Pregnancy
Your week-by-week pregnancy companion 🤰
Follow your pregnancy week by week — what’s happening, how baby is growing, and gentle tips for each stage — calm, warm, and always at your own pace. Browse all 42 weeks →
Pregnancy Week by Week
Select your week below to track each stage of your first trimester.
Week 8
About the size of a raspberryFingers, toes, and tiny facial features start to take shape. Week 8 often feels like a practical turning point becaus…
Full guide includes baby development, symptoms, nutrition, FAQs, and listen-along audio.
Read full week 8 guide →Size comparisons are playful approximations and every pregnancy is different. This is general information, not medical advice — your doctor or midwife is your best guide.
The three trimesters
Weeks 1–13
First Trimester
The beginning of an incredible journey. Early weeks bring big changes — tiredness, nausea, and a lot of growth happening quietly inside. Be gentle with yourself, rest often, and take things one day at a time.
Read guide →Weeks 14–27
Second Trimester
Often the most comfortable stretch. Energy frequently returns, the bump becomes visible, and you may feel those first magical flutters. A lovely time to start gentle preparations.
Read guide →Weeks 28–42
Third Trimester
The home stretch. Baby grows fast and gets ready to meet you. It's a season of nesting, packing the hospital bag, and learning the signs of labour so you feel calm and prepared.
Read guide →Common pregnancy concerns
Reassuring, medically reviewed guides to the symptoms most people ask about — starting with morning sickness in the first trimester.
Morning Sickness
First trimester
Nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy — common, usually harmless, and eases by mid-pregnancy for most people.
Read GuideFatigue & Tiredness
First–Third trimester
Deep tiredness driven by pregnancy hormones and the physical demands of pregnancy — common in the first and third trimesters.
Read GuideFood Aversions
First–Second trimester
A sudden dislike of certain foods or smells, common in early pregnancy and usually easing over time.
Read GuideVomiting
First trimester
Being sick in early pregnancy is common and usually manageable — the main risk is dehydration if it becomes severe.
Read GuideBack Pain
Second–Third trimester
Common as your bump grows and posture shifts — usually eased with posture, gentle movement and support, but some patterns need checking.
Read GuideBaby Movements
Second–Third trimester
Get to know your baby's usual pattern — and report ANY reduction or change the same day, day or night.
Read GuideTopics
Labor & Delivery
Signs of labor, birth plans, pain relief, C-sections, and what to expect when baby arrives — calm guides for the home stretch.
Explore articles →Topics
Pregnancy Tests
Screenings and diagnostics from first visit through delivery — what they check, when they are offered, and why they matter.
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