Pregnancy week 30
Trimester 3 · Baby is about a large cabbage
The baby can distinguish light and dark and practises breathing movements.
How your body may feel
- • Tiredness returns in force.
- • Backache and rib discomfort.
- • Leaky colostrum from the breasts is normal.
Self-care this week
- • Rest with your feet up daily.
- • Use breast pads if colostrum leaks.
- • Start planning your birth preferences.
Milestone
Colostrum — baby's first milk — is already being made.
Seek care urgently if you notice
- • Reduced, absent or changed baby movement — call immediately, day or night
- • Severe headache, blurred vision or pain under the ribs
- • Waters breaking before 37 weeks, or green or bloody fluid
- • Vaginal bleeding of any amount
- • Regular painful contractions before 37 weeks
- • Difficulty breathing, chest pain, or a seizure — call emergency services