Portal about Pregnancy

You
That baby is already constricting your lungs and your stomach. Now he’s starting to push downwards, constricting your bladder, so your nights may be disturbed by the frequent need to pee.

Your baby
New research suggests your baby is able to move rhythmically to music he hears outside the womb (and it feels as if he’s dancing on your bladder!). At the moment, separate pliable plates form his skull. These compress and slide over one another during labour - in fact they don’t fuse and harden completely until your baby is about 18 months old.

Time for you

You
For the last couple of months, you may feel increasingly tired as your baby gets heavier and your bump more cumbersome. Learn to snatch five minutes’ rest here and there - the ability to cat-nap will be a huge advantage when a solid eight hours is no longer possible.

Your baby
Taste is developing and it’s believed your baby gets a tiny tang of what you are eating. He is now also packing on the pounds and fat stores are being laid down under his skin. Consequently, he is becoming less wrinkly and his skin is growing more opaque. Plus he is beginning to be able to dream.

You
From now on sleeping may be hard - getting comfy in bed is tough and turning over is a mammoth task. Also, your baby may well kick his hardest just when you settle down to go to sleep. That’s because, when you are up and about, he is rocked to sleep in your pelvis. The moment you lie down, the rocking stops and he perks up and starts to play.

Your baby
The lanugo - the hair that covered your baby - now begins to fall out. Some babies are born a little furry! But don’t worry, it will fall out over the first few weeks.

Planning that delivery