NHS 111 Wales - Pregnancy Guide

Pregnancy Guide

Pregnancy information

Trying for a baby

Planning: things to think about

Fertility tests

Fertility treatments

Alcohol and illegal drugs

Vitamins and Supplements

Am I pregnant?

Signs and Symptoms

When you can get pregnant

When can you take a test?

Support for Young People

Teenage Pregnancy Support

Work out your due date

Ovulation Calculator

Due date calculator

Before Pregnancy

If you have a long-term condition

Week by week

Make To Do List

Pregnancy Week by Week

40 Weeks and Over

Vaccinations

Can I have vaccinations?

The flu vaccine

Whooping cough vaccination

Existing Health Problems

Overweight and pregnancy

Mental health problems

Diabetes in pregnancy

Epilepsy and pregnancy

Asthma and Pregnancy

Tests, scans and checks

If screening finds a problem

Baby positions in the womb

Antenatal appointments

Your Antenatal Care

Who's Who in the Antenatal Team

Antenatal Classes

Ultrasound Scans

Routine Checks and Tests

Screening for Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome

Checks for Abnormalities

Pregnancy-induced conditions

Severe vomiting in pregnancy

Gestational diabetes

Obstetric cholestasis

Your health and wellbeing

Medicines in Pregnancy

Pregnancy infections

Reduce the risk of stillbirth

Your Health at Work

Maternity and Paternity Benefits

Alcohol and illegal drugs

Healthy Diet and Eating

Vitamins and Supplements

Twins

Giving Birth to Twins

Antenatal care with twins

Pregnant with twins

Getting ready for twins

Common Problems

Common Problems

When Pregnancy Goes Wrong

When Pregnancy Goes Wrong

Ectopic Pregnancy

Termination for Foetal Abnormality

Breastfeeding problems

Breastfeeding and thrush

Breastfeeding and Tongue-tie

Is my baby getting enough milk?

Help for sore nipples

Breast pain while breastfeeding

Lifestyle & breastfeeding

Breastfeeding & diet

Breastfeeding & medicines

Breastfeeding & smoking

Breastfeeding & alcohol

Breastfeeding

Chestfeeding if you're trans or non-binary

Breastfeeding FAQs

When to stop breastfeeding

Why breastfeed?

Breastfeeding: the first few days

Positioning and attachment

Breastfeeding problems

Breastfeeding in public

Expressing breast milk

Lifestyle and breastfeeding

Breastfeeding a premature baby

Going back to work

New parents

Being a new parent

Services and support for parents

Rights and benefits for parents

Bottle feeding

Bottle feeding advice

Sterilising bottles

Combining breast and bottle

Making up infant formula

Types of infant formula

Infant formula: common questions

New mums

Your postnatal check

Your post pregnancy body

Feeling depressed

Sex and contraception

Sleep and tiredness

Twins and multiples

Your newborn twins

Multiple babies and sleep

Feeding multiple babies

Getting out and about

Postnatal depression

Newborn screening tests

Newborn bloodspot screening

Newborn hearing test

Newborn physical examination

Newborn essentials

What you'll need for the baby

Washing your baby

Getting your baby to sleep

Soothing a crying baby

First aid kit for babies

Baby car seats and car safety

Weaning and solid foods

Your baby's first solid foods

Babies: foods to avoid

Food allergies in babies

Drinks and cups

Vitamins for children

Food safety and hygiene

Meal ideas for children

Help your baby enjoy new foods

Toddler food: common questions

What to feed young children

Safety and accidents

First aid kit for your baby

Safety for babies and toddlers

Safety in the sun

Baby accidents: what to do

Resuscitating a baby

Helping a choking baby

Car seats and child car safety

Teething

Baby teething symptoms

Tips for helping a teething baby

Looking after your infant's teeth

Parenting

Children and new siblings

Services and support for parents

Rights and benefits for parents

Planning another pregnancy

Baby health and care

Constipation in young children

Leg and foot problems in children

Spotting signs of serious illness

How to take a baby's temperature

Reducing the risk of SIDS

Treating a high temperature

Sleep problems in young children

Coughs, colds and ear infections

Diarrhoea and vomiting

Infectious illnesses

Children's medicines

Looking after a sick child

Serious conditions/Special needs

Your baby's weight and height

Health & development reviews

Learning, play and behaviour

Potty training tips

Bedwetting in young children

Why play is important

Play ideas and reading

How to keep your baby or toddler active

Helping your child's speech

Teaching everyday essentials

Difficult behaviour in children

Temper tantrums

Potty training problems

Separation anxiety

First day at school

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Your Pregnancy and Baby Guide

Welcome to the pregnancy and baby guide

Am I pregnant? What should I be eating? Is it normal to be this tired? How can I help my partner during labour?

Whatever you want to know about getting pregnant, being pregnant or caring for your new baby, you should find it here.

You'll find detailed week-by-week guides and lots of expert videos, parents' tips and interactive tools to explore.

Before you start, why not:

work out when your baby is due with our due date calculator
download a birth plan template to fill in and save

Finding your way around

Use the purple tabs at the top of the page to see a full menu for each section of the pregnancy and baby guide. Just hover over them and our mega menus will appear.

If you can't find what you are after, try the 'search' box at the top of the page.

Last Updated: 10/05/2023 10:08:01
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