Now’s the time to find out what’s going on inside you and how your 5-week foetus is growing, one cell at a time.

6 Weeks pregnant: pregnancy diet and pregnancy nutrition

This is a week of big milestones. Your baby’s tiny organs are forming and now it’s all about ensuring you’re following a balanced pregnancy diet and pregnancy nutrition plan to help them grow and ensure you have a healthy first trimester.

7 Weeks pregnant: baby’s brain is developing

So many clever changes are happening. Your baby’s brain development is well underway, growing faster than their body at the rate of about 250,000 nerve cells per minute. Genius.

8 Weeks pregnant: hormonal changes in pregnancy

Baby has done a lot of growing this week. Baby’s head has formed, their optic nerve is developing, and baby even has skin. But while they’re taking these big steps, don’t forget to keep taking a few yourself.

9 Weeks Pregnant: Your baby’s eye development

Wondering about your baby’s eye colour? Will they have your eyes? Colour is starting to appear in them, and baby’s eyelids are developing. They’ll be shut most of the time though, it’s way too early to wake up.

10 Weeks pregnant: pregnancy weight gain

Congratulations. Baby is no longer an embryo but has graduated to a proper little foetus prepping for life in the big wide world.

11 Weeks pregnant: pregnancy hormones

Baby’s heart is now beating at a fast and furious pace – twice as fast as yours in fact. It must be love.

12 Weeks pregnant: time for your first pregnancy scan

Baby is about the size of a lime and getting cuter by the day with tiny eyes, nose, mouth and cheeks forming and soon you’ll get to see baby at your first pregnancy scan.

13 weeks pregnant: the second trimester

You’re into the 2nd trimester and baby is learning some very important skills like swallowing and yawning. Baby’s not able to flutter their eyelids at you just yet though, they’re still fused shut.

14 Weeks pregnant: sensory development for babies

Coming along this week is sensory development. Baby’s ears are developed enough to hear all those ‘I-love-you’s’ and if you can’t wait to introduce baby to your favourite music, you can start now.

15 weeks pregnant: goodbye morning sickness, hello morning exercise

Baby’s sense of smell is already developing. By the time they’re born they’ll recognise your unique scent. Even without seeing you, baby will know you’re there.

16 weeks pregnant: tips and nutrition

Tickles? Twitches? Flutters? It’s hard to find the words to describe that magical feeling of your baby moving inside you for the first time.

17 weeks pregnant: Pregnancy tips and nutrition

Your 17 week pregnancy bump may begin to show, but it may not. Every woman is different and it can be weeks before some mums are showing. Slow and steady weight gain during pregnancy is best, so for tips on keeping a healthy weight, read on.

18 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

There’s no baby like yours and to prove it those teeny tiny fingers are starting to develop unique baby fingerprints. This week, your baby’s muscles are really starting to grow, making baby bigger and stronger day by day.

19 weeks pregnant: tips and nutrition

Congrats! You’re nearly halfway through your pregnancy already. Your little darling is starting to respond more and more so enjoy every flutter, kick and wriggle.

20 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

A 20-week foetus’ body can do amazing things. Insulin production is already underway to regulate blood sugar long before any baby dreams of ice-cream.

21 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

Things are getting more interesting as your baby’s senses start to develop. Baby’s taste buds and sense of smell are detecting the same things as you through your amniotic fluid. Maybe you love curry? Maybe they will too.

22 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

Your baby’s eye colour is developing now, but even if they’re born with blue eyes it can take months after birth for their true colour to appear.

23 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

Your baby’s brain is working harder than ever and nerve cells are spreading through the grey matter. Clever girl. Or boy? You can find out by week 23… if you want to.

24 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

At 24 weeks, your baby is really in tune with you now, which means they can be affected by your pregnancy mood swings. The happier you are, the happier baby will be.

25 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

Your little one’s senses will now be developed enough for them to reach out and touch your hand when it’s on your bump. This can be an incredible time to start bonding with your baby.

26 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

This week your baby’s hair, nails and lashes are growing and baby’s able to open their eyes. See all the other amazing developments this week and learn how you can cope with a bigger bump.

27 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

At week 27 you’re coming to the end of your second trimester. The day when the two of you meet face to tiny face is getting closer and closer.

28 weeks pregnant: it’s the final countdown

It’s week 28, welcome to trimester three! Labour day is in a matter of weeks and life can start feeling intense and exciting all at once.

29 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

So far baby’s eyes have been shut tight. But now at 29 weeks they’ll open and close and those new eyelashes will make their first flutters.

30 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

Getting to know your baby is becoming easier. That’s because they’re able to respond much more to your touch and voice.

31 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

After a long day your bump might seem to weigh a ton. In terms of final birth weight though, they’re still just halfway. Your baby’s weight will have doubled by the time they’re actually born. Gulp!

32 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

In week 32 your baby will produce larger than usual amounts of cortisol in preparation for labour. Pregnancy hormones like this may make your digestive system slow, but there are ways you can cope.

33 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

By now, baby has learned to swallow properly and has been drinking plenty of your amniotic fluid. They’ve also learned to wee. A trick they will have mastered by the time they enter the real world.

34 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

The big day is fast approaching and baby is slowly moving into place getting ready for that big push into the world to meet everyone. How exciting!

35 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

Baby’s little lungs are now fully developed, so they’re ready to breathe all that fresh air in the big wide world.

36 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

Baby will be a hefty 2.7kgs (or nearly 6lbs) by now and growth will start to slow down. It might not feel that way though, so take it easy.

37 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

Congrats! Baby has reached full-term pregnancy status. That means if they were born today they wouldn’t be considered premature. They’re ready for the world and can’t wait to meet you.

38 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

Only two weeks to go before your due date. Make the most of the limelight and that big, beautiful bump because it could be any day now.

39 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

Baby’s putting the finishing touches to their imminent arrival. Meanwhile, you should try to rest and be on the lookout for signs of labour.

40 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

This is it, your last week of pregnancy. Officially anyway. The thing is, babies don’t keep a diary, or have notifications turned on, so it’s perfectly normal to deliver either side of your due date.

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Pregnancy Advice & Support

Pregnancy due date calculator

Pregnancy symptoms & issues

Pregnancy care

Pregnancy diet

Pregnancy tips & support

Preparing for arrival

Labour & birth

Week by week guide

5 Weeks pregnant: pregnancy cravings

6 Weeks pregnant: pregnancy diet and pregnancy nutrition

7 Weeks pregnant: baby’s brain is developing

8 Weeks pregnant: hormonal changes in pregnancy

9 Weeks Pregnant: Your baby’s eye development

10 Weeks pregnant: pregnancy weight gain

11 Weeks pregnant: pregnancy hormones

12 Weeks pregnant: time for your first pregnancy scan

13 weeks pregnant: the second trimester

14 Weeks pregnant: sensory development for babies

15 weeks pregnant: goodbye morning sickness, hello morning exercise

16 weeks pregnant: tips and nutrition

17 weeks pregnant: Pregnancy tips and nutrition

18 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

19 weeks pregnant: tips and nutrition

20 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

21 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

22 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

23 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

24 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

25 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

26 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

27 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

28 weeks pregnant: it’s the final countdown

29 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

30 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

31 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

32 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

33 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

34 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

35 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

36 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

37 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

38 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

39 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

40 weeks pregnant: Tips and nutrition

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