Pregnancy week 8
Trimester 1 · Baby is about a raspberry
The baby is now moving, though far too small for you to feel it. Fingers and toes are separating.
How your body may feel
- • Nausea and tiredness usually continue.
- • Mild cramping as the uterus grows is normal.
- • Skin may look clearer or more oily.
Self-care this week
- • Attend your booking appointment if not yet done.
- • Discuss any long-term medicines with your clinician.
- • Keep folic acid going until at least 12 weeks.
Milestone
Booking visit: bloods, blood pressure and health history.
Seek care urgently if you notice
- • Heavy bleeding, or bleeding with clots
- • Severe pain on one side of the lower abdomen or shoulder tip pain
- • Fever above 38°C
- • Vomiting so much you cannot keep fluids down for 24 hours
- • Fainting or severe dizziness
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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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