FACTS: Your baby’s bone centres are beginning to harden and tiny veins are now clearly visible through its skin. It …
FACTS: Your baby’s heartbeat has now dropped to an average of 150 beats a minute.
FACTS: The baby is developing its own immunity to infection via the antibodies that cross the placenta. Breastfeeding will boost …
FACTS: If your baby was born now, it would have a 95 per cent chance of survival with special care. …
FACTS: The last trimester is a crucial time for your baby’s brain development. As brain-mass increases, the tissue folds into …
FACTS: The baby’s brain is rapidly developing as minute and intricate nerve fibres form. This will allow impulses to travel …
FACTS: You may notice that your baby is more responsive to conditions and may become drowsy following a large meal …
FACTS: Your baby’s lungs will now have most of the airways and airsacs ready for breathing after birth. You may …
FACTS: Your baby is now perfectly formed and in proportion, all it needs to do from this time onwards is …
FACTS: Your baby’s skull has formed in several separate plates that remain soft and pliable so that the head can …