You’re 24 weeks pregnant!Make sure you're getting regular but gentle exercise - it will keep you fit and limber you up for the delivery.Everything you need to know about the second trimester.Your baby She weighs about 1lb and measures about 29cm
Newborns sleep for about 16 hours out of every 24, split into periods of 2-4 hours and divided equally between day and night.Most can distinguish night from day by 10 weeks. By the end of the third month, the frequency of daytime naps drops from
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
, but that increase is all happening in the first week of life."It's very disappointing that they are not doing any better having survived the first week."When broken down, the results found no improvement at 22 and 23 weeks and survival figures before the 24-week
are now being born at 24-26 weeks and once they would never have survived.'There are cases of babies surviving as young as 22 weeks too. The world's most premature surviving baby was born at 21 weeks and six days.Although the later your baby is born
can still take Statutory Paternity Leave if your child is stillborn after 24 weeks of pregnancy or is born alive at any point of the pregnancy. For more detailed information visit the direct.gov website.
mum our midwife Nikki Khan is on the end of the phone 24/7 to help.As a practising midwife for over 20 years, and also a clinical negligence lawyer, Nikki can provide advice on the following:Antenatal, childbirth or postnatal issues Maternity rights
Did you know, that by the time you are 24 weeks pregnant, you will have produced an extra 2.5 pints of blood?The increase in blood volume is to transport extra oxygen and nutrients to your baby - and means you need to up your iron intake.If you
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
