Wanting to understand what they are all about, how they can benefit you and what classes are available in your local area can seem a bit baffling, but antenatal classes can benefit you in many ways. This leave can start 20 weeks after the birth if you choose to return to work, but must stop on your baby's first birthday.Īt this halfway point of your pregnancy, you may also be starting to think about signing up to antenatal classes. If you decide to return to work before your maternity leave has ended, your partner could be able to take Additional Paternity Leave of between 2 and 26 weeks, depending on how much unused maternity leave you have left over. Statutory Paternity Pay for eligible employees is either £148.68 a week or 90% of their average weekly earnings (whichever is lower). Your partner will need to take all their Ordinary Paternity Leave in one go, and it must end within 56 days of your baby being born. There are two types of paternity leave: 1 or 2 weeks paid Ordinary Paternity Leave and up to 26 weeks paid Additional Paternity Leave (if mum decides to return to work). If they have been with their current employer continuously for at least 26 weeks by the end of the 15th week before the baby is due, they are entitled to paternity leave. To help you with your decision we’ve got the headline facts, alongside some advice on what to think about when choosing your leave date.ĭads have rights too! As do same-sex partners and civil partners have the same rights as all parents.
Some women develop pains in their pelvis called pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PRGP) or s ymphysis pubis dysfunction (SPD) when pregnant (again, not dangerous, just uncomfortable) which can be treated with physio or support girdles. For some women, the placenta continues to lie in the lower part of the uterus after 20 weeks. Don’t be too worried as in 90% of cases, as your baby grows, your expanding uterus naturally pulls the placenta upwards away from your cervix.
Your scan will also show the position of the placenta.Ī low-lying placenta (where it attaches itself to the lower part of the womb) may sometimes be identified at the anomaly scan. And amniotic fluid, placenta location, and fetal heart rate will all be examined to be sure baby’s thriving. Major organs will be checked for proper development.
#Actual 20 week fetus size skin#
This is a harmless mixture of amniotic fluid that your baby has swallowed, digestive secretion and dead skin cells that will form your baby’s first bowel movement after birth.Īround this time you will have your ‘anomaly scan’ where your baby will be measured to make sure their growth is on track. They will also start producing Meconium in their bowel. If space allows, they are still having fun turning somersaults, and perhaps still taking you by surprise as they do so.Īlthough they are mainly just growing bigger and stronger now, there are some key elements of their development going on as the nerves in their brain which control the senses are still forming, eventually enabling them to smell, see, hear, taste and touch.
They are around the size of a large beef tomato and growing quickly! Your baby's development From this week onwards your baby is measured from head to heel.īy week 20, your baby will now measure around 16.5cm long, head to rump and around 25cm from head to heel.
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