Week 19, second trimester
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Appointments and key dates this week
- 20-week screening scanBetween 18 and 21 weeks
Day by day this week
- 19 weeks 0 days (day 133)You'll be getting advice from everywhere, but there's one person you might want to listen to: your mother.
- 19 weeks 1 day (day 134)If you want to know whether it's a boy or a girl, this may be the week you find out.
- 19 weeks 2 days (day 135)Floating comfortably in her fluid-filled sac, your baby is made up almost entirely of water.
- 19 weeks 3 days (day 136)Feeling your baby kick? She's letting you know she's definitely in there, a wonderful milestone.
- 19 weeks 4 days (day 137)The foundations for your baby's teeth, both milk teeth and the permanent ones that follow, are already laid.
- 19 weeks 5 days (day 138)As the weeks go by, you'll need to rest more and limit the time you spend on your feet.
- 19 weeks 6 days (day 139)You may get some backache as your baby grows and your body keeps adapting.
This is general information based on NHS guidance, not medical advice, and every pregnancy is different. Talk to your midwife or GP about anything that worries you. If your baby's movements slow down or change, or you have bleeding, severe pain or leaking fluid, call your maternity unit straight away. In an emergency, call 999.