![]() Specialist (Consultant) care can then be focused upon those with certain risk factors, whilst those without can be cared for by a midwife, with fewer check ups.īoth the 12 and 20 week scans are becoming more important in helping doctors to identify any possible risks during the pregnancy. Maternity care has changed over the years and is now much more focused upon gathering as much information as possible on the patient early on in the pregnancy in order to determine if there are any risk factors. You are likely to have your 12 week scan between 11 and 14 weeks. They will take a careful personal and family history and perform and tests if necessary to help them build up a picture of how your pregnancy might go. Your midwife or doctor should be able to tell if you may need additional care during your pregnancy because of physical or psychological factors. Your booking appointment is perhaps the most important appointment you will have in your pregnancy as this is when certain risks factors, if any, may be revealed. After you have made contact with your GP to tell him you are pregnant, you should be sent a letter inviting you for this booking appointment. ![]() Your booking appointment at your local Hospital should be at some stage between 8 and 10 weeks. You are unlikely to be showing unless this is your second or third child. Your uterus is about the size of a small melon and you may even be able to feel it low in your pelvis. He will be moving very frequently although you will not be able to feel this yet. His skeleton is now complete and the bones are beginning to harden. His or her genitals will be starting to form properly.īy 12 weeks he will weigh around 14 g and will be about 5.5cm long. ![]() All its vital organs – liver, kidneys, intestines, brain and lungs – are fully formed and functional.īy 11 weeks he will have fully formed fingers and toes with tiny fingernails. He or she will more than double in size over the next 3 weeks.īy 10 weeks your baby will be about 3cm long and will weigh about 4g. He or she will be about the size of a grape – about 2cm long and weighing about 2g. When you are 9 weeks pregnant all your baby’s body parts will be present but not yet fully formed. ![]()
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