At week 25 tiny blood vessels are forming under your baby's skin, and their hands are getting stronger.
Your baby this week
- Colour
- Small blood vessels under the skin are giving it a pinker colour.
- Grip
- Your baby can make a fist and grip.
- Nostrils
- The nostrils are starting to open.
What you might notice
- Trouble sleeping, from a growing bump, bathroom trips and leg cramps.
- Tingling or numb hands in the morning, from swelling around the wrist.
- Heartburn that keeps you up. Eat earlier and prop yourself up.
- Piles for some, often linked to constipation.
Call your midwife, doctor or maternity unit today if
- Your face, hands or feet swell suddenly, or you have a bad headache or blurred vision
- You have bleeding, fluid leaking, or regular tightenings or period-like cramps
- Your baby's movements have slowed down or changed
- You have strong itching, especially on your hands and feet
Any time of day or night. You will never be a nuisance for calling.
Coming up
Glucose test window.
Your provider may recommend vaccines, such as whooping cough, to help protect your baby after birth.
Questions to bring to your next appointment
- Which vaccines do you recommend during pregnancy, and when?
- What can I do about sleep, and is anything safe to take?
- Is the numbness in my hands anything to worry about?
For your partner
Take over a night task, like the last bathroom-and-water run or setting up pillows. Sleep is getting harder from here.
NUGA follows you week by week
Enter your due date once and NUGA knows you're at week 25. The day before each appointment, it gathers what you've noted and the questions to bring.
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General information, not medical advice. Every pregnancy is different, and your midwife or doctor knows yours. Last updated October 2026.