.An ultrasound scan performed at about 37 weeks is the only way to find out if your baby is likely to be born breech, but this is not routinely recommended unless there are problems in the pregnancy, and even then, a small number of babies will still turn

A: It varies for every mum-to-be, but you can expect to feel your first kick between 16 and 22 weeks.It may feel like fluttering, or even trapped wind.Monitor your baby's movements from 24 weeks so you know what's normal for him. Call your midwife

Midwife Nikki replies: This fairly common finding appears on an antenatal scan as black spots on one or both of your baby's kidneys.It indicates a build-up of fluid due to an obstruction in the flow of urine. But as the tubes from your baby

Midwife Nikki Khan replies: This is a form of ultrasound that monitors the blood flow from the placenta to your baby. It helps doctors to check that the baby is getting enough nutrients and that your placenta is working effectively. It

Midwife Nikki replies: Yes. At 27 weeks you should feel your baby move regularly. She, like us, has sleeping and waking phases, so it may be that her sleep phase has altered and she's now moving more in the morning. She should move at least 10 times

what the risks are.  Cannabis does not appear to be associated with a significant increase in the risk of birth defects.However, studies have shown that cannabis used throughout pregnancy is associated with babies having a lower birth-weight than

work during pregnancy and losing a baby due to increased oestrogen levels - exposure to light at night suppresses the normal night-time release of the sleep-related hormone melatonin, which in turn causes an increase in other hormones, including

Midwife Nikki says: It's normal for your blood pressure to drop in early pregnancy as your blood volume increases and your body has to work harder to compemsate for your growing baby.The blood pressure reaches its lowest point in the second

Dr Sarah Jarvis (author of Pregnancy for Dummies) says:This is not a cause for alarm. There is no evidence that becoming pregnant while on the Pill does the foetus any harm. The hormones in the Pill are similar to the ones your body is going

Midwife Nikki replies: Yes, this is normal. Pregnancy hormones make your breasts swell and become tender and tingly early in pregnancy. Yellow ‘colostrum'-your baby's first milk-may start to leak as early as 12 weeks, although everyone's different