As if pregnancy hasn’t chucked enough physical indignities on us yet ... Check out other MFMers' belfies in our 19 week bump gallery. Did you know? Your baby's now the length of... a jumbo sausage ...

Don’t suffer silently; ask your midwife for a physiotherapy referral. “Don't worry if your bump's not showing much. First time round, I didn't “pop” until 6 months. Doesn't mean a thing” - Vikster2000 ...

Within 3 weeks, the cells begin to grow as clumps, and the baby's first nerve cells have already formed. A pregnancy hormone known as hCG is in your blood from the time of implantation.

we hope to talk with you either before you get pregnant or in the first 18 weeks of your pregnancy. This will help us lower your chances of having another preterm birth. For patients coming to ...