Pregnancy by week

A lot can change in a week, for both you and baby. Let's review pregnancy and baby development milestones, week by week.

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Exercising during pregnancy may help reduce the risk of high blood pressure or preeclampsia

Newborn testing and treatment: The need-to-knows

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Baby movement during pregnancy

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Prenatal colostrum collection

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Preterm birth: avoidable for you and your baby

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Why you should talk to your provider about blood pressure

Pregnant with multiples: (Unofficial) week 1

Pregnant with multiples: (Unofficial) week 2

3 weeks pregnant with multiples

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32 weeks pregnant with multiples

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33 weeks pregnant with multiples

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Interested in prenatal yoga? Start here

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How to manage anxiety about labor and motherhood

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Managing your prenatal mental health if you’ve experienced a loss before

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How to cope with a challenging pregnancy

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The benefits of breastfeeding

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What is perineal massage?

10 interesting facts about breastfeeding

Fun ways to reveal Baby’s sex

6 reasons why you should write a birth plan

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Meet bake-at-home mom, Lindsay Morrison

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Breastfeeding how-tos

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33 weeks pregnant

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32 weeks pregnant

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31 weeks pregnant

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30 weeks pregnant

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29 weeks pregnant

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28 weeks pregnant

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27 weeks pregnant

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25 weeks pregnant

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24 weeks pregnant

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22 weeks pregnant

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21 weeks pregnant

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20 weeks pregnant

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19 weeks pregnant

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18 weeks pregnant

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17 weeks pregnant

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15 weeks pregnant

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14 weeks pregnant

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13 weeks pregnant

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7 weeks pregnant

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6 weeks pregnant

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40 weeks pregnant

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39 weeks pregnant

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38 weeks pregnant

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37 weeks pregnant

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36 weeks pregnant

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35 weeks pregnant

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34 weeks pregnant

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26 weeks pregnant

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23 weeks pregnant

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16 weeks pregnant

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12 weeks pregnant

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11 weeks pregnant

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10 weeks pregnant

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9 weeks pregnant

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8 weeks pregnant

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5 weeks pregnant

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4 weeks pregnant

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3 weeks pregnant

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2 weeks pregnant

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1 week pregnant

First trimester medical tests

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42 weeks pregnant

illustration of developing human baby at 41 weeks

41 weeks pregnant

The comfort of crafting a birth plan

Introducing the amniotic sac

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First trimester weight gain

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When do healthcare providers induce overdue babies?

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The working and breastfeeding mom

Sleeping Infant

When do babies start dreaming?

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Third trimester guide: Baby, here we come!

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Playing music to Baby

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Sex during the third trimester

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Second trimester guide: time to coast

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Unexpected items to pack in your hospital bag

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Talking to Baby

Couple feeling baby's kicks

Counting baby’s kicks

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Measuring Baby

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Second and third trimester weight gain

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Carrying twins: What you need to know

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Things you do and don’t need two of for multiples

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Baby’s skull development, in your womb and out!

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When everyone’s drinking but you’re expecting: tips for keeping your pregnancy a secret in boozy social situations

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Fetal testing: everything you need to know

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40 weeks pregnant: your weekly calendar

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Early signs of pregnancy

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First trimester guide: getting the hang of things

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Preparing your nursery for multiples

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Crying over spilled milk

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What does breastfeeding feel like?

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Storing and sending milk

Your baby and pre-language

Pacifiers for Baby

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Getting familiar with the unfamiliar

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Nourishing mama

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Picking the pump

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It takes a village

Your baby’s name is just a swipe away!

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Making your child a legal person

Things to do in the last weeks of pregnancy

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8 ways to keep busy when you’re overdue

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Second trimester, provider appointment #3 (week 24)

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Popular baby names and their meanings

Matching names for multiples

How to be a more confident parent

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First trimester medical tests

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First trimester, provider appointment #2 (week 12)

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Third trimester, provider appointment #7 (week 38)

Getting through disappointment with the sex of your child

Being pregnant with twins, triplets and other multiples

How being pregnant with multiples can affect your health

Calculating Baby’s due date

Baby naming strategies

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A parent by any name: Parenting titles in LGBTQ families

Feeding your newborn: Baby’s gotta eat

7 ways to prepare for multiples

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Third trimester, provider appointment #8 (week 39)

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Third trimester, provider appointment #6 (week 37)

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Third trimester, provider appointment #5 (week 36)

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Third trimester, provider appointment #4 (week 34)

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Third trimester, provider appointment #3 (week 32)

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Third trimester, provider appointment #2 (week 30)

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Third trimester, provider appointment #1 (week 28)

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Second trimester, provider appointment #2 (week 20)

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Second trimester, provider appointment #1 (week 16)

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First trimester, provider appointment #1 (week 8)

First trimester miscarriage: what you need to know

Apgar score: what it is and how to interpret it

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Infant education: Baby genius

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Baby’s milestones during pregnancy

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What is lanugo?

Vaginal discharge in the third trimester

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Third trimester, provider appointment #9 (week 40)

Converting weeks to months pregnant

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Leaking breasts: What it is and why it happens