
Signs and Symptoms at 12 weeks pregnantĮven before you show real signs of a pregnancy bump, you can think you are showing as your belly bloats and later in the day your clothes feel tighter round the waistline. 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. This means that 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. 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. Although they do not have the right to paid time off before their baby is born, (such as for antenatal appointments). It is against the law for employers to discriminate against mums and mums-to-be, and there is lots of legislation to protect you and your bump in the workplace.ĭads have rights too! As do same-sex partners and civil partners have the same rights as all parents.

At first glance it can seem confusing and a lot to take on board – but basically, the law is on your side! Maternity leave might me a long way off yet, but you’re likely to be considering things like when to tell work, when you can take maternity leave, and how much maternity pay you’ll get as well as your rights in the workplace. What to think about in week 12 of pregnancy


Month Five: Now, baby is between 25 and 30 centimetres in lengthso. Month Four: Baby’s now about as big as an avocadoor the size of your entire handand weighs around 100 grams. By now your baby will weigh around 15-18 grams about the weight of 3 grapes and will have doubled in weight since last week. By the end of the month, baby will be the size of a lime or a baseball, and be about as long as a pea pod (7.4 cm). And if you've had your dating scan you are no doubt the very owner of a set of ultrasound images of your baby son or daughter! How big is a 12 week fetus At pregnancy week 12 your baby is close to 5.5cm in length from crown to rump, and roughly the size of a lime.
