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At eight months pregnant, your baby is growing quickly and preparing for life outside the womb. Discover what is happening around weeks 29–32, from weight gain and vision to position and movement.

At six months pregnant, your baby is moving, listening and growing quickly. Discover what is happening around weeks 21–24 as hearing develops, lungs practise and movements become stronger.

Was that your baby or just a bubble? Discover what quickening can feel like, when first movements usually begin and how those tiny flutters gradually become unmistakable kicks.

Welcome to the third trimester. Discover what is happening at seven months pregnant as your baby grows rapidly, movements become stronger and the final stage before birth begins.

Halfway there. Discover how your baby grows around month five, from stronger movement and developing hearing to skin, reflexes and the remarkable changes happening around 20 weeks.