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Practical baby care guides for UK parents. Explore teething, sleep, weaning and developmental milestones, with clear explanations and links to trusted sources to help you through the early years.

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Pregnancy Week 26: Baby's First Kicks and Third Trimester Prep

Week 26 of pregnancy: your baby's size and development, Braxton Hicks, the glucose tolerance test and how to prepare for the third trimester.

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Pregnancy Week 25: Your Baby's Eyes Open and Preparing Your Home

Week 25: your baby's eyes open for the first time, plus safe sleep, car seat and financial preparations for bringing them home.

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Pregnancy Week 24: Gestational Diabetes Screening and Your Baby at Six Months

Week 24 of pregnancy: your baby's size and development, who is offered gestational diabetes screening, and what's changing in your body.

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Pregnancy Week 23: Swimming, Exercise and Your Baby's Viability

Week 23 of pregnancy: your baby reaches viability at around 500g, plus the benefits of swimming and how to ease breathlessness and piles.

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Pregnancy Week 22: Your Bump, Your Skin and Staying Comfortable

Week 22 of pregnancy: your baby's size, heartburn, back pain and swelling, plus safe skin care as your bump stretches.

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Pregnant woman attending a midwife appointment during the second trimester
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Pregnancy Week 21: Your Baby's Moves and Your Midwife Appointments

Week 21 of pregnancy: your baby's size, regular movements and what to do if they change, plus your next antenatal appointments.

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Pregnancy Week 20: Your 20-Week Anomaly Scan — What to Expect

Week 20 of pregnancy: what the NHS 20-week anomaly scan checks, how long it takes, your baby's size and what's changing in your body.

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Pregnancy Week 19: Getting Ready for Your Anomaly Scan

Week 19 of pregnancy: your baby's size, developing senses and vernix, body changes, and what the 20-week anomaly scan checks.

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Pregnancy Week 18: Sleep, Comfort and Your Growing Bump

Pregnancy week 18: your baby is sweet-potato sized, hearing is established, and side-sleeping habits and a pregnancy pillow help you rest well.

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Pregnancy Week 17: Feeling Your Baby Move for the First Time

Week 17 of pregnancy: your baby is pear-sized, and you may feel the first fluttering movements known as quickening.

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Pregnancy Week 16: Your Midwife Appointment and Antenatal Classes

Week 16 of pregnancy: your NHS midwife appointment, hearing baby's heartbeat, and choosing antenatal classes in the UK.

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Pregnancy Week 15: Staying Active and Your Baby's Senses Developing

Week 15 of pregnancy: your baby is apple-sized with developing senses, plus safe second trimester exercise and pelvic floor advice.

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Pregnancy Week 14: Bump Growing, Energy Returning and Your 16-Week Check

Pregnancy week 14: your baby is lemon-sized, energy often returns, the bump shows, and your 16-week midwife appointment is coming up.

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Pregnant woman in the second trimester feeling well and energised
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Pregnancy Week 13: Welcome to the Second Trimester

Week 13 starts the second trimester: baby is peach-sized at 73mm, fingerprints form, nausea often eases and energy returns.

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Pregnancy Week 12: Your Dating Scan and End of the First Trimester

Week 12 of pregnancy: your NHS dating scan, combined screening choices, and how your baby and body are changing.

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