Pregnancy week 31
Trimester 3 · Baby is about a coconut
All five senses are working and the baby responds to your movement and voice.
How your body may feel
- • Frequent Braxton Hicks.
- • Difficulty getting comfortable at night.
- • Increased vaginal discharge.
Self-care this week
- • Time any regular tightenings and call if they persist.
- • Report any fluid leaking immediately.
- • Keep hydrated to reduce false contractions.
Milestone
Learn the difference between practice and true labour.
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
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Related warning signs
- Heavy bleeding — Soaking a pad in under an hour, or passing large clots
- Severe headache that won't ease — Especially with blurred vision or sudden swelling
- Difficulty breathing — Breathlessness at rest or when lying down
- Chest pain or a racing heart — Pressure, tightness or fluttering that doesn't settle
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