Pregnancy

Our week-by-week pregnancy calendar shows how you and your growing baby are changing, and gives handy pregnancy tips to help guide you through all the stages of pregnancy.

This section includes tips for conceiving a baby, including information about nutrition, ovulation and a guide to the early signs of pregnancy.

Convinced your missed period was one of the early signs of pregnancy? Try our easy-to-use due date calculator to work out when your baby is due.

This section includes helpful information and tips for eating for a healthy pregnancy, foods to avoid, supplements you may need, advice for putting on weight, safe exercise, and the facts on how smoking and drinking alcohol during pregnancy affects your baby.

We’ve got lots of advice to help you with every aspect of preparing for labour, from writing your birth plan and packing your hospital bag to recognising the first signs of labour, right up to the moment you first meet your new baby.

Here you’ll find answers to your practical pregnancy questions about scans and tests, maternity rights, travelling, antenatal classes, preparing your home for your baby’s arrival and much more!

Here you’ll find advice about dealing with unexpected pregnancy blues, recognising the emotional changes that can arise and how you can involve your partner in your pregnancy.