40-Week pregnant: Development and diet

Your child’s growth is in overdrive right about now. So many exciting developments on such a tiny little being! Read more about this week.

Though the foetus now weighs around half a kilo, your little darling still has plenty of room in your belly. And likes to use it when not asleep! Read more about this week.

Though your little darling is planted deep inside you, this is the week where everything gets set up for his sense of smell. Read more about this week.

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.

The start of your second trimester is the start of lots of new development milestones for your unborn child. Read more about this week.

As D-Day fast approaches, your little one will soon be moving into position for birth. How clever! But you already knew that. Read more about this week.

Your unborn child is already a pretty impressive 18 mm long. Though you won’t feel it yet, she’s on the move. Read more about this week.

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

Lots of leaps and bounds happening in week 18, from nerve cells multiplying to the beginnings of fingerprints. Read more about this week.

Your little angel is about the size of a grapefruit! Have you felt her move or kick yet? If not, you should be able to in the next weeks! Read more about this exciting time.

Your little darling is still developing as you head into the final lap, but it’s mostly perfecting and polishing from here on out. He or she is getting ready to meet you!