been extended to 39 weeks. So if your baby was due on or after 1 April, regardless of when the baby actually arrives, you will get 90% of your salary paid for six weeks, and then a maximum of £108.85 a week for another 33 weeks.You will also be able

Only 10 weeks to go, although that probably still sounds like a long time! By now you and your partner may be able to make out a hand or foot as your baby moves - and it will strengthen the bond between you all.Everything you need to know about

reduce the risk of neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, so take a daily 400mcg supplement until the end of your 12th week. Also go for folic acid rich foods - try spinach, cabbage; broccoli; brown bread; bananas; fortified breads and cereals

In the early days you might not feel any different to normal, but there are enormous changes taking place within your body. Some women do 'feel' pregnant straight away, but many have no idea and won't experience symptoms for a few more weeks yet

New UK figures show more new mums than ever are giving breastfeeding a go.The 2010 Infant Feeding Survey results, from a poll of more than 10,000 women show 81 in every 100 start breastfeeding, up from 76 in 2005.However, the results also reveal

after having a show at 20 weeks. Baby Charlotte weighed just 2lb 1oz and spent 11 weeks on oxygen in hospital before she was allowed home.Sarah's second baby was born even earlier at 23 weeks weighing a mere 1lb. Tiny Isabelle spent 18 weeks in hospital

You’ve reached week 35 of your pregnancy. By now your baby’s head may be engaged in the birth canal. Not long to go now!Now your due date is approaching, you may be worrying about the birth. Calm your labour jitters here.Everything you need to know

1. Go for a walk A US study discovered if people who usually exercised three times a week stopped, they became more tired and depressed. What's more, fresh air is proven to help your baby sleep better. What's not to like? 2. Snack on figs Iron

'At my 12-week scan I was told that I had a cyst on my left ovary, which was approximately the size of a grapefruit. I was not in pain; until the scan I was unaware that it was there. By 16 weeks I was in pain so I rang maternity who told me to go

Like any mum, Radio 1 presenter Edith Bowman, 37, has had to perfect the art of multitasking. But, unlike most mums, she has had to do this in the public eye. Two weeks after giving birth to her son, Rudy, by C-section, Edith was presenting