Week 14

Don't look now, but your baby is getting hairy! A fine down called lanugo is beginning to grows all over your baby's body. Don't worry, though - it usually disappears before birth (and any remaining bits will fall off before too long).
Around now, your baby will be starting to practice facial expressions like frowning and squinting.
Swallowing is another pastime these days; your baby will be taking in little bits of amniotic fluid and processing them through those tiny kidneys before releasing them as urine.
Those little fingers can grasp now, and there may even be a bit of thumb-sucking going on!

Now that the first trimester is over, you might well find yourself relaxing into and even enjoying this whole pregnancy lark – and so you should! Don't be surprised if your temporarily-absent sex drive returns or even increases. Enjoy making love; it won’t hurt the baby.

Morning sickness is probably retreating by now, and you're not too big yet, so the second trimester is an ideal time to take a holiday before the baby comes. Go ahead, wear a bikini and show off that brand-new bump of yours!

Have you decided if you want to know if it’s a girl or a boy? Or do you want it to be a surprise? This week, your gynaecologist may be able to tell if you’re expecting a boy or a girl. If you don’t want to know, make sure you tell them, as your baby’s specific sexual organs are now developing. Bear in mind that it won’t always be possible to tell at this stage from an ultrasound, so don’t be too disappointed if your doctor can’t tell you what sex your baby is – for one thing, they’re moving all the time, which can make it impossible to get a good view of that part of their body, especially if one of their legs is in the way.