Development
What is developing around week 31
This transition into the third trimester includes continued brain, lung, and sensory development. Eyelids can open around this stage, while growth and maturation continue.
Your body
Changes you may notice
Third-trimester changes can include shortness of breath, heartburn, swelling, sleep difficulty, urinary frequency, breast changes, and contractions. Your clinician can help distinguish expected discomforts from symptoms that need evaluation.
Symptoms vary widely. Absence, presence, or intensity of a symptom cannot confirm that a pregnancy is progressing normally.
This week’s focus
A practical next step
Discuss feeding goals without pressure and identify qualified lactation or feeding support before birth.
- Discuss feeding goals without pressure and identify qualified lactation or feeding support before birth.
- Keep appointments and follow the plan created with your prenatal care professional.
- Save new symptoms and questions in one place so changes are easier to explain.
Prenatal visit
Questions worth bringing with you
- What should I understand or prepare during pregnancy week 31?
- Which symptoms should make me call you now rather than wait for my next appointment?
- What tests, vaccines, medicines, or decisions are coming next in my care plan?